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Congress Wrangles Over Debt CeilingCongressional talks continued Thursday in an attempt to f

The Commerce Ministry is tightening procedures to stamp out what it calls illegal methods of private

War-risk insurance premiums on cargo shipped in and out of Kuwaiti ports are now at their highest le

Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., stepped forward Thursday to lead the opposition in the House Energy and

CSX Transportation Inc. and its two main labor unions signed a drug testing agreement they predict w

A Japanese shipping company that now provides the only major container service between Hawaii and As

The Reagan administration reportedly informed Japan as early as last December that it suspected five

A civil grand jury has criticized the port of San Francisco's management, but the port's executive d

The Manhattan - the first U.S.-flag supertanker, the first ship to make a commercial voyage through

The United States and Canada may be headed for a major confrontation over automotive trade, a privat

McDonnell Douglas Corp. is studying a proposal from its Chinese partner to increase the coproduction

The share of cars built in North America probably will remain stable but domestic automakers will ha

You don't have to shell out a small fortune to set up shop in Tokyo. It is true that reasona

China edged closer to initiating domestic and international air cargo service Wednesday when it anno

Ferranti Computer Systems Ltd. of Britain has developed a modular high- frequency sonar system that

Traditional U.S. automakers now have a better chance to regain their competitiveness - and to do it

Ling Electronics Inc. of Anaheim, Calif., a company that manufactures vibration test systems for ind

Sugar Imports Total 39,349 Tons for WeekThe United States imported 39,349 short tons of suga

Caribbean countries that have established a foothold in the U.S. garment market are anxiously awaiti

Traditional Exports Crude oil, gas, coffee, rubber, copra, coffee and spices.Potential Expor

A federal judge has ruled as unconstitutional a state law that could bar the Long Island Lighting Co

The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee approved legislation that would establish an independent s

A Gulf of Mexico utility was forced into an emergency coal purchase and another has just entered the

Public Service of NH Seeks Rate IncreaseMANCHESTER, N.H. - Financially troubled Public Servi

A reinforced concrete model of a nuclear power plant containment building pressurized with nitrogen

The political weekly Le Canard Enchaine reported Wednesday that a messagefrom Premier Jacque

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

The author of House legislation to repeal the insurance industry's antitrust exemptions insists that

Insurance companies may be slow to move, bureaucratic and bound to tradition, but they're also survi

A special committee of Florida leaders remains without a chairman more than a month since the group

Thousands of dog-tired commuters schlep overstuffed briefcases, cans of soda and boxes of popcorn al

Home Group Inc. sees synergy in its new insurance and banking base even though outside observers say

New York State will undertake a statewide blood test study, the first of its scope in the nation, to

Equitable, Tokyo Firm Forge PartnershipDai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Tokyo and Equit

An article on this page on Wednesday, Aug. 5 contained erroneous information. The story inco

Alexander & Alexander Services Inc., an international brokerage firm, reported second quarter net in

Health authorities are certain that the number of people with AIDS will grow substantially. So, too,

After two days of effort, a House committee approved and sent to the floor a bill to provide consume

Newly appointed Federal Aviation Administration chief Allan McArtor revealedplans for an amb

A single-engine plane on a demonstration flight crashed into the factory where it was made, killing