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Stocks declined on profit taking Monday, amid predictions the long-awaited correction could be at ha

China will open five new international air routes this year and boost its civil fleet by 30 planes,

The Federal Maritime Commission asked for industry views on loosening tariff requirements on auto sh

The Chicago Board of Trade and London International Financial Futures Exchange an nounced in simulta

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

Triton Energy Corp. was awarded an oil exploration permit covering 685,000 acres offshore Gabon.

Closer economic cooperation will be a primary aim of the summit meeting later this year among the si

Eastman Chemical Products will boost ester alcohol production capacity to 206 million pounds a year

Provident Results Plunge in QuarterCHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Provident Life & Accident Insurance

The New York State Insurance Department has granted a 15.1 percent rate increase to the Capital Dist

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

Risk retention groups would be regulated by the state Insurance Department under a bill included in

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

A railroad tanker containing white phosphorous caught fire Monday at a Conrail switching yard, and

Southwest Airlines has agreed to pay a $402,000 fine to the Federal Aviation Administration to settl

G-5 Meeting Unlikely BRUSSELS, Belgium - The three European members of the Group of Five ind

Peter Vismans Named TraderAt ThyssenThyssen Carbometal Co. appointed Peter Vismans s

Despite restrictions on the number of cars that can be sold in this country, and regardless of price

Talks to begin the new round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade negotiations stalled Mond

Cameroon's insurance market is being shaken up by the launching of a dynamic Cameroonian-owned insu

THE MIAMI PORT COMMUNITY braced for the worst four months ago when the port's largest carrier, Crowl

Health-care inflation continued to rise at a much faster rate than the overall Consumer Price Index

The U.S. dollar fell sharply Monday after Treasury Secretary James Baker commented that a meeting of

Mitchell Energy & Development Corp.'s board approved a capital expenditure budget of $96 million for

The Mother Lode country's Sierra Railroad, praised as a jewel of California history and the old West

Caterpillar Forms Unit For Logistics ServicesPEORIA, Ill. - Caterpillar Inc. said it has for

Ryder System Earnings Up in Quarter MIAMI - Ryder System Inc.'s fourth quarter earnings rose

A federal safety agency painted a damning picture of operations in O'Hare International Airport's co

The management ranks in the North American offices of Asian-flag steamship companies are taking on a

Most major Great Lakes ports reported only slight wind and water damage from a winter storm that pas

The Center for International Business Cycle Research said its leading index of employment rose 4.9 p

Pizza is off and running here. Fleets of customized three-wheeler motorcycles zip through th

76 Polymers To IncreaseSBE PricesThe 76 Polymers Group of Unocal Division announced

They've said it before on Capitol Hill and they're saying it again: this could be the Congress that

While the cost of product liability insurance has risen steadily, most major companies have maintain

With the expected introduction of heating oil options this spring, the New York Mercantile Exchange

Gulf Council Approves Petroleum Lending PlanABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - The non-combat

Prince Rupert Exports Record Levels of GrainVANCOUVER, British Columbia - The northern Briti

Closer economic cooperation will be a primary aim of the summit meeting later this year among the si

The Greek-flag fleet declined by 271 ships of 3.07 million gross registered tons in 1986, and at the