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Britain's newest railway began commercial operations along a 7.5-mile route through the former Dockl

The captain of a Greek ship tossed three Tanzanian stowaways into the Indian Ocean just off the coas

As huge trucks roared and rattled their way onto the American Eagle, a cargo ship on charter to the

About 4,300 technical, office and service employees struck Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan ea

Federal health officials are expecting a surge in the number of reported cases of acquired immune de

Rising stock prices and higher demand for delivery of goods from vendors led the way as the U.S. lea

The U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, acting on behalf of the Environmental Pr

A West German foreign ministry official expressed doubt Tuesday about whether the Reagan administrat

U.S. consumer, nutrition and scientific groups have been enlisted in support of legislation that cou

Truck drivers, cabbies and pedestrians are still going to have to watch carefully for roaring bicycl

It's usually a big honor to be in the top 10. But being on the top 10 list of U.S. wheat importers j

Monsanto Co. Sells Bottle Unit to InnoPakST. LOUIS - Monsanto Co. announced that it has sold

Dow Corning Sells Ester BusinessMIDLAND, Mich. - Dow Corning announced the sale of its fine

Statoil Purchases Refinery SharesOSLO, Norway - Statoil, the Norwegian state-owned oil compa

Two children play in the water near the shore here trying to ride the wake on pink and green inflata

Prices for Mexican and Chilean debt in the secondary market have stabilized recently due to increase

The U.S. economy is headed for stronger-than-expected growth in the second half of 1987, but inflati

South Korean Company To Build Plant in NJTRENTON, N.J. - A South Korean manufacturer of vide

In the first action of its kind, the European Economic Community Commission said it has launched an

A U.S. proposal to end trade-distorting farm subsidies by the year 2000 is not viable because of vas

A key element of Mexico's strategy to turn its economy around is a permanent" devaluation of the pes

Consumer members of the International Coffee Organization will insist on being included in discussio

Polysar Ltd. announced that it is in the final stages of negotiations to sell its European formed pl

Air cargo handled at Los Angeles International Airport in the first six months of 1987 totaled 549,3

Black mineworkers ended their three-week strike with virtually no concessionsfrom management

Lumber production fell, but orders and shipments rose in 12 Western states in the week ended Saturda

Seabrook Owner Files For ReorganizationCALAIS, Maine - A small cooperative electric utility

Two big non-agriculture companies are expected to reap six-figure sums from the federal farm payment

WHAT MAY HAVE SEEMED PREMATURE early in the year now looks like a pretty good idea, say North Caroli

Norfolk Southern Corp., which is trying to reduce its non-union employment by 20 percent, is reorgan

The National Union of Seamen urged its 20,000 members not to work on Kuwaiti oil tankers registered

Reinsurer Names Hussey ManagerNEW YORK - A. James Hussey was named general manager, Canadian

The Soviet Union may have an annual grain shortfall of 30 million tons over the next three years, ac

Officials in Indonesia have stepped gingerly into a row between competing textile organizations, say

Way Cleared for Probe Of Brass Sheet, StripThe International Trade Commission cleared the wa

Resource Engineering Inc. announced that its ERT and REI Constructors subsidiaries are conducting a

The staff of the state's utility-regulatory panel says the New York State Electric & Gas Corp. shoul

Utility companies face a difficult task in trying to gain public support for deregulation, according

A dispute over whether U.S. companies can send commercial payloads into space on Soviet rockets is t

Shippers and truckers are reopening talks on controversial freight claims issues that traditionally