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'AGGRESSIVE' EXPANSION OF AIRPORTS NEEDEDPOMPANO BEACH, Fla. - The federal government should

Electronic data interchange may be the most revolutionary development since the Emperor Charlemagne

Textile Quotas to Watch as of 5/28/88* Fully Utilized Textile Quotas as of 5/28/88* Reflects

The dollar must fall no further and the United States must save more to cut its current account defi

Even mink can make the difference. A little-known provision in the 1,000-page trade bill tha

Local entrepreneur Glenn Bowden is usually as conservative in his business ventures as in his dress.

Gurit-Heberlein AG, through its Delaware-based G-H Acquisition Corp., commenced a $24 a share cash t

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US-SOVIET GRAIN TALKS MAY OCCUR IN JULYOfficials from the United States and the Soviet Union

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XTRA Corp. and Itel Corp. of Chicago have scuttled a deal under which XTRA planned to buy Itel Rail

Sen. Ernest F. Hollings, D-S.C., said the Senate will not pass legislation this year altering the St

The Supreme Court Tuesday unanimously overturned an Ohio law granting ethanol produced from grain gr

U.S. demand for automotive lubricants is expected to surpass $1.5 billion by 1992, up from $1.4 bill

Court Upholds Award To Gasoline DealerThe Supreme Court has let stand a $3.5 million punitiv

United Illuminating Co. said that kilowatt-hour sales for the first four months of 1988 increased by

AER LINGUS (New York) - David Kennedy, chief executive for the past 14 years, will retire at the end

A highly skilled work force and a plant that can be modernized make the General Motors Corp. facilit

SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO. (Chicago) - Vern L. Page was named vice president, catalog merchandising, and W

Medical China '88. June 4-8. Zhejiang Exhibition Hall, Hangzhou, China. Sponsored by Chinese Ministr

Japan's direct overseas investments jumped by 49.5 percent at $33.3 billion during the fiscal year e

Freightliner Dealers Honor P.E. RuppPORTLAND, Ore. - In a recent ceremony in New Orleans, No

Container Movements Up 45 percent at ShanghaiSHANGHAI, China - The Port of Shanghai reports

The United States should pull out of an oil production-sharing agreement with members of the Interna

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP (New York) - John G. Gantz Jr. was named vice president and director of

TOP STORIES: A small, but real, trade surplus in Yugoslavia may signal an economic turnaroun

HONDA ESTABLISHES SUBSIDIARY IN SPAINHonda Motor Co., a major Japanese automaker, said it ha

The Maritime Administration's Subsidy Board reaffirmed its decision to allow Waterman Steamship Corp

The government's oceanic agency is looking to replace and upgrade its fleet of scientific research,

RECORD COCOA CROP SEEN FOR IVORY COASTFRANKFURT, West Germany - Ivory Coast's cocoa crop for

The strong pound is starting to hit British exports but is also containingprice rises, the Confeder

Net new orders of U.S.-built machine tools were slightly lower in April than in March, but were almo

When Frederick Soudan, the mastermind of the world's largest maritime fraud, decided it was time to

Canadian Transport Minister Benoit Bouchard announced that Wardair Inc., the Mississauga, Ontario-ba

Successful U.S. businesses are adopting the attitude and vigor of Mongol warriors who gained a few e

Crude oil production from the British North Sea averaged 2.580 million barrels a day in April, up fr

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it purchased 10,500 tons of steam coal under four spot contracts

A key federal official said he expects a negotiated settlement or criminal indictments within the ne

Dry cargo freight rates continued to slide last week because of the surplus of bulk ships and little