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GENERAL NEWS Employers can use sex and race criteria in hiring decisions and airlines are ob

A highly publicized study already has raised questions about workplace safety in the semiconductor i

Wall Street's recent string of insider trading cases has insurers in the stock brokerage blanket bon

Stockholders of Navistar International Corp. voted to authorize a holding company structure and a su

New cargo-preference rules for government cargoes have produced glee in U.S.-flag shipping circles.

A catastrophic earthquake on the southern San Andreas Fault would make 250,000 to 400,000 dwellings

GenCorp Inc.'s board of directors has withdrawn three anti-takeover proposals in the face of a legal

A joint venture between the world's largest steelmaker and the No. 4 U.S. steel company will produce

South Korea will present a list of alleged Japanese non-tariff barriers against South Korean product

The Supreme Court ruled employers have the right to promote women over men to help women get higher

Sen. Bob Packwood, R-Ore., proposed bringing multilateral action against Japan in an effort to force

The Federal Maritime Commission will clarify its handling of marine terminal agreements. In

HOW DID SENATOR LINE GET THAT NAME? No, the company's owners weren't calling for a return of basebal

The U.S. Customs Service selected the port of Tacoma to be the first West Coast port to install its

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

The European Community this week came under pressure from Australia and Argentina to destroy surplu

NY Extends Moratorium On Gas Facility LicensesALBANY, N.Y. - A moratorium on new liquefied n

An agreement for $27 billion in new funding for the Inter-American Development Bank appeared increas

Court Orders Eviction Of Caterpillar WorkersGLASGOW, Scotland - A court has ordered the evic

International Symposium Airfreight For Profit - To Whom?" Conference, April 2-3, Post House Hotel (

Eastman Kodak Co. will sell its holdings in ICN Pharmaceuticals Inc., which is developing an AIDS d

This week's Supreme Court ruling that emotional injuries are covered by the Federal Employers' Liabi

Swire Pacific Ltd., a major trading, property and transport conglomerate, reports profits up 45.6 pe

Parties Move Forward PSA Acquisition DateThe boards of USAir Group Inc., PS Group Inc. and P

Botha Campaigns JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - President P.W. Botha planned his first campaign

Pasta Tycoon Takes Wine Train's ThrottleA millionaire who made his fortune with pasta and ch

Great Western Malting Co. says it has become the first U.S. company to ship processed malt to brewe

In its first 200 years of existence, this country has mostly ignored the contribution made by mercha

Cruise passengers will continue to find attractive rates as long as cruise ship capacity exceeds dem

The United States has made a formal offer to provide military protection to Kuwaiti tankers in the t

Fireman's Fund Corp. said it was subpoenaed by the Securities and ExchangeCommission in conn

Health insurance companies will likely see out-patient claims rise much faster than in-patient claim

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

The Soviet Union has bought an additional 200,000 metric tons of U.S. corn - about 7.9 million bushe

The Senate Agriculture Committee approved a bill aimed at increasing U.S. agri cultural exports, pri

The number of working oil and gas rigs in the United States increased by 23 this week to a total of

FOR NOSTALGIA BUFFS, we recently came across the May 8, 1975, issue of The Journal of Commerce, whic

Supplies of distillate oil and gasoline declined, according to the American Petroleum Institute's l

An editing error in a March 25 article on the law suit filed by Lifschultz Fast Freight Inc. resulte

Australia and Taiwan moved to the top of the world economic growth chart, the Conference Board's Int