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The rehabilitation of aging railroads remains the focus of Mexico's transportation budget, President

Average prices for all grades of gasoline in New York State topped $1 a gallon for the first time si

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice announced the precedential pr

Union Carbide Sells Getters BusinessDANBURY, Conn. - Union Carbide Corp. announced the sale

LeRoy Bruner, president of Local 24 of the International Longshoreman's Association, and three other

Fun with science was never like this. With only a few hours remaining to enter the great Sup

A tentative contract for earth-moving equipment that Caterpillar Inc. has with the Taiwanese may be

San Jose added the most high-technology jobs of any metropolitan area from the end of 1980 throug

Guardian Royal Exchange, one of Britain's big general lines insurers, reported first half 1987 preta

Government subsidies, credit and foreign aid programs have helped soften the plunge in U.S. farm exp

All-cargo Jet Destined For Singapore AirlinesSingapore Airlines Ltd. is gearing up its cargo

Tolls Hinted to Fund Boston Road ProjectsA powerful Massachusetts lawmaker suggests that tol

Chevron U.S.A. Inc. said it completed the sale of its stock ownership in Caribbean Gulf Refining Cor

Precision Materials Co., an irradiation sterilization firm, will close its doors after two years of

More employers find their workers compensation risks insured in the assigned risk, or involuntary, m

Safety Groups Seek More Seat Belt UseA group of leading safety-concerned organizations say t

The Labor Department is ordering a 90 percent reduction in on-the-job exposure to benzene, saying th

In the world of telescopes, Carl Zeiss of Oberkochen, West Germany, sets the standards by which high

Measures to protect the targets of lawsuits from paying more than their share of damages have cleare

A new effort is under way to improve efficiency in U.S. ports through better labor-management relati

President Eric Arturo Delvalle said recent political upheavals have hurt Panama's international bank

California-grown rice is becoming a very attractive commodity to Japanese tourists these days.

A Swedish entrepreneur has developed a set of elastic tubes for use on tennis racket strings in orde

Merit Steamship Agency has established an exclusive Japan Lines Sales and Marketing Division.

Caribbean shippers say they are concerned about increases in cargo rates that have been imposed unil

General Motors Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp., Japan's biggest automaker, are negotiating a possible t

Executives of member lines of the two eastbound freight conferences governing shipping between Japan

A Connecticut textile worker who loses a hand while on the job could receive a settlement of about $

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

9 Venezuelan Banks Lose Currency LicensesCARACAS - Nine local banks were temporarily suspend

New Zealand's minister of energy and regional development asked Commonwealth partners Wednesday to h

Wood Product Exports Rose 24 percent in First HalfExports of wood products were valued at ne

Indonesia Reports Rise In Exports of PlywoodJAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia's plywood exports

The nation's two premier bulk commodities truck lines posted lower second quarter earnings than a ye

The president of Fairchild Aircraft Corp. confirmed Wednesday that he and other senior managers are

An artist's rendering shows how the British-owned containership Contender Argent might be refitted a

The Federal Maritime Commission is investigating a charge that a six-year lease crafted to channel C

Texaco Inc. has asked the Texas Supreme Court to reverse a landmark $10.5 billion judgment awarded P

Congress may force the Reagan administration to enact punitive measures against Toshiba Corp. stemmi

Akzo Chemie America announced a price increase on sodium gluconate effective Oct. 1. The new trucklo