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Heublein Inc. of Farmington will sell its McGuinness Distillers Ltd. unit, of Toronto, to Montreal-b

GAF to Buy Back Up to 21 percent of SharesWAYNE, N.J. - GAF Corp., the object of a $2.3 bill

Petroleos Mexicanos' investment program may help resolve a critical political problem for Mexico's r

Texaco, DOE to Test Gasification TechnologyTexaco Inc. and the U.S. Department of Energy ent

A small airline with headquarters at Northeast Philadelphia Airport is poised to open a major operat

VU/TEXT Information Services Inc. introduced Global Search, which makes it possible to search throug

The Japanese government took steps to curb spiraling land prices, particularly in Tokyo, by approvin

Panic stock selling cost California's Public Employees Retirement System, which provides pensions fo

AIR CARGO Sabena's North American cargo operations manager dreams of a "pure" air cargo term

NYC Ferry Operation Will End FridayELIZABETH, N.J. - Ferry service between here and New York

Falling off a wave of high expectations, the electronics and computer industries received as thoroug

Hvide Shipping Inc., of Fort Lauderdale, has announced the signing of an agreement in principle to a

The Robert B. Derecktor of Rhode Island Inc. shipyard won a $2.5 million U.S. Navy contract to repai

A new excise tax law that should have simplified the system for cargo comingfrom the mainlan

A new law, requiring Oklahoma utilities to burn Oklahoma coal, has been the salvation of the state's

Energy Futures Prices Drift in New YorkEnergy futures prices drifted on the New York Mercant

The United Auto Workers took the issue of job security to the bargaining table this year and emerged

For debt-ridden Brazil, this week's plunging New York stock market poses a still undefinable mixture

The California Department of Insurance will hold a series of public hearings on the status of the re

DEFENDERS OF THE STAGGERS RAIL ACT have cranked up their campaign to maintain status quo, with conce

A presidential commission has handed President Reagan a report warning that the U.S. maritime indust

Working with tariffs often requires muscle as well as wit. But today's thick books and piles of pape

Earnings Drop For Yellow FreightOVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Yellow Freight System Inc.'s third qua

Potlach Plans Offices In Japan and AustraliaPotlatch Corp. said it is increasing its commitm

This week's collapse of stock prices may cut deeper into already lackluster buying abroad for the Ch

In a development that could have profound effects on Mexico's politics and economy - and on the aili

Following a week of rumors surrounding the possible resignation of Genoa Port Authority President Ro

Brooklyn Union Gas Co. Tuesday signed a long-term contract to buy natural gas directly from Shell Oi

These days, most of the country would happily trade places with the Northeast, where the economy is

The administration may remove sanctions on $84 million in Japanese electronics goods by the end of t

The cut in U.S. prime rates Tuesday was greeted with astonishment in Europe as the money markets sta

Reagan administration officials offered mixed reactions to the nomination of former Japanese finance

Marsh & McLennan Revenue Rises 16 percentMarsh & McLennan Cos. Tuesday reported that revenue

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

Takeshita to Succeed Nakasone in JapanNoboru Takeshita will succeed Yasuhiro Nakasone as the

Thailand's railways are confronted with a deepening financial crisis and the losses have become so b

Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi of India expressed "confidence mixed with caution" in his country's econ

Stock markets crashed around the world Monday in an emotional selling spree linked to a falling doll

Congress should double the pesticide testing budget of the Environmental Protection Agency so the ag

The Federal Reserve Board has no plans for another boost in its discount rate, the board's vice chai