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Capt. Frank C. Seitz Jr. divides his time between his recent "real world" experiences and guiding a

Executives of Mazda Motor Corp. refer to it as just on time, arguing that the word on is more precis

The U.S. economy is likely to generate only 1.5 million new jobs next year, down sharply from about

Tue., Dec. 29, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

The recent U.S.-Canada free trade agreement has boosted the fortunes of the ruling Progressive Conse

Investigators said Tuesday they did not know which ship struck the other in last week's ferry disast

When the dollar began declining sharply in value against major world currencies in 1985, nearly ever

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it. And if it breaks, insurance will cover it." A California c

A key legislator in Thailand is digging his heels in over a long-stalled and hotly controversial new

THE NEW PRESIDENT of the International Longshoremen's Association, John M. Bowers, has moved quickly

Here are the 25 most-profitable companies in the United States, as compiled by Forbes magazine on th

Help-wanted advertising in major U.S. newspapers declined in November, the Conference Board says in

The latest fall in the price of oil has caused the Soviet Union, the world's largest oil producer -

Philip F. Anschutz, who slightly more than three years ago didn't have a stake in the railroad busin

Karl-Heinz Sager grinned as he displayed Senator Line's 1987 Christmas card. When Senator an

Medco, France's Sanofi Form PartnershipMedco Research Inc. recently signed an agreement with

In a rare collaboration, most of the region's major universities have joined in an effort to make Ne

The dollar's plunge against the Japanese yen and West German mark has left a widespread impression t

EC Approves PVC VentureBRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Community approved a joint venture f

A onetime leading businessman and political figure in Malaysia and Singapore was charged Monday with

After six years of losing money, America's farmers plowed profitable ground in 1987. Their p

AVIATION Those responsible for keeping weapons off commercial airliners receive low wages an

The Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp. Monday announced it will sell the Southern Pacific Transportatio

Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corp. said it will begin operations on schedule on Jan. 1 after Volvo White Tru

Federal officials appeared in court in Tennessee Monday to ask a judge to permanently bar a trucking

Orient Overseas Container Lines Ltd. has signed a deal for two containershipsfrom Taiwan's C

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The creation of Senator Line was the best thing that's ever happened to Southern Steam Inc.

The fuselage of an Eastern Airlines DC-9 carrying 104 people cracked when the plane made a hard land

Aetna Life & Casualty says it has not decided yet whether it would be obligated to make payments int

Conference Bids FMC Tighten Rate RulesAn outbound rate-making group of ocean common carriers

The U.S. Navy has disestablished" its secret base here, reassigning to other duties elsewhere all bu

USG Corp. said it has taken the final steps to spin off as a stand-alone business its A.P. Green Ref

Japan is hoping to ease mounting friction with China in the aftermath of the ''Toshiba affair" by sp

China needs to boost pork output by raising the purchase price for pigs and by allocating 1.55 milli

The presidential election campaign of 1988 will not be kind to the dollar. To bolster the ch

Southern Yunnan province has the heady aura of misty beauty and latent power that has been a percept

The Indian government is moving to shore up what it considers viable shipping companies through a pa

The dollar fell more than 2 percent to postwar lows of 122.85 Japanese yen and 1.5910 West German ma

The decline of the U.S. private shipbuilding industry may have bottomed out in 1987. At leas