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Although nearly 40 states passed some measure of tort reform in 1986, the American Tort Reform Assoc

Canada's freshwater fleet is sailing into uncharted waters in the coming year, said a leading Canadi

Emery Waives Condition On Purolator SaleWILTON, Conn. - Emery Air Freight Corp. said it waiv

Grace Distribution Services Inc.'s new truck terminal facility in Deer Park, Texas, will help it cap

The Western Oil and Gas Association is gearing up against possible Congressional moratoriums that wo

At almost the precise moment visiting U.S. Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige was pledging renewed

Higher U.S. cotton prices resulting from a declining carry-over could reduce exports this year, merc

South Korea's trade surpluses with the United States and the European Community grew in the first qu

Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic announced plans for laying a $130 million submarine electric

The government is preparing to close two state-owned corporations in the metal industry - the Taiwan

Twelve Cabinet-level officers warned that it would be impossible for them to recommend that Presiden

James D. Miller Tuesday was named president of Tonka Toys International, a new division of Tonka Cor

U.S. purchases of goods re-exported via Hong Kong jumped 52 percent last year to HK$22 billion (US$2

When historians look back on this week's talks between President Reagan and Japanese Prime Minister

There can be no instant analysis that will produce credible data on the effects of state tort reform

The government here is standing firm in its refusal to revalue the currency, which is linked to the

While the Coast Guard says there appears to be widespread support for the concept of stronger laws a

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

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The British government Tuesday put a 1.36 billion ($2.26 billion) price tag on Rolls-Royce PLC, ann

The Columbia River's 34 ports have been urged to compete less, cooperate more and even told to form

C.H. TUNG, chairman and chief executive of Orient Overseas Holdings Ltd. and a member of one of the

Grain Terminals Idled By Strike in AustraliaSYDNEY, Australia - Operations at two of Austral

The following are the highlights of Tuesday's St. Louis Merchants Exchange call session for barge fr

Diamond Shamrock Corp. Tuesday announced it will change its name to Maxus Energy Corp. in connection

April 28, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Prosecutors said Monday they are investigating charges that officials of the local Transnuklear comp

Mildly radioactive gas leaked into a control room of a West German nuclear plant, and company offici

Japan's leader might offer U.S. constructors larger contracts for the Kansai airport project near Os

The California Insurance Department has devised an overall blueprint to pro tect California consumer

Alcatraz, the ex-federal prison that once housed the worst criminals in the country, played host to

South Korea's trade surpluses with the United States and the European Community grew in the first qu

Brazil's political problems may prevent it from achieving surpluses in international trade needed to

Farrell Lines Inc. was awarded a $34.8 million contract from the Navy's Military Sealift Command for

When Gayton Germane taught a class at Stanford Business School 20 yearsago, he used to give his stud

United States Lines Inc. is asking the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to strike down vari ous employment-prot

Italy begins a $5.3 million undersea salvage operation this week in hopes of determing whether the j

After a 20-year "vacation" in the United States, a steam locomotive is returning to England to work.

Norwegian Shipowners Refuse to Accept ShipsOSLO, Norway - Three Norwegian shipowners, partne

Sen. Frank H. Murkowski, R-Alaska, plans to use the trade bill as a vehicle for an automobile shippi