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Battling new federal taxes that penalize highway users tops the trucking industry's legislative agen

The U.S. dollar held firm against major currencies Wednesday despite the widely expected news of 2.4

The largest exposition of computer and communications ware ever staged in China closed with exhibito

Consumer spending, a "vital prop to the economy," is likely to slow during the rest of this year and

GENERAL NEWSWest German Chancellor Helmut Kohl said his country has taken steps needed to st

Consumers Power Co. said the Michigan Public Service Commission's action allowing construction spend

Stiff penalties should be levied against two entities that allegedly operated as common carriers bet

The city, impressed by the success and interest generated from two experimental ferry services to Ma

The U.S. economy expanded at a modest annual rate of 2.4 percent during the summer, up substantially

Kremlin Retaliates MOSCOW - The Kremlin ordered five more American diplomats to leave the co

The following are the results of Wednesday's St. Louis Merchants Exchange call session for barge fre

Highway Funding Issues Remain for CongressCongress must address six issues when it considers

The Montreal-based CSL Group Inc. has sold its entire trucking division in order to concentrate on t

Move over, San Francisco and Seattle. Canada's third-largest city is no longer content to be

Although U.S. rice exports are surging, an Agriculture Department analyst says the world's leading r

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which once confined its warnings about hazardous

Insurance brokers C.E. Heath is to advise shareholders to reject as ''opportunistic and inadequate"

A confused, mixed stock market drifted sideways again on Wednesday as hesitant market participants c

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

Alaska Marine Lines, a non-union, cost-conscious barge operator, has emerged as the dominant common

After making bold marks on U.S. Agriculture policy during its first session, the 99th Congress decid

The first step toward building a proposed $75 million cruise ship terminal, waterfront office and ho

Pittston Co. reported third quarter net income of $1.8 million, or 5 cents a share, an increase fro

European Commission Approves French PlantSTRASBOURG, France - The European Commission gave i

Henry J. Engelbrecht's jobs range from keeping sulfur hot to making maritime disputes cool.

Citicorp Posts FarleyIn WestJames D. Farley, vice chairman of Citicorp, was assigned

West Germany has been successful in reviving its economy, Chancellor Helmut Kohl said. At a

Non-Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries member Norway will implement its decision to reduc

With its oil refining capacity underused, Trinidad and Tobago is hoping to process feedstock from t

Amoco Corp. reported third quarter 1986 net income of $13 million, or 5 cents a share, compared with

As the dust settles from two weeks of key contract negotiations between labor and management in the

A one-time state grant of $60,000 will help offset skyrocketing liability insurance for more than tw

Bulgaria applied to join the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, just two weeks after the agency

The Argentine government's budget deficit rose in September, official figures showed amid preparati

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The Federal Maritime Commission will restrict use of its accelerated process for reviewing industry

After years of backbreaking work, the first deepwater port in the West African nation of Mauritania

Evergreen Lines has no intention of dropping Felixstowe as a European base port for its round-the wo

GENERAL NEWSWest German Chancellor Helmut Kohl said his country has taken steps needed to st

The International Longshoremen's Association accepted a new proposal from the Council of North Atlan