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Heartland Express Inc. became the second trucking company in less than a week to launch an initial p

Chernobyl Radiation Worse Than ThoughtRadiation spread wider than first thought after the Ch

Groups Reach Accord On Fruehauf PurchaseTwo competing groups bidding for control of Fruehauf

Foreign orders for new ships continued to sag in July due to the worldwide shipbuilding slump, the J

Waterman Marine Corp. reported income of $2,775,000, or $2.12 a share, for the second quarter, compa

The sign on the road to Nickel Mountain has a line that reads: "Permission to pass revokable at any

S. Africa Sees Drop In '86 Gold OutputJOHANNESBURG, South Africa South African gold output t

A two-month drought is ruining the cotton crop in the northwestern provinces of Chinandega and Leon,

First Commodity Corp. of Boston, one of the nation's biggest retail futures brokers, has been expell

The board of harbor commissioners approved port tariff increases expected to generate an additional

USDA Secretary Richard Lyng said the dairy buy-out program has been only a ''limited success" and he

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Richard Lyng said USDA will continue to add commodities and

Nagging questions remain unanswered here as port officials delayed analysis of their controversial w

The buoy-loading tanker Sarita is the first visible result of Norway's A/S Ugland Shuttle Tanker &

Only a decade ago, most U.S. railroads were discouraging passenger traffic of any kind. Carr

The U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia may seek criminal indictments in the 1983 sin

No announcement had been made at the weekend concerning the date and place for resumption of contrac

Swiss Watch Industry Expects Stagnant YearBIENNE, Switzerland - Swiss watch exports, hit by

Pakistani President Mohammad Zia ul-Haq has called for creation of an Islamic common market.

Soviet officials disclosed Kremlin overtures to China, the West and the Organization of Petroleum Ex

Indonesia would have increased trade and economic success if it reduced its protectionism, said Sen.

Peking will restrict the construction of high-rise buildings close to one- story older structures be

For Americans, the U.S. trade deficit is as burdensome as it is legendary, but at least one Far East

American Motors Corp.'s joint-venture plant in China is back in business under a new agreement to sp

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

Gulf Canada Pulls Out Of Beaufort Sea ProjectEDMONTON, Alberta - Gulf Canada Corp. has decid

The federal holding company that controls Brazil's state-owned steel industries will be technically

One hundred miles off the coast of Louisiana, Ocean Drilling and Exploration Co. did something this

A major ammonia project in Trinidad will be financed with the help of the World Bank's International

President Reagan approved measures to tighten the U.S. embargo against Cuba, the government announce

GENERAL NEWSOrders for durable goods rose in July, but economists discount effect. Page 3A F

Seven new refineries are under construction in Gulf Cooperation Council states and will have a combi

Government measures to boost Argentine industrial exports met with a mixed reaction among local econ

Amoco Corp. added pre-employment screening and urinalysis to its policy of employee searches in the

The European spot oil traders are marking time to see whether members of the Organization of Petrole

If there's a bright spot in the oil business, Bob Sweeney knows where it is, at his company's Louisi

Gulf Canada Corp., which will terminate its operations in the Beaufort Sea, said it recently made a

Africa and Asia are the major destinations for used clothing, but large amounts of textile waste are

Officials from 13 towns along the Housatonic River are joining together in an effort to stop a prop

Arco Raises Postings For Domestic CrudeAtlantic Richfield Co. raised its posted purchase pri