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A Shanghai grandmother saves up for an electric blanket, buys one, takes it home, invites her grands

FINANCIALBank of Japan Governor Sumita said he can see no immediate need to lower the Japane

Canada can deal a costly blow to British Airways if the United Kingdom follows through on a threat t

Members of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade rejected the Soviet Union's request to take pa

NO SURE THING. While H. Onno Ruding, Dutch finance minister is the favorite to replace Jacques de La

FINANCIALBank of Japan Governor Sumita said he can see no immediate need to lower the Japane

The state insurance department said it has not dropped an inquiry it opened last month into the insu

The idea that politics makes strange bedfellows was demonstrated in a joint press conference by the

BAX Names Robin WilsonAs PresidentIRVINE, CALIF. - Robin H.H. Wilson, former preside

The United States intends to become a signatory in 1987 to the Berne convention that protects the ri

U.S. car buyers, spoiled by September's interest-rate war among major U.S. automakers, will be hard

A strengthening trend in chemical prices prevails as the fourth quarter begins. Prices of a

Conrail Stock Offering WASHINGTON - Conrail stock won't hit the markets until next year desp

Trucks of the future may resemble electronic Disneylands if all the dreams of engineers come true.

The International Longshoremen's Association success in past waterfront contract negotiations plante

The four conferences governing the trans-Pacific shipping markets announced general rate increases o

The Icelandic government's "seizure of four top hotels in Reykjavik and the appeal to its citizens t

Finland's largest commercial bank, Kansallis-Osake-Pankki, is making its presence felt in the U.S. m

As much as 24 percent of U.S. utility coal consumption is likely to be displaced if crude oil prices

No U.S. or other foreign construction companies will be allowed to participate in the first phase of

Pratt & Whitney, FAA Discuss Engine DesignEAST HARTFORD, Conn. - Pratt & Whitney and Federal

The Transportation Department granted a Flying Tiger Line Inc. petition seeking retaliatory action a

Texas Air Corp. flew into stormy weather on its way to buy both Eastern Airlines and People Express

Burroughs Corp. is accomplishing what experts in transportation logistics say is difficult, if not i

It is 11 a.m. and the 48-foot wide-body roller-bed trailer departs Newark Airport. It crosses the Hu

Ultramar Petroleum Inc., the Northeastern U.S. marketing subsidiary of the Ultra mar PLC Group, is e

Oil prices rose by 50 cents a barrel in Europe Tuesday after the United Arab Emirates, a key member

France's state-controlled oil concern, Compagnie Francaise des Petroles, or Total-CFP, is taking adv

Specially formulated detergent gasoline brands can significantly eat away deposits that clog automob

Some local residents call it "the atomic laundromat," and it's the sort of place that just naturally

Transworld Oil USA, Houston, landed a one-year contract to supply 10,000 barrels a day for the Strat

Some cement trucks have something in common with ships and airplanes - they're using Loran-C radio g

Mitsubishi Oil Buying From IranJapan's Mitsubishi Oil Co. will buy 25,000 barrels of crude o

More than one-third of the nation's larger trucking companies saw their insurance premiums rise by a

The Interstate Commerce Commission adopted new standards to use in determining if railroads are earn

PLM Unit to Acquire 1,000 Rail Tank CarsPLM Cos. said a unit will pay more than $20 million

Renault Vehicules Industriels, the truck and public transport division of France's state-controlled

Queen Visits Hungary BUDAPEST, Hungary - Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands arrived in Hungary

UK Proposes Drug Plan STRASBOURG, France - The British government urged the European Communi

Jamaica has rejected an appeal from its business community to break a government contract with a Sw