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Shareholders of financially troubled People Express Inc. narrowly approved a $115 million merger wit

AccuRay Corp. and Hercules Inc. jointly announced that their boards of directors had approved a merg

Norton Lilly Forms Chartering SubsidiaryFormation of Liberty Chartering Inc. as a wholly own

Should the United States continue to provide military assistance for nations that impose tariff or n

The government filed a $750 million lawsuit Monday in its first such action aimed at regaining part

The loss of the Gibraltar-registered British tanker Syneta off Iceland last Friday has raised a fres

This great seaport on the Elbe has fallen on hard times. The port is steadily losing busines

Computerized documentation and planning systems are becoming as commonplace as the telephone in the

Salvation for the sprawling Tung shipping empire looks assured following the resolution of a cliff-h

Xerox Corp. said it will give further study to a decision about continuing its presence in South Afr

Air traffic control is losing its safety margin due to fewer controllers, stressful schedules and th

Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi has been traveling his country, dispensing money and listening to the co

Japan's car companies, hit hard by the sharp rise in the value of the yen, will not give up their sh

Can cattle be bred and raised to produce cuts of beef with a taste as right and as uniform as every

The Justice Department said it has reached confidential, out-of-court settlements with the families

Brazil's economy, closely watched by creditors in the major industrialized nations, had a taste of b

The United States and Taiwan are continuing negotiations on U.S. access to the insurance market here

Hurricane Betsy cost the insurance industry: a) $500 million; b) $715 million; c) $5.8 billion; d) t

Hanford's N Reactor Temporarily Shut DownRICHLAND, Wash. - The Hanford nuclear reservation's

More closures may follow the recent decision to cease production at two Australian coal mines.

The state-run railway and unions remained stalemated Monday with no talks in sight as the worst rail

Kuwait will buy six tankers for oil products from a South Korean shipbuilding company for $132 milli

South Korea's Daewoo Motor Co. said it made its first shipment of 250 of its LeMans cars to the Uni

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A rapid rise in the use of Norfolk International Airport is causing airport officials to consider $6

Cargolux asked the Department of Transportation to reconsider a recent decision denying it permissio

Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi has been traveling his country, dispensing money and listening to the co

Greek publishers and booksellers are bitterly protesting new taxes that they claim will ruin the cou

Containerized cargo shipped from South Africa's four general cargo ports dropped sharply this year i

Canada's chemical industry is undergoing tough times, with the situation varying widely in different

2 Million Jobs Likely To Be Created in 1987The U.S. economy will generate 2 million new jobs

Growth in Hawaii has been a major factor in Matson Navigation Co.'s success. In the old days

China will lose about US$3 billion in earnings from oil sales this yearmainly as a result of

Helicopter Crash Injures Australian Rig WorkersPERTH, Australia - A helicopter with 17 peopl

The Malaysian government launched the next stage of its aggressive denationalization program with an

Dissidents May Go Free LONDON - Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev will release thousands of po

The Department of Transportation approved a rate agreement filed by the International Air Transport

A passionate and sometimes testy confrontation is, well, mushrooming on the forest floors of the Pac

JAPAN PHILIPPINES - Up to 6.65 billion yen (US$41.6 million) in aid for new projects in the

Czechoslovakia announced a series of tough new controls in a bid to improve product quality, especia