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Calif. Panel Approves 48 Highway ProjectsSACRAMENTO, Calif. - The California Transportation

Net new orders of machine tools from U.S. producers fell 23 percent in Marchfrom a year earl

With interest rates rising steadily, credit market analysts are pondering the point at which they wi

GENERAL NEWS The Journal of Commerce named Alan D. Newborn vice president/advertising. Page

The sale of Bank of America's Visa credit card operations in Hong Kong and Singapore should be compl

New claims for state unemployment insurance benefits were made by 333,000 persons during the week en

Zhu Cheng-ling, general manager of Zhejiang's branch of China National Native Produce & Animal By-Pr

The Seafarers International Union of Canada will start taking a strike vote this week in what could

In a continuing shift of emphasis for maritime colleges, the California Maritime Academy said it wil

Gifts, premium items and household gadgets have tremendous potential in overseas markets, although t

UK Company Unveils Output Control SystemA British company has developed a computer-based pro

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

Dow Boosts Price Of Styrene MonomerDow Chemical U.S.A. will increase the price of styrene mo

The U.S. dollar dropped to another postwar low against the yen Friday and had difficulty rebounding

Celanese Increases Ethylene Oxide PriceCelanese Chemical Co. announced an increase of 2 cent

A pioneer nuclear plant, built 25 years ago at the dawn of the nuclear power age, sits mothballed be

A longshoreman brings the first of a new type of South Korean-built cars down a ship's ramp at the p

A scientist sprayed a strawberry field with frost-inhibiting organisms in the nation's first authori

Chrysler, Renault Extend AMC TalksChrysler Corp. and Regie Nationale des Usines Renault have

China will soon establish a development company to help absorb foreign investment in its booming tex

Spanish air traffic controllers said Friday they were calling off a three-day strike set for early M

In an effort to stem a continuing decline in regional trade, the Caribbean Economic Community has st

Thirteen maritime countries officially have registered their concerns over a legislative proposal i

When Navieras de Puerto Rico says it doesn't need to make a profit, it isn't just making excuses for

General Dynamics has rejected a $35 million offer for its Quincy Shipbuilding Division shipyard and

Determination Made On Phosphoric AcidThe Department of Commerce made a preliminary determina

Eurocapital Corp. said its subsidiary Europharmaceutical Corp. has submitted four applications with

To hear some politicians, labor leaders and lobbyists talk, the trade deficit is causing lost jobs,

Weeks after the start of the new Japanese fiscal year, Pittston Coal Co. negotiators will visit Toky

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

Shell Canada Ltd. reported first quarter earnings of $103 million, or 90 cents a Class A common shar

Atlantic Richfield Co. reported first quarter earnings of $239 million, or $1.31 a share, down from

China will soon establish a development company to help absorb foreign investment in its booming tex

Consolidation of terminals for several of the 15 cargo airlines using San Francisco Airport is being

Separate actions by the State Department and the Department of Transportation last week opened new i

A U.S. construction industry coalition called for the United States to limit access to U.S. building

Burlington Northern Expands ServiceFORT WORTH, Texas - Burlington Northern Intermodal said i

The Zim Israel Navigation Co. said lower operating costs and earlier staff reduc tion programs contr

Canadian Tropic Line Chooses San FranciscoAnother shipping line will begin calling at San Fr

Spurred by higher rates and a surge of shipping by importers worried about protectionism, American P