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Drug stocks slightly outperformed the Standard & Poor's 400 index during May, with a 1.2 percent inc

Two of the nation's largest hotel chains are working together in an attempt to take over the beleagu

Eastern Lowers Rates For Sprint ServiceEastern Airlines has lowered the rates for its same-d

France's state-controlled shipping concern, Compagnie Generale Maritime, is engaged in an ambitious

Stevedores should not be entitled to an "interstate commerce" sales tax exemption, according to a un

Talk to Colin Unsworth about the most important changes he's seen in the shipping business and he me

Seattle Violence Linked to IBU StrikeIn a rash of weekend violence linked to a long strike a

The new Norwegian International Ship Register (NIS) seems well on its way to be coming popularly acc

Paccar Inc. of Bellevue, Wash., staged a dramatic upset in May sales of heavy trucks, outselling Nav

The criteria by which securities are evaluated, particularly so-called junk bonds, should be revampe

A bill reducing the liability of ski resort owners in accidents involving skiers will, if passed, en

The world's customs administrations will depend on each other increasingly as the global economy bec

Sluggish demand for electric power in Japan between now and the turn of the century will force a 40

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Norway, US to Discuss Export InvestigationsOSLO, Norway - Norway's defense minister will mee

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LOS ANGELES DISTRICT - Permanent Exhibition Bond Entries (PEBs). PEBs cover merchandise classifiable

The government of Colombia objected to U.S. Federal Maritime Commission's proposed retaliation again

Precious metals and grain futures prices fell sharply Monday in active trading, with gold and silver

The Federal Maritime Commission is serving notice to ports and terminal operators that they must liv

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

Melamine Chemicals Inc. plans to take the company public and use proceeds to build a new melamine pl

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal from the University of California at Berkeley concer

Gov. Thomas H. Kean and NJ Transit Corp. are expected to announce this week a series of rail project

Chun Agrees to Meet With Political FoesSEOUL, South Korea - President Chun Doo-hwan made a d

The four individual Leif Hoegh shipping companies are being merged into one, to be called Leif Hoegh

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Geostar Corp. announced successful implementation of the first phase of its satellite-based vehicle

Congress should move quickly on legislation requiring seat belts on school buses to ensure the safet

U.S. manufacturers worry more about labor costs and unionization than they do about energy prices, t

The Reagan administration pressed its case on economic issues with an attack by Resident Reagan in F

Freer imports of gold are likely to be allowed shortly by the government of Thailand as part of plan

The Trinidad and Tobago government is pursuing efforts to develop a major natural gas discovery off

As part of a continuing cost-cutting campaign, the Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. announced last week th

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it will pay 116.28 cents a million British thermal units for 3 m

General Electric Co. signed a $21 million contract with El Nido Biomass Power Plant Associates of Mo

A two-day strike by Japan Air Lines cockpit and cabin crews over compensation ended before the start

Carmen Lunetta, Miami port director, said he is not threatened by either Port Everglades' planned in

The Coast Guard is investigating a bizarre incident in which the skipper of a ferry allegedly jumped

Faulty repairs by the Boeing Co. on a bulkhead of a Japan Air Lines jumbo jet caused it to crash in