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Labor Secretary William E. Brock warned U.S. steel executives that direct government aid to their co

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Annual spring meeting and Ship Technology and

Thu., May, 21, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Mobil Chemical Co. has broken ground for a major expansion and modernization of its oriented polypro

The port of Brownsville might be one of the few places in Texas where bigger isn't necessarily viewe

May 21 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High Low

A lack of funding has prevented the government of President Corazon Aquinofrom implementing

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For lawmakers in Washington, the U.S. trade deficit is a lot like a nagging cold: no matter how much

The European Commission reported a minor release of radioactivity which took place Tuesday in its nu

Carolina Power & Light Co.'s coal-fired generating plants operated at an equivalent availability fac

The National Coal Association will hold its annual convention June 21-23 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel i

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Union Pacific Corp. wants to include a provision which could generate several hundred million dollar

U.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter said the United States must be tough in handling its trade

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

Denver & Rio Grande Orders New Rail CarsDenver & Rio Grande Railroad said it has placed orde

Brazilians' jovial love of celebrations was nowhere evident Wednesday as this country completed the

Ever since the proposed merger between Fairchild Semiconductor Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd. collapsed earl

Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., will try to add prescription drug coverage to leg islation from the Hou

Conn. Agents Elect Pinkney, LennoxWETHERSFIELD, Conn. - John E. Pinkney was elected presiden

Mild temperatures last winter saved Americans $2.2 billion by lower ing the demand for heat across m

When Alistair Jackson wanted to import wet suits into the United States from his native England in t

Dravo Mechling Corp. just signed a one-year contract with a major coal supplier to barge export coal

Stocks broke a string of five consecutive losses Thursday, as buyers were attracted by a relatively

National Maritime Day brought traditional tributes to the merchant marine's contributions to the nat

New York City Bridges Get Funds for RepairsTwo New York City bridges will be repaired in par

Officials trying to help a New Orleans family squeeze their sailboat under a bridge took careful mea

Low-power testing will resume shortly for a third time at the Shoreham nuclear plant as new safety e

The board of the Occidental Petroleum Corp. declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 62.5 cents

Just when you thought your boss couldn't come up with one more special assignment in addition to you

WASHINGTON - For the week ended May 9, piggyback freight hauled by the nation's major railroads tota

A collection of steam whistles, salvaged from scows and barges, tugs and Liberty ships, filled New Y

Canada Approves Lumber Pact With USA controversial lumber agreement with the United States,

The House Merchant Marine Subcommittee approved a bill to increase the power of the Federal Maritime

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority awarded $21.6 million in construction contracts for the first part

Consolidated Natural Gas Co. elected George A. Davidson Jr. chairman and chief executive, succeeding

Lockheed Shipbuilding Co. has withdrawn its bid for a $1 billion Navy destroyer contract, fueling sp

The owner of a barge of garbage that went 6,100 miles only to end up where it started says he's not