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The Suriname Aluminum Co. said its smelter in the South American nation, shut down in February, will

With the devastating loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger last year, the burgeoning satellite insura

The government imposed a record $5.11 million fine against contractors Thursday in the April collaps

Monday's stock market crash may turn out to be a boon for a number of cash- rich chemical companies,

1 Dead in Fire, Blasts At Ohio Chemical PlantTROY, Ohio - Fire in a tank of molten plastic a

M&T Chemicals Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Viking Chemical Co.

American President Lines Ltd. has given up its efforts to be allowed to provide temporary service in

S. Korean Steelmaker Considers ExpansionSEOUL, South Korea - Pohang Iron and Steel Co. is co

Raines Is President Of Railroad Coal UnitsNORFOLK, Va. - Norfolk Southern Corp. named Robert

The U.S. dollar rebounded at midday Thursday on rumors of dollar-buying by the Federal Reserve, but

The Delaware River seaport industry has been a "political football" for too long, says a former port

Waterfront authorities are questioning a Newark stevedoring company about $199,231 in checks the com

Property/casualty policyholder surpluses fell an estimated $10 billion since July, said Daniel J. Mc

Why would 75 people come out in the pouring rain on a recent Sunday without pay, some from hundreds

Caribbean stock markets are warily watching this week's developments on international exchanges, fea

The effect of any U.S. embargo of Iranian crude oil and other products is likely to be only symbolic

The Canadian government will soon announce its opposition to the proposed sale of massive quantities

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. on Wednesday said its earnings declined 2 percent in the third quarte

The first-ever business mission from the city-state of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates arrives in

The House-Senate conference on the omnibus trade bill agreed Thursday to extend presidential negotia

Icahn Has Plans to Buy TWA Stock on MarketAlthough he has withdrawn his going-private propos

The port of Seattle set a monthly record in August when it handled 91,368 cargo containers.

Monsanto Co. and Clemson University have received U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approval for

Agreements covering most of the railroad industry's 350,000 craft workers will expire in July, setti

North Korea on Wednesday freed 11 Japanese fishermen and a fishing boat detained since Sept. 11 for

Switzerland to Allow Faster Money GrowthBERNE, Switzerland - Switzerland's money supply will

Panic stock selling in Asia evaporated Wednesday almost as fast as it took hold, and officials hint

It takes a pound of potash to fertilize a bushel of corn, but determining the appropriate price of p

Traditional Exports Canned ham, fish and fish products, nails and screws, furniture, glasswa

American Railroad Conference and Exhibition on Local and Regional Railroads, Oct. 25-27, J.W. Marrio

The on-time performance for NJ Transit rush-hour commuter trains slipped from 88 percent in August t

A new survey of New York's highways indicates that 64 percent of motorists are using their seat belt

They were lighter, they were cheaper, and just a year ago, they were going to stand the heavy truck

Hoechst Expands HDPE CapacitySOMERVILLE, N.J. - Hoechst Celanese Corp. announced plans to ex

October 21, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallo

South Korea is trying to overtake Japan as the world's largest shipbuilder and is making strong prog

Two Sea-Land Corp. trucking subsidiaries formally will become a part of CSX Corp.'s new intermodal s

The United States will begin using new quota categories contained in the Harmonized System on Jan. 1

Wed., Oct. 21, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

US May Loosen Some Export ControlsThe United States may loosen its strategic controls on exp