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The FBI is investigating allegations that the Federal Aviation Administration softened a 1984 safety

Foreign businessmen could not find a safer investment than in China, paramount leader Deng Xiaoping

Senators negotiating a multibillion-dollar highway funding bill continue to cling to their plan to r

Conrail stock won't hit the markets until next year despite Congress' anticipated approvals of a pub

The port of Oakland is fighting one more hurdle to expanding its airport. After starting to

Marad OKs Financing For Ship ConstructionThe Maritime Administration approved Liberty Cruise

U.S. and Third World farmers can cooperate for mutual benefit, contrary to popular assumption, a stu

Hong Kong's local toy industry, the world's leading exporter of toys, has set an ambitious goal to c

Waterford Glass Offers To Buy WedgwoodWaterford Glass, the Irish crystal glass maker, made a

India may restrict imports of raw materials, industrial machinery and components by large engineerin

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

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

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

Essex Chemical Corp. announced that it acquired Union Plastics Inc., Kennedale, Texas, a leading pro

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

Sun Banks was chosen as equity manager for the $34 million pension fund for the Maritime Association

Flying Tiger Line Inc.'s new chairman is warning employees that the company must cut costs or risk g

Rep. Don Bonker, D-Wash., chairman of the House Democratic Trade Task Force, called for Senate actio

Stocks Close Mixed NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed in moderate trading Tuesday, with takeover c

Congress is putting final touches on legislation permitting the sale of Conrail in what should be on

A shipping dispute between Peru and Chile is disrupting cargo traffic from Peru to the United States

World Stocks of Cereals Are Expected to RiseWorld carry-over stocks of cereals are expected

A lack of offsetting cost savings probably will mean the demise of mandatory marketing loans for 198

The 100,000-yen gold coin commemorating the 60th anniversary of Japanese Emperor Hirohito's reign ha

Port authorities are ignoring in droves a potentially valuable tool for building cargo volumes - exp

Bank of America's problems won't necessarily be solved even if First Interstate Bank Corp. of Los An

In almost any organization, be it in business, politics, religion, education, sports, science or wha

Edelman May Hike Bid for Lucky StoresDUBLIN, Calif. - Asher Edelman, New York investor, said

Extensive easing of restrictions on foreign capital is expected to make Australia even more attracti

Extensive easing of restrictions on foreign capital is expected to make Australia even more attracti

The new chairman of the National Association of Manufacturers said that the ability of U.S. industry

United Parcel Service of America Inc. announced it will buy a leading producer of vehicle locating s

As lawmakers hurry through a bill to keep the ailing Farm Credit System afloat, a report forecasts t

The European Commission has protested to the U.S. administration about "buy America" bills being dis

France's bankrupt naval shipyards, Chantiers Navals du Nord et de la Mediterranee, or Normed, were g

World sugar production is expected to fall to 97.9 million metric tons, compared with 100.8 million

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

A reformed Massachusetts workers compensation program, which will see insurers and self-insuring com

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