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Hearings to Discuss Bay Area Rail ProjectsOAKLAND - Projects totaling between $2.3 billion a

The Federal Railroad Administration Tuesday said it has found deficiencies in the Springfield Termin

Australian coal suppliers have undercut U.S. exporters with price offers to a Turkish steel mill tha

Hoping to bring more private investors into the developing world, investment firms are toying with a

The United States has offered to host an international conference late next year aimed at reaching a

Institute Offers Course On Marine InsuranceThe Insurance Institute of America will begin off

A Pennsylvania man was arrested Monday on charges that he paid abribe to a state insurance departmen

Ivolin Hikes Price Of Essential OilsIvolin Enterprises has increased December list prices fo

The first of several new meat import inspection stations planned for the West Coast has opened at th

Tue., Dec. 8, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

Soviet economists are talking of the Soviet ruble's eventually becoming a convertible currency in fo

Iraq said its warplanes attacked a tanker off the Iranian gulf coast Tuesday. A spokesman sa

A port on the Fraser River is renewing a challenge to nearby Vancouver's domination of container tra

Danish seamen protested to Iran Monday following an attack on the tanker Estelle Maersk that killed

The ability of foreigners to finance U.S. budget deficits is limited, and the United States must clo

Use of supersonic aircraft has helped boost annual revenue of British Airways' North Atlantic courie

1259.0 (Dec. 8) Previous day - 1238.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in L

Fuqua Industries Inc. of Atlanta and Eastman Kodak Co. have announced plans to combine their wholesa

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners promulgated its first model law at its national

Sports and Leisure '88 Scheduled for MarchThe Japan External Trade Organization is sponsorin

A couple of pizza slices to go might work as well as the superpower summit in obtaining global harmo

Chinese Say US Firm Late With EquipmentA Beijing radio factory lost about $1 million because

Maritime Year Books A/S is marketing the 1987 edition of its "Where to Build/Where to Repair" yearbo

In 11 years, Abbott Laboratories' Irving-based diagnostic instrument division has passed the acid te

Representatives of Brazil's frozen concentrated orange juice industry are scheduled to meet with Sov

Already reeling from the closing of a key bridge, Canadian National Railway braces for further delay

The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear an appeal from Canadian West Coast longshoremen seek

President Miguel de la Madrid is trying to rebuild faith in his economic policies as he enters his f

Iran Urges Change From Dollar PricingOPEC should allow for the depreciation of the U.S. doll

Since Montana passed legislation outlawing sex and marital status as rating factors for insurance, t

A cloud of gloom hangs over the Berlaymont, the 13-story headquarters of the European Commission, fo

John Crosbie, Canada's transport minister, believes that rail passenger service is going to have to

Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corp. claimed victory after a first round of legal challenges to its selection

NJ Panel Questions Parkway Toll IncreaseTRENTON, N.J. - An Assembly committee has questioned

Tobacco companies see no harm in the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to overturn a lower-court decision

Charles McVey, who fled the United States before being charged with trying to sell sophisticated com

It doesn't appear the Georgia Ports Authority will find its terminal expansion plans caught in a pin

Freeman Hikes Polyester PricesFreeman Chemical Corp. is increasing prices on its Stypol line

M.W. Kellogg, a U.S. engineering company, is seeking approval from Argentina to construct and operat

Proposed regulations on spraying pesticides are as bothersome as pesky insects, a growing number of