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Boston's shipping community helped to keep the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority commuter rail sys

A federal appeals court has refused to reconsider a ruling that the Norwegian owners and insurers of

The Society of Professional Benefit Administrators, companies that provide benefit plan administrati

Peru has named a neutral interim chief of its central bank, but the man tapped to be its next perman

A yearlong crackdown on corruption in the U.S. Customs Service uncovered a nationwide problem of ins

Japanese oil companies have signed medium-term contracts for Iranian crude oil recently, oil traders

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Paper industries within Pacific Rim nations face a strong opportunity for growth, assuming economic

Indonesia is imposing stiff new rules in an effort to boost textile exports, a key to the government

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President Reagan reiterated his opposition to tax hikes to curb budget deficits, but left a door jus

Sen. John Breaux, D-La., chairman of the Senate Merchant Marine Subcommittee, has gone back to the d

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Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has strengthened the Department of Trade and Industry, one of the m

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Manufacturers Hanover Corp. said it is increasing its reserve for possible loan losses by $1.7 billi

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A federal judge's ruling allowing construction to continue along the Gamblers Express rail line with

A Senate bill that would create an insurance fraud division in the state Department of Insurance has

BN Official Opposes Railroad Merger PlansWILLIAMSBURG, Va. - A merger between the Santa Fe a

CXT System Corp.'s new concrete railroad tie manufacturing plant and its six- year agreement with Bu

More Ships Promised To Norwegian RegisterOSLO, Norway - The Kvaerner Group has decided to tr

Gov. Robert P. Casey announced plans to overhaul the state's workers compensation system and reduce

Orion Drops Plan To Sell Guaranty StakeOrion Capital Corp. said it terminated its previously

The city of Bridgeport will not sign an agreement demanded by the Royal Insurance Co. of America to

The Soviet Union's former deputy minister of foreign trade was sentenced to 13 years in prison for b

A multilateral and multisectoral investment institution for non-Pacific Asia is being proposed by Ba

The Reagan administration's superfund tax on imported crude oil and oil products violates the free t

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A portion of the Rhine River near Karlsruhe, West Germany, remains closed to shipping as salvage ope

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Japan's Money Growth Rules Out Rate CutJapan's money supply jumped a record 10.2 percent in

THE PAN AMERICAN ECONOMIC LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE precedes the 10th Pan American Games, to be held in

The Journal of Commerce announced two editorial appointments, naming Marc Levinson editorial directo

Olin, Yamaha Group Form Joint VentureSTAMFORD, Conn. - Olin Corp. has formed a joint venture