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Rail contract recommendations made by a presidential panel are disappointingbecause they fai

U.S. aerospace firms have been approached by dozens of governments and businesses wanting to put sat

The government in Taiwan is moving to step up imports of American goods in the face of continued U.S

Evolution rather than revolution best describes how private carriage will develop in a new, less-reg

M-K-T Rail's Income Increased for QuarterMissouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad reported second quar

A wholesale oil price surge of 10 cents a gallon or more is due to stop the plunge of retail gasolin

Eucalyptol Price, DemandHold SteadyThe price of eucalyptol still is quoted at $4.50

DOE to Provide Aid To North DakotaThe Energy Department said it will provide $100,000 a mont

Prime Minister David Lange Monday announced a limited range of sanctions against South Africa to pro

When two politicians hammer out 102 pages of tax policy in a weekend, there are bound to be a lot of

A $50 million national earthquake research center will be established at the State University of New

The Port of Seattle scrapped plans for widening and deepening Duwamish Waterway to develop the chann

CSX Expected to Buy Rest of Sea-Land StockMENLO PARK, N.J. - Sea-Land Corp. said it expects

The Malaysian state energy monopoly, Petronas, appeared to back away Mondayfrom an agreed up

The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originatingfrom 49 produc

A California entrepreneur is seeking dealerships for a new scientific product to eliminate cockroach

The Agriculture Department has been trying for more than three years to decide how much real cheese

Sea-Land Acquisition MENLO PARK, N.J. - Sea-Land Corp. said it anticipates that its acquisit

Ecuador and its 300 commercial creditors signed a 12-year agreement that lowers the interest rate an

Japan Eases Yen Loans To Foreign BorrowersThe Japanese Finance Ministry eased restrictions o

The port's Terminal 1 should be converted into a public facility for use by cruise and tour boats, a

Departure of the president, firings and the sale of assets are raising questions about the financial

American Transport Line won the right to carry most of the containerized U.S. military cargo being s

After years of heavy losses, Singapore's state-controlled Keppel Corp. may crawl out of the red this

Norsk Hydro is in the market for a chain of service stations in Norway, but not one of the six major

Canadair Ltd. will be sold to Bombardier Inc. of Montreal, Barbara McDougall, minister of state for

Crude oil producers and refiners are waging an undeclared marketing war that may soon cause prices a

Loomimg economic sanctions against South Africa could seriously hamper the development of the countr

UtiliCorp United Inc. announced the signing of a letter of agreement with Cominco Ltd., Vancouver,

A congressional study says ocean incineration of hazardous waste could be an interim, "middle ground

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

Components of an oil drilling rig manufactured in Virginia were exported to Norway through the Port

Congress is giving the stalled "Superfund" program emergency money to keep toxic cleanups going thro

Overseas Borrowings SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's government has ordered the country's

OIL/GAS BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY LTD. (Melbourne, Australia) - Peter Willcox was named execut

Invitation Accepted THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Dutch Premier Ruud Lubbers has accepted an invi

Iran's oil-exporting capacity could be cut by as much as a third if Iraq maintains the disruption ca

Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson said the Chernobyl accident shows that atomic power is a danger and m

The New York State Public Service Commission has approved three small-scale alternative power projec

A new sales pitch invented by Congress to sell U.S. farm products overseas is humming right along, a