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The government won a confidence vote in the Senate Wednesday night on its decision to send an eight-

The Staggers Act is responsible for 1986 being the best year ever for railroad safety, the head of t

FMC Gets Proposal On Rate AgreementThe Federal Maritime Commission received a proposed rate

U.S. automakers scheduled the assembly of 113,077 cars in domestic factories this week, Ward's Autom

US, Europe Firms Set To Fight Hormone BanBRUSSELS, Belgium - A group of chemical companies T

The only clear winners in the escalating military conflict in the Persian Gulf have been those shipo

Buhrmann-Tetterode To Acquire SentinelBuhrmann-Tetterode NV, an international paper, packagi

Canadian Airlines International started a trial non-smoking policy on most flights, and flight atten

Airline Delays Dropped in AugustPreliminary figures from the Federal Aviation Administration

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries announced Thursday that a committee of three oil m

Metro Airlines Inc. earned $1.6 million, or 26 cents a share, in its first fiscal quarter ended July

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Panel discussion on Soviet sea power. Sept. 14 at the academy's Bowdit

Special tiles made to withstand the exhaust, vibrations and moisture of the Holland Tunnel are being

U.S. political figures long have used well-publicized trips abroad to boost their domestic standing,

Protectionism is not the way to revive the sagging trade fortunes of the United States; continuing t

Cities and counties surveyed by an accounting firm say privatization of services saves substantial m

Unemployment among Hungarian youth almost tripled between 1984 and 1986 despite a shortage of labor

Canadian regulators have removed the last obstacle on their side of the border to exports of natural

Savage Industries Inc., an aggressive Salt Lake City trucking company, plans to build a coal distrib

Union Carbide Boosts Alkyl PricesDANBURY, Conn. - Union Carbide Corp. has announced price in

The hotels certainly weren't the first to come up with an awards program designed to romance custome

An Exxon Co. USA refinery east of San Francisco remains partially shut down today after a helicopter

Fred. Olsen & Co. has purchased five medium-sized tankships on behalf of foreign owners. The tanker

Reinsurance recoverability has emerged as one of the chief topics of conversation between ceding ins

The U.S. trade deficit must shrink at a slow pace or the United States will suffer economic and poli

Chevron Cuts Posting By 50 Cents a BarrelChevron U.S.A. Inc. decreased its posted buying pri

Starting Dec. 1, most Soviet families may add balancing the checkbook to their list of chores.

The 52nd Frankfurt International Auto Show, considered one of the two most important in the industry

Taiwan's clothing industry is trying to show overseas buyers it can do more than mass produce low-en

AVIATION United Parcel Service is putting a huge package-sorting operation in place in Phila

Curious fruit was born of Monsanto Co.'s $1 billion investment in biotechnology. Indeed, bug

Arco Chemical Europe Inc., a subsidiary of Arco Chemical Co., announced that it will construct a 420

Plentiful gasoline supplies coupled with lower spot market costs for crude oil and refined products

Current Textile Quotas: Where the Average Recent Utilization RateIndicates Full Quota Utiliz

President Raul Alfonsin launched a bitter attack on Argentina's foreign creditors, even as he hinted

Fresh evidence of an improvement in the U.S. trade picture came Thursday with the release of Japanes

With the end of the legislative term nearing, a N.J. Senate committee has passed a nine-part automob

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

Real capital spending by U.S. non-farm businesses in 1987 is expected to rise 1.4 percent from 1986

Iraqi warplanes bombed industrial centers and an Iranian speedboat rocketed a supertanker Thursday,