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Negotiators for the Teamsters union and the trucking industry went back to the bargaining table Wedn

The Labor Department's Mine Safety and Health Administration said it revised a training standard rul

Thai Airways International appears to have half-won its protracted battle with a government ministry

Computers move at almost the speed of light. Bureaucracies move much more slowly. And bureaucracies

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

In promoting itself as an offshore financial services center, Barbados has taken the high road.<

Japan agreed to reschedule $476 million of debt owed by Nigeria, the Nigerian state radio reported W

A research team for Intel Corp. has developed a new series of microchips capable of executing 7.5 mi

The United States may put pressure on the European Community this week not to go ahead with moves th

Most teachers have a tough time remembering the names of the 30 or so pupils in their classes.

Daily Index Textiles Metals Misc.Smoothedpercent Change, 1.38

Hike Imports and Aid, Japanese Panel SaysJapan should expand imports and increase aid paymen

Continental Airlines will inaugurate 17 new flights from its hub here beginning May 3. Intro

Three Airports in Pa. Get US Upgrade FundsThe Department of Transportation has approved fund

State University of New York Maritime College. Spring open house. April 10from noon until 4

America's industrial giants enjoyed record sales and soaring profits last year, unfazed by the stock

A story about pearls in the paper published Wednesday, April 6, was not clear in its description of

Millionth US Honda Set to Roll Off LineMARYSVILLE, Ohio - The one millionth automobile produ

Apex Marine Inc., low bidder for military cargo on the North Atlantic trade route, has changed its m

Five insurance companies and an investment firm with combined ownership of 3.05 million shares of co

Supplies of distillate oil declined and gasoline inventories were unchanged last week, according to

April 6, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Production of crude glycerine, including synthetic, for February totaled 29.5 million pounds, up 1.2

Proposed Coast Guard regulations would require minimum subdivision and damage stability standards fo

Efforts to establish air service and cruises between Alaska and Siberia are being discussed this wee

Amoco Performance Products Inc., a unit of Amoco Chemical Co., has purchased the Augusta, Ga., comme

1596.5 (April 6, 1988) Previous day - 1612.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchan

U.S. corporations' hiring intentions are flat at best, and the unemployment rate might be about to r

Spring wheat prices might be pushed higher if northwestern Africa's locust problems continue to wors

General Electric Co. and Roper Corp. said Wednesday they have reached a definitive merger agreement

Two tugboat unions that went on strike against several Crowley Maritime Corp. barge companies last y

ICI, parent company of ICI Americas Inc., and Monsanto Co. have settled a patent litigation that ack

The longstanding acrimony between Ciba-Geigy Corp. and environmentalists has reached a zenith over t

Wed., April 6, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Tiny Barbados, among the most prosperous of the Caribbean islands, is launching fresh efforts to mak

Despite insurance firms' objections, an Assembly committee Tuesday approved a bill that would limit

Chinese, Taiwanese and U.S. interests all were brushed aside Wednesday, when the government announce

The number of fraud cases in exports of textiles from Hong Kong jumped nearly 50 percent last year,

Greece has launched its consumer goods export promotion campaign with a major drive to re-enter the

A new program to help debtor nations cope with economic forces beyond their control may highlight ne