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Airline and air freight carriers are lobbying to retain their unfettered exemption from payment of t

A quote box that appeared Feb. 12 in a story about American Carriers Inc. rejecting an acquisition b

As in recent years, it is probably futile to expect any major program or funding surprises in the Re

Connecticut legislators will hear testimony Friday on a bill that would ban sex discrimination in in

Fred S. James Acquires Seattle BrokerageFred S. James & Co. Inc., a national insurance broke

The one-week delay until Feb. 26 of Mexico's bond-for-debt exchange was needed to give banks more ti

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

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Pre-Press Equipment Show Starts This WeekDUSSELDORF, West Germany - IMPRINTA 88, the world's

Five-Day Workweek Approved in JapanThe Cabinet has approved an ordinance that will give gove

Which trading partners account for most of the trade deficit? Japan accounted for 38 percent of it i

Nearly 10,000 imported New Zealand lambs remain confined to their quarantined quarters here this wee

The pending U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement is a win-win deal because it will stimulate a higher le

Marad Denies Review Of Fuel Subsidy IssueThe Maritime Administration won't review its denial

U.S. business eagerly awaits the U.S.-Canadian trade liberalization pact in the belief that increase

Ebasco Constructors Inc. has won a $21.9 million contract by the U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers to co

Pacific Lighting Corp. Announces New NamePacific Lighting Corp. changed its name to Pacific

NORTHWEST AIRLINES (St. Paul, Minn.) - William H. Sitter was elected executive vice president, admin

Moody's Investor's Service has downgraded from A2 to B2 the ratings of $785 million of senior subord

Olympia & York Offers To Hike SFSP StakeOlympia & York Development Ltd., launched a $245 mil

Iraq claimed its 25th air strike of the year on Iranian oil targets along the gulf coast Tuesday as

When Walter Boehnke started his family business in Aransas Pass almost 50 years ago, it was a tiny f

Eastman Kodak Co. Tuesday announced two new professional films. Kodak Vericolor 400 professi

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One tanker hit the city's yet-to-be-occupied prison barge and another rammed an anchored vessel off

Japan might offer to phase out import quotas on beef and citrus fruit by 1993 to forestall a U.S. co

City officials will raise weight limits for fuel oil trucks if the tugboat workers' strike disrupts

If a railroad wants to keep its customers happy, it has to speak their language - and that applies t

Scania Adds 2 Dealers To National NetworkORANGE, Conn. - Saab-Scania of America Inc. said it

A Persian Gulf ship repair yard says that while it does work on war-damaged tankers, the war is actu

Peter E. Rupp, chairman of Freightliner Corp. of Portland, Ore., said flatly that he has no plans to

An official Soviet maritime report says five giant container transshipment complexes have been compl

Nedlloyd, the Dutch transport and energy group, failed to secure the support of its shareholders for

President Miguel de la Madrid is accepting thanks from U.S. and Mexican businessmen for his attempts

Poor management, an inability to cooperate, and a preoccupation with short- term profits are among r

Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp.'s Chevrolet division have surpassed Honda Motor Co. as the f

Michel Camdessus, the International Monetary Fund's managing director, called for a major boost in h

American President Cos. officials met with nearly 100 Japanese financial executives this week to dis

Georgia Gulf Corp. announced that it has acquired Freeman Chemical Corp. from Pittsburgh-based H.H.

SANDOZ CORP. (East Hanover, N.J.) - The company announced the appointment of Dr. Robert I. Levy to