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New claims for state unemployment insurance benefits were made by 308,000 people during the week end

The cost of flying cargo to Africa and the Middle East is going up. Rate increases to these

While legions of Wall Streeters have headed for the unemployment lines since October's market crash,

U.S. Food & Drug Administration Commissioner Frank E. Young is quietly warning biotechnology executi

Port, ocean carrier, stevedore and container interests asked the government to include international

Japan Air Lines President Susumu Yamaji sent a letter to Boeing Chairman Frank A. Shrontz last month

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A new freight route connecting the Japanese Port of Yokohama with Nakhodka in the Soviet Far East an

A river port close to Vancouver is busy feeding growing volumes of container traffic to Puget Sound

KCSI Settlement Ends Proxy FightKANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Southern Industries Inc. said

It's been slipped into everything from frying pans to space suits to the nation's political vernacul

-A-B-C-D- Air New Zealand 5BAirbus Industrie 5BAlfa-Laval 8AAMCA Inter

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

Wall Street is recruiting ex-seafarers to referee stock market fights. The former captains,

Venezuelan Delegation Seeks Funds in JapanCARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Jaime Lu

GIVE THE LANDLUBBERS A BREAK - but do it carefully. The U.S. Customs Service is concentratin

Cash-rich companies have replaced corporate raiders of the bust-'em-up style on the merger trail, la

The market for plastics stabilizers for heat and light-resistant properties is firming, according to

After four years wallowing in red ink, Neptune Orient Lines has finally achieved a turnaround, with

A leader of the 5,500-member shipbuilders union at Bath Iron Works said the workers should not have

Kenworth Truck Co. is hoping to go far with a new aerodynamic tractor that doesn't have far to go.

CSX Reports Drop In Quarter's EarningsRICHMOND CSX Corp., which traditionally reports its e

Higher-than-expected costs in the trucking industry's new Teamsters labor contract could lead to ano

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

From 1984 to 1987, Pool-Tech Inc., a swimming-pool sales and service company in California's Contra

Negotiators for the United States and the Soviet Union have yet to make a decision on the next date

The Internal Revenue Service is intensifying its scrutiny of foreign-based multinational companies a

Trade Surplus Surges In South KoreaSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's trade surplus for the

Transdata to Assemble, Sell Wyse ProductsSAN JOSE, Calif. - Wyse Technology Inc. an independ

AUTOMATED MANIFEST SYSTEM - LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH SEAPORT. Following is a list of carriers that are

Growing concern about jobs led consumers to be less confident about their pocketbooks in March altho

A Swedish firm threatening to become a power in the East Coast furniture market is expected to buy A

A top expert in the race to develop high-temperature superconductors said he has rejected efforts to

BASF Corp. Hikes Prices of RayonWILLIAMSBURG, Va. - BASF Corp.'s fibers division has announc

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it awarded six spot market contracts March 25 covering deliverie

The Illinois Commerce Commission ruled that Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. won't have to make a refund

The U.S. market for finished parts made from advanced composite materials is projected to reach near

Cogenic Dropped From Quotation SystemCogenic Energy Systems Inc. announced that NASDAQ has d

The government on Monday denied a British report it had approached British Airways to buy the nation

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