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Lawyers, some lining up 250 deep, scrambled to beat Michigan's new liability laws to the punch by fi

DHL Worldwide Expands Global Overnight ServiceREDWOOD CITY, Calif. - DHL Worldwide Express h

Iranian Helicopters Attack Freighter in GulfMANAMA, Bahrain - Iranian helicopters attacked a

Freight rates for shipping wool from Australia to Japan and South Korea will rise by 5 percent begin

Oil consumption in the member nations of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development in

Mobil Oil Canada Ltd., an affiliate of Mobil Oil Corp., announced that seven of eight geological zon

Consolidated Hydro Acquires 3 ProjectsGREENWICH, Conn. - Consolidated Hydro Inc. signed purc

Monday, October 6, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

Luxembourg's banking and financial service sector is seeking to broaden its commercial banking activ

The head of two Singapore units of Promet Bhd., one of Malaysia's biggest public companies, offered

A former port of Vancouver executive criticized the Canadian government for failing to require that

Peru, which has stood up against the International Monetary Fund and the world financial community,

All except one woman was standing in the hotel's grand ballroom. Corazon C. Aquino, wearing

The Department of Transportation dealt the trucking industry its second setback in two years by agai

The Journal of Commerce named Joseph A. Bonney maritime editor, replacing William Armbruster, who wa

A company can legally fire an individual under the nation's labor laws for reporting violations of f

Some 40,000 machinists at The Boeing Co. have agreed to postpone a strike and con tinue working unde

Venezuela told the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries that it has stopped selling from cr

Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad pleaded with visiting U.S. business leaders to take advan

Brother to Produce Typewriters in Tenn.Brother Industries Ltd., a major Japanese maker of se

Corazon C. Aquino is the first woman leader in the history of the Philippines, which inherited a 300

Nepal-Nicaragua Ties KATMANDU, Nepal - The governments of Nepal and Nicaragua decided to est

A maxim in the port industry states that if a new facility will be needed in 15 years, you better st

Despite tough new laws, an older drinking age and aggressive campaigns to keep drunks off the roads,

Pa. House Amends Senate's Seat Belt LawHARRISBURG, Pa. - A 5 percent automobile rate rollbac

Major U.S. railroads won their bid for Supreme Court review of a lower court ruling that would allow

ICOT Corp. Monday announced that it has signed an agreement with International Business Machines Cor

A sharp drop in optimism among business executives in oil-producing states has depressed business ex

The 15,965-deadweight-ton Cypriot-flag bulk carrier Niocol was refloated Oct. 5 after stranding in L

People Express Airlines Inc., which took in more 750,000 bookings during its recent half-price promo

Union Carbide Corp. and GAF Corp. announced the signing of two long-term agreements providing for th

Up to 1.25 million tons of Pennsylvania and West Virginia coal bound for U.S. and Canadian consumers

Catalina Cruises Strike Settled With Pay CutAVALON, Calif. - Deckhands and captains for Cata

Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad pleaded with visiting U.S. business leaders to take advan

Expo '86 reached its attendance goal of 20 million visitors Saturday morning, with 10 days to spare

The aerospace industry's outlook for the coming decade is bleak, withshrinking profits and w

The Maritime Administration agreed to sell the twin-screw tug Ocean Star to Weeks Stevedoring Co. In

A wrong-way driver smashed his car head-on into another car on Interstate 5 in western Fresno County

Washington may restrict opportunities for Japanese construction firms in the United States if U.S. c

Only about 16 percent of Americans expect to pay lower taxes as a result of the new tax reform legis