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K N Energy Sells Gas Distribution AssetsLAKEWOOD, Colo. - K N Energy Inc. said it has comple

Rail shipper groups are pleased Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp. decided to sell the Southern Pacific

White pigment is snowballing. Titanium dioxide, an additive for paint, plastics and paper, i

Manville Corp. announced Monday it has sold three of its manufacturing plants to BNZ Materials Inc.,

Du Pont Increases Alcohol Resin PriceWILMINGTON, Del. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. announc

Manufacturers of potentially carcinogenic animal drugs must provide the federal government with a me

A crewman who survived the century's worst peacetime disaster at sea testified Monday that he believ

Pennsylvania Gov. Robert P. Casey said he submitted a plan for a low-level radioactive waste dump to

The port of Seattle handled 1 million containers in 1987, spurred by a record year for box exports.

U.S. Defense Secretary Frank Carlucci began a tour of the Persian Gulf Monday, but the Pentagon deni

Hendrickson Mobile Equipment Inc. is offering heavy-duty drill rig chassis for drilling and well-ser

The dollar will have to fall substantially more to eradicate the massive U.S. trade deficit, said Ma

U.S. engineering and high-technology companies are preparing to compete for millions of dollars wort

The chairman of the New York Senate task force on the New York Insurance Exchange renewed his call f

Lumber production and shipments were up but orders were down in 12 Western states for the week ended

Hearings Scheduled On Logan Fee HikeThe Massachusetts Port Authority says burgeoning interes

Day by day, towering construction cranes transform Seattle's skyline. Puget Sound ports are booming.

An Austrian company has developed a "modern office" for a car or any other vehicle that combines a m

US Expects to Receive Fewer Japanese AutosJapan's auto exports to the United States will fal

International Monetary Fund officials are scheduled to return to Argentina this week, amid deepening

Metrorail Joint Project Continues in CapitalPHILADELPHIA - The joint venture of Day & Zimmer

The world's largest cruise ship, the 74,000-ton Sovereign of the Seas, arrived Sunday to a greeting

Chicken Consumption Gains in JapanChicken consumption continues to gain steadily in Japan, a

Three longtime managers of Hitachi Ltd. are sitting around a table, joking about how the turmoil of

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Some U.S. citizens who were born in Southeast Asia are paying fees of up to $300 to get visas to vis

Jury Selection Begins In Miss. Tobacco SuitLEXINGTON, Miss. - Jury selection began Monday in

Insurers want the Florida Insurance Department to narrow the scope of proposed regulations that woul

Oil, Gasoline Prices Surge on NymexCrude oil, heating oil and gasoline prices surged on the

A million-gallon diesel fuel spill on the Monongahela River could trigger a short-term rise in fuel

A New York-New Jersey trucking group soon will try again to persuade the Federal Maritime Commission

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

There is no surer sign an industry has entered a structural recession than if it no longer can affor

Ohio's coal production in 1987 plummeted to about 30 million tons, just above half 1970's peak-year

The containership Norasia Pearl was still being held Monday in Bandar Abbas, Iran, one week after Ir

When Laverne Stone said she has problems getting rid of moles, she means BIG moles. Last wee

Thanks to the Japanese yen's appreciation against the dollar, consumers in the Far East are eating m

The U.S. dollar rose sharply Monday on heavy and aggressive buying by the Federal Reserve and overse

The Hong Kong stock market showed unexpected resilience Monday in the wake of the latest sensation t

Australia-New Zealand Direct Line has named Southern Steam Inc. as operating service agent for the c