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Saint-Gobain, France's newly privatized manufacturer of glass and construction materials with over $

The European Community Commission confirmed that it will launch an investigation into the recent acq

West German Surplus In Trade Fell in JuneFRANKFURT, West Germany - West Germany posted a tra

China's southwestern province of Yunnan negotiated US$30 million worth of import and export contract

The future of Hong Kong under Chinese rule is in very good hands judging by the actions of visiting

The managing director of the International Monetary Fund proposed a new strategy to help the world's

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

The final decade of British colonial rule in Hong Kong commenced last month with little fanfare, alt

A local company with interests in Canadian gold mines has won China's first joint-venture deal to ex

The largest joint manufacturing venture ever undertaken in China will strengthen further the aluminu

The U.S. Department of Agriculture officials tentatively approved the importing of up to 270,000 liv

A British company has designed a vacuum cleaner specifically for disposal of toxic dusts such as asb

Chilean Smelter to Hike Blister Copper CapacitySANTIAGO, Chile - The Chilean state-owned cus

Arnold B. McKinnon, chairman and chief executive officer of NorfolkSouthern Corp., says he recognize

Aetna Life & Casualty Co. isn't going to take it anymore. Let's just say we're not out there

Treasury May Delay Debt RefinancingThe U.S. Treasury tentatively decided to postpone the ann

Mon., July 27, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Yugoslavia's largest port of Rijeka was swamped with cargo Monday as a strike of about 5,300 employe

Sea-Land Service Inc. has moved a step closer to taking command of at least six United States Lines

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.'s second-quarter net income rose 11 percent to $504 million, or $2.08

The developer who wants to turn Syracuse's Oil City district into a thriving waterfront complex has

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

The newly refitted Queen Elizabeth 2 with 1,800 passengers on board limped into Southampton Port Mon

A management consulting firm says the cruise industry faces financially choppy waters over the next

The outlines of the quagmire that critics predicted would snare the U.S. escort operation in the Per

August is taking shape as a monumental month for Sea-Land Service Inc. as it inaugurates the first o

The proposed merger of British Airways and British Caledonian Airways is meeting resistance from con

Air Express Says Net Income RisesDARIEN, Conn. - Air Express International Corp. reported ne

British Aerospace PLC is offering U.S. and other aerospace companies the opportunity to compete for

Western diplomats claimed a secret airlift of U.S. arms to anti-government guerrillas in Angola cont

The airline buying binge that has propelled Boeing's jetliner sales to record heights each of the la

974.5 (July 27) Previous day - 972.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in Lo

A study to assess the future needs of container terminals on the New York side of the harbor is plan

Intrepid Museum Files Reorganization PlanNEW YORK - The Intrepid Museum Foundation, which op

A tugboat operator challenged in a federal appeals court here what it called a commercial towing mon

Hearings are scheduled to begin today in the dispute between Mack Trucks Inc. and the United Auto W

The building of a nation is not an easy job. Those are the words of Peter MacDonald. And bui

The migration of West German shipowners to cost-saving foreign flags of convenience has slowed durin

The government is under fire on two maritime fronts, accused of apathy" over a strike of stevedores

Continental Illinois Corp. named Thomas C. Theobald, 50, currently vice chairman of Citicorp, to rep