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The Taiwan dollar was quoted Tuesday at 35.69 to one U.S. dollar, its highest level since 1958, trad

7 Locomotives Enter Service in NovemberSeven locomotives were placed in service in November,

A Christmastime tent city for the homeless never got off the ground Mondaybecause it lacked

Hopes for a traditional year-end rally by the stock market dimmed Tuesday as apathy among buyers and

Non-vessel-operating common carriers and independent, non-conference lines will not be affected by l

OILING FEWER WHEELS: The ramifications of OPEC's deliberations and the oil market's machinations are

Lufthansa's Klaus Zimmermann cannot suppress a note of satisfaction as he cites his company's 30 per

If you're planning to eat big this Christmas season, don't worry about drawing down the nation's foo

Manufacturers' new orders for durable goods in November were reported sharply higher, and drew mixed

Replanting Could Boost Ghana Cocoa ProductionACCRA, Ghana - Ghana's cocoa production could i

The possibility of granting more power at the local level to the port of Vancouver will be one of t

The Maritime Administration gave permission to Waterman Steamship Corp. to bareboat charter from Far

Maiden Voyage Delayed Of Trans-Hudson FerryFORT LEE, N.J. - The maiden voyage of a trans-Hud

Italian Line has placed an order with an Italian shipyard for three containerships for service in it

The 28 percent subsidy on costs agreed this week for shipyards within the European Community appears

A couple of years ago Jaime Serra and Guillermo Ortiz, two members of the team of economists working

The small port of St. John's in Newfoundland is upgrading its main terminal into a modern container

Economic growth this year should be significantly better" than the original estimate of 5.6 percent,

A Superior Court jury decided 11-1 to award a former Navy ship repairman $3.3 million in a claim tha

Knight-Ridder Files $200 Million Debt SaleKnight-Ridder Inc. filed with the Securities and E

Honeywell Signs Pact For Indian VentureHoneywell Inc. said it signed an agreement with the T

The port of Hamburg is fighting a desperate battle to stop its foreign rivalsfrom grabbing a

A sweeping proposal for revamping Japan's 36-year-old taxation system and slashing taxes by about $2

Economic growth this year should be significantly better" than the original estimate of 5.6 percent,

Du Pont Announces Price Hikes E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. is increasing its off-list price

Japan's government is considering allowing the private sector to stockpile less oil to strengthen th

The Reagan administration is considering proposing that Congress substantially reduce or eliminate g

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said it is investigating allegations that after-hour tradin

Southern Company Services Inc., the coal buying agent for a group of southeastern utilities, abruptl

A U.S.-Canadian dispute over alleged U.S. subsidies of corn exports could derail pending trade talks

The state of Massachusetts will challenge in federal court if the Nuclear Regulatory Commission issu

Mexico's minimum wage will rise 23 percent Jan. 1, far below the 71 percent hike de manded by the go

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will be walking a thin line during the first quart

A relaxing cruise and soothing sea air can provide the ideal vacation for people with chronic lung a

A new joint venture between China and a fast-growing Hong Kong-based conglomerate is eyeing the Nort

McKesson Corp. announced that it has sold its Environmental Services subsidiary to Clayton Environme

General Motors Corp. may add more assembly plants to the list of 11 aging operations that will be cl

Suggestions that a Mexican-led consortium has won the contract for a second natural gas pipeline in

West European oilseed stocks are likely to reach a record 5.5 million metric tons as at Jan. 1, 198

Crowley Maritime Corp. is making plans to deploy three of its ships that were on lease to United Sta