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The long slump appears to be over for most of the U.S. mining industry, but a trade association offi

A thick cloud of coal ash left up to a quarter of an inch of soot in some areas Wednesday night aft

Tupperware Home Parties Inc. of Orlando, Fla., confirmed that its items sold in the United States ar

San Francisco Bay area ports are planning several expansion projects at their airport and marine ter

Major Japanese steamship lines are turning landlord as they are being forced to direct more of their

The Securities and Exchange Commission has started its largest investigation ever into the nation's

Volvo GM to Build Va. Import FacilityGREENSBORO, N.C. - Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corp. said it i

923.0 (July 9) Previous day - 919.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in Lon

August crude oil futures rose 36 cents a barrel to close at $21.24 Thursday on the New York Mercanti

The Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders in Boston consider the resignation of Peter Hiam as stat

Cumberland Farms Inc. is seeking $6 million for a former Gulf Oil Corp. storage depot in East Provid

The average life expectancy of Japanese rose to 75.23 years for men and 80.93 years for women in 198

Roger Cornwell, a veteran British shipping executive, will be named president of Trans Freight Lines

The subject of trade touches off heated debate among govern ment officials and in the media, but to

Two Ferryboats Collide Off Long Island SoundORIENT, N.Y. - Two ferryboats collided in the fo

IC Industries Inc. moved a step closer to exiting the transportation business, completing the sale o

Elliott Gibbons says he tried to earn money and spread holiday cheer last Christmas by playing class

For the week ended June 27 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

The New Orleans Steamship Association, whipped in a legislative battle over pilotage fees, is regrou

Pan Am Corp. said it will soon submit a formal application to the Allied Civil Air Attaches for comb

Never, in all the annals of maritime law, never has an errant decimal point wiped out a ship mortgag

Nissan Diesel Motor Co. of Tokyo will continue to market its trucks in the United States through sep

The partners of dishonest lawyers, even when they haven't been accused of any wrongdoing, are liable

Rep. James Florio, D-N.J., committed himself on Thursday to ending hearings on product liability law

Cortez International Ltd. announced that it signed a letter of intent to acquire a majority interest

A natural gas pipeline company serving the area put too much of a safety additive into its pipelines

Consolidation Coal Co., one of several U.S. companies to stop selling coking coal to Japan's steel m

Further acid rain legislation would be a tragic mistake," Robert J. McWhorter, senior vice president

A federal judge refused to drop charges against a Scottish businessman charged in a plot to export o

Airbus Industrie's new A320 airliner, which enters commercial service next year, made a series of ti

Hydrogen Peroxide demand growth in the United States will grow 14 percent in 1987 to 365 million pou

Burlington Northern Inc. reported second quarter earnings of $74 million, or 99 cents a share, compa

Kuwait broadened its two-week-old drive beyond the Arab world Thursday in quest of support for shipp

Roadway Express Inc. startled trucking analysts this week when it revealed that its second quarter f

A bitter contract dispute has turned 1.7 miles of Brooklyn highway into a legal mine field for a ro

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The European Investment Bank has approved US$6.1 million in loans for the completion of a roll-on ro

Ashton's department store survived the Great Depression, but the downtown fixture closed its doors f

NY Assembly Passes Power Authority BillALBANY, N.Y. - Legislation to indemnify the nine memb

The South Bend Foreign Trade Zone in Indiana is off to a slow start after a year of operating, but b