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Regional and short-line railroads have established a new lobby group to represent them before Congress.

Air France said preliminary figures report the airline posted a 1986 net profit of about $580 milli

The Conference Board has some bad news for U.S. executives and other white- collar workers: their sa

Grand Metropolitan PLC, a drinks and hotels group, announced Friday it has agreed to buy Heublein In

Nedlloyd Lines and Journal of Commerce PIERS service have announced a mutual agreement of electronic

Legislation requiring random drug and alcohol testing for airline and train crews is likely to be in

The Harris County Auditor's Office found no discrepancies in record-keeping by the port of Houston i

An alleged coffee trading scheme has at least two international banks suing a host of worldwide insu

EM Industries Inc. announced plans to double the manufacturing capacity of its Savannah facility.

The precipitous fall of the dollar, which has lost 8.5 percent in value against the deutsche mark si

South Korea Buys Canadian WheatSYDNEY, Australia - South Korea bought 50,000 metric tons of

U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o.b., ex. barge. Pr

Air Canada and Canadian Pacific Air Lines are engaged in a global war over air freight services and

Up to 175 representatives of ports, state and local governments, water carriers, dredging companies

Guinness PLC's new acting chairman admitted that the giant brewer illegally arranged for a Swiss ban

Japanese steel mills have obtained price cuts of $5 to $6 a metric ton from some Australian and Cana

South Korea's current account surplus in 1986 totaled an unprecedented $5 billion, more than the gov

Traders here this week estimated Argentina's 1986-87 (September-August) sunseed crop at between 2.8

Health, Accident Plan Offered for Cats, DogsDANBURY, Conn. - Animal Health Insurance Agency

Friday, January 16, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Portugal held up approval of an European Community decision to impose a surtax on U.S. imports of c

Fuel Economizer Malaysia's MechMar Bestobell Berhad has designed an economizer to reduce fue

EC DISPUTE: The United States and the European Community are very close to having the right formula

Air Products and Chemicals Inc. introduced 1185PC resin, a new, highly porous polyvinyl chloride hom

First it was Coke, then concrete, now communications as Atlanta plants its flag more firmly on Chine

Like the latest addition to a maritime Paul Bunyan fable, the West German- built Berg Sthall sailed

A steady stream of complaint about Indonesia's economic arrangements seems to be achieving results m

Farmers have cut plantings of winter wheat for this year's harvest by 10 percent from 1986, reflecti

The U.S. Court of Appeals threatened to strike down rules permitting the repayment of construction s

The government is lifting a ban on exports of oil and gas drilling equipment to the Soviet Union to

Lower 1986 crude oil production and increased petroleum consumption have resulted in the highest amo

Retail sales of heavy-duty class 8 trucks plummeted 15.5 percent in the United States in 1986 while

CP Hotels, a unit of Canadian Pacific Ltd. of Montreal, is talking to a sister company about taking

Israel Seeks $3.9 Billion In US Economic AidIsrael formally requested $3.9 billion in U.S. e

Calif. Optimistic on Bid For Energy ProjectA site near Stockton has been chosen for the worl

Conference Via Satellite WASHINGTON - Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres (via satell

The Argentine National Grain Board lowered its estimate for the 1986-87 (May- Apr.) wheat crop to 8,

An official of the Department of Transportation fired back at an insurers' group that had charged t

RLC Corp., parent of Rollins Leasing Corp. and Matlack Inc., reported a first quarter loss of $307,0

Berkeley Considers Ban On Fast-food ContainersBERKELEY, Calif.A city commission is consideri