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The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originatingfrom 49 produc

Machinery Orders Increase in JapanJapan's industrial machinery orders rose 4.1 percent in Ja

Machinery Orders Increase in JapanJapan's industrial machinery orders rose 4.1 percent in Ja

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

Coffee futures prices are expected to remain unusually depressed by the action of outside speculatio

Shippers that are captive to one railway want and should have the right to negotiate rates and servi

The Secretary of Transportation asked the airlines and organizations representing the handicapped to

Chances are better than 50-50 for a U.S.-Canadian free trade agreement this year, a veteran analyst

US Arms Proposal Hit MOSCOW - The Tass news agency accused the United States of putting "ext

Greek shipowners are stepping up pressure on this country's Socialist government for additional meas

Ashland Chemical Co. plans to boost its maleic anhydride capacity 40 percent to 65 million pounds a

The New York State Public Service Commission resolved Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.'s rate case, approv

The bistate port of New York/New Jersey will see assessments on many categories of cargo slashed by

Two of South Korea's largest steel companies are being scrutinized on the federal and local levels f

New England Power Co. will go along with other owners of the Seabrook nuclear power project if owner

In less than five years, the number of double-stack trains operating from the West Coast has mushroo

The fast-growing Hong Kong electronics sector must upgrade in technology and de sign or perish, a se

Political relations between Japan and China are cooling, and that will result in a slowdown of trade

Most striking Brazilian crewmembers who paralyzed the country's 187-ship merchant marine last week r

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

H.N. Hartwell Merges With S&S Coal SalesH.N. Hartwell Co., Boston, has been merged into S&S

A helicopter crisscrossed a nine-square-mile area, unleashing a toxic attack against any Mediterrane

Chemical Could Prove Boon for Calif. CitrusPASADENA, Calif. - Biochemists at a U.S. Departme

John Hoyt Stookey, chairman of National Distillers & Chemical Corp., announced the sale of its spiri

For the third time in as many years, insurance companies will try to persuade the Supreme Court to i

The state of Pennsylvania does not have to compensate coal mine operators for 27 million tons of coa

Canada's state-owned oil company, Petro-Canada, announced plans for a major development of the Terra

The Dallas-based independent, Triton Energy Corp., is expanding its African holdings. Last y

Auto workers in Detroit and farmers in Kansas are hurt by the less developed countries' trillion-dol

Iraq Claims Warplanes Hit Two Ships in GulfNICOSIA, Cyprus - Iraq said its warplanes hit two

The Coast Guard has called off a search for the Tuxpan, a Mexican-flag containership missing in the

On ship overtonnaging: Too many ships have been built by competing yards that could not see

Salvage workers Monday began their attempt to raise the half-submerged Herald of Free Enterprise, th

GENERAL NEWS Chrysler planned purchase of American Motors will provide the automaker with th

A headline on a story published on Feb. 24 should have read: IMC Agrees to Distribute Tenneco Feed M

Bank of France Cuts Intervention RatePARIS - The Bank of France cut its intervention rate to

Southeast Asian nations are looking at ways to steel themselves against restricted markets and other

The insurance liability for the ill-fated ferry Herald of Free Enterprise that capsized in the Engli

New bullish sentiment lifted the dollar to a four-week high against the deutsche mark Monday.

Syntelligence, IBM Enter Joint VentureSUNNYVALE, Calif. - Syntelligence announced a joint ve