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The U.S. dollar drifted lower against major foreign currencies Wednesday in light trading. T

China will rely more heavily on commercial loans in the five years through 1990, bankers say, estima

The 21 members of the association of European Airlines have agreed on their requirements for the nex

FINANCIALStocks rose sharply in moderate trading, with blue-chip issues leading the way. Pa

When Procter & Gamble Co. decided to get into the Electronic Data Interchange arena in 1981, it real

Ordinary Income Drops For Nation's RailroadsThe nation's railroads reported a 13.9 percent d

Navistar Interational Corp. told its shareholders a proposed holding company would retain its truck

Transportation Research Board Railroad Transportation Meeting, Jan. 12-15, Sheraton Washington Hotel

A former West German coaster is the smallest ship to have loaded grain on Canada's West Coast in de

The Coast Guard is monitoring ships off California's coast in an effort to prevent collisions of me

Researchers at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station narrowed down the extent of the corrosion

Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney announced Tuesday his government would pay C$1.0 billion in s

Strong seasonal grain exports continued to boost traffic on the Great Lakes during October, although

The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents adopted this new logo to help portray itse

Asserting that the assurance of competition would benefit the consumer, the chairman of the Federal

China will rely more heavily on commercial loans in the five years through 1990, bankers say, estima

Canadian Port Agency Enters Energy BusinessVANCOUVER, British Columbia - A western Canadian

Computer Trade Probe WASHINGTON - The Reagan administration will investigate Japan's super-c

Pan Am, USAir Set Marketing AgreementPan American World Airways, declaring Pittsburgh as the

December 10, 1986 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gall

More than one-fifth of the 6.7 million new full-time jobs created by the U.S. economy between 1979 a

West Germany's trade with the Mideast fell sharply in the first three quarters of the year, and the

Workers at Three Mile Island have had trouble removing damaged nuclear fuelfrom the Unit 2 r

New Hampshire regulators conditionally approved a plan for a 121-mile transmission line to carry Hyd

The nature of the insurance crisis and its causes came in for a measure of attention during a panel

Small and medium-sized businesses will soon have easier access to excess liability insurance coverag

Nac Re Corp. said it filed plans to offer 1.2 million shares of common stock at market to raise capi

Total sales of U.S. coal will reach 904 million tons next year, or 0.7 percent above the 1986 level,

Airlines engaged in service expansions and acquisitions of other carriers are starting to undertake

Amax to Consolidate Research ActivitiesGREENWICH, Conn. - Amax Inc. will consolidate all its

The Brooklyn Navy Yard will soon be a much busier place when Mitsui & Co. and its subsidiary, Tokyu

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

HO HO HO: The Firestone Synthetic Rubber & Latex Co. is thanking shippers for making 1986 such a GOO

Canada's top football fixture, the East-West contest for the Grey Cup, was a lackluster affair this

A spokesman for the Massachusetts Port Authority said travelers should not expect miracles from the

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors gave a qualified go-ahead to Exxon's $2.5 billion plan

The country's first onshore oil exhibition and conference so far has fallen short of its advance hyp

Coal production by the longwall mining system is declining in the United States despite its advantag

The onslaught of 16 foreign banks on the Australian financial scene has had little impact on local c

The Australian Wheat Board has no official comment at present on reports the Canadian government wil