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Even before the smoke had cleared from Monday's announcement of its $1.8 billion acquisition of the

Times are good for the insurance industry. At least for now. After being pilloried by the pu

A cruise task force, feeling pressure from the start of gambling cruises in Mississippi, agreed to s

Soviet shipping companies, in line with "perestroika," will be much more active domestically and int

The Sea-Land Kodiak is the third and final new containership Sea-Land has put into the Pacific North

The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originatingfrom 49 produc

Carriers Seek Nod On Discussion AccordThree liner companies and a rate-making body in the tr

Romania Says It Won't Need New Loans in '88BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania said it will be able

Although nothing has ever been built with $33.9 million in bonds issued in August 1985 by Barbourvil

Commonwealth Edison Co. is nearing the deadline to make key decisions before it can construct a coal

The Interstate Commerce Commission's staff is looking for ways to expedite the agency's examination

Guilford Transportation Industries says a federal judge's refusal to consider a union-sought injunct

USAir Group Prepays $400 Million on LoansUSAir Group Inc. has prepaid a total of $400 millio

Pretax profit of Indonesia's state-run energy monopoly Pertamina dropped by nearly half in the fisca

Engelhard Corp. said it plans to acquire the specialty chemical businesses of the Harshaw/Filtrol Pa

Union efforts to increase wages for newly hired truck drivers could be a major sticking point when T

Diversion of thousands of Canadian cargoes through Puget Sound ports might be curtailed, starting as

Trucking industry officials offered qualified praise for a congressional move aimed at resolving a f

At least two of Asia's large textile producers are already expressing concern about the U.S. market

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

A Massachusetts utility has sued Boston Edison Co. for mismanaging the Pilgrim nuclear plant, and as

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A tattered Mexican crouches under the drooping paunch of a cigar-smoking banker, propping up the bel

Railroads Set Record In Freight HandlingWith a little more than one week to go, U.S. railroa

The U.S. plastics industry performed well in 1987 and is poised for an encore in 1988. This

Operating income for the property/casualty insurance industry increased to $13.7 billion in 1987, up

In Sweden, they delight in sucking the bellies. Louisiana natives prefer to pinch the tails and suck

AIR CARGOThe U.S. Postal Service hopes to offer expanded services for business accounts incl

A second oil strike was reported off Ecuador by Taiwan's state-owned Chinese Petroleum Corp.

China Ready to Halt Utility Waste DumpingThe Chinese government has told fossil fuel- fired

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey forecasts its 1987 total cargo volume will hit 13.2 mi

In several West European countries there were school vacations the last week of October. Because of

The U.S. Postal Service is taking steps to make its overnight Express Mail service competitive with

One of the incredible economic achievements of our time has to be Japan's adjustment to the rising v

The United States' Japan-bashing is wearing patience thin in the nation on the receiving end, and or

Kaiser Unit to Manage Greek Refinery DesignOAKLAND, Calif. - Kaiser Engineers Inc. said one

A plan to convert Mexican debt into U.S.-backed bonds was hailed by Mexican finance officials and fo

Lately, the sports equipment industry in Taiwan has been feeling the pinch of economic realities.

Spain Found Subsidizing Granite Exports to USSpain is subsidizing granite exports to the Uni