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R. Kenneth Johns retired as president of Sea-Land Service Inc. and is being replaced by Jackson A. B

A British expert told U.S. insurance companies they soon can market insurancebroadly in Euro

Four shipping lines and the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots have tentatively

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Commercial fishermen seldom agree on anything. They say theirs is a cut- throat industry. Bu

Another century marker fell by the wayside Thursday, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed abov

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

Northwest Airlines To Offer Common StockST. PAUL, Minn. - NWA Inc., parent company of Northw

The Suriname Aluminum Co., a subsidiary of the Aluminum Company of America,closed its alumi

Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry is considering allowing Daihatsu Motor Co., Jap

Continental AppointsNewmanContinental Corp., a multi-line insurance holding company,

John A. Georges, chairman and chief executive officer of International Paper Co., was elected a dire

U.S. automakers scheduled the assembly of 175,221 cars in domestic factories this week, Ward's Autom

A non-union operator is working peacefully and smoothly in the port of Miami. Until recently

A proposed code to harmonize identification of commodities for trade may be ''held hostage on some o

The Burlington Northern Railroad attacked the proposed merger of the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific r

Nearly half of the Senate co-sponsored a comprehensive bill to reform the nation's trade laws.

General Motors Corp.'s fourth quarter profits plummeted to a level 69.5 percent below those reported

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

Thirty-four years ago the saying was held to be true, and economists say it's true today. What's goo

Two New York property owners along Lake Ontario filed a lawsuit in federal court accusing the New Yo

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While Pakistani and Indian diplomats negotiated to ease tensions over a troop buildup on their borde

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Japanese Protest Tax TOKYO - Opposition parties, protesting a proposed 5 percent sales tax,

Some high-growth U.S. businesses have performed well in the global marketplace in recent years, and

Lee A. Iacocca accepted an offer from Chrysler Corp.'s board of directors to remain chairman of the

Shipowners, forwarding and maritime agents, trucking companies and other entrepreneurs using the por

Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry is considering allowing Daihatsu Motor Co., Jap

Auditors have determined that Texaco Inc. owes Louisiana more than $250 million in underpaid royalti

Grumman Corp. said it has been selected by Rolls-Royce Ltd., of Derby, England, to design and instal

An increase in the worldwide demand for oil and a decline in production from the Organization of Pet

Rep. Dan Rostenkowski, D-Ill. and chairman of the House Ways and MeansCommittee , lent his support t

Reauthorization of the multibillion-dollar airport and airways improvement program will be the premi

Lloyd's of London has taken steps to implement the most important recommendation of a report into th

Saddled with bad energy and real estate loans, the nation's biggest banks - particularly those in Te

A meeting of sugar producing nations and exporting firms in the Dominican Republic early this week b

A U.S.-Canadian pact to limit toxic chemical releases into the Niagara River system has been signed

The serious game of seaport musical chairs in southeastern Florida has left the early loser a big w

Cell Analysis Systems, Inc. (CAS) and Becton Dickinson & Co. announced that they have entered into a