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The European Commission said it opened an anti-dumping investigation against Japanese exports of pri

The government may buy a Soviet supercomputer instead of large and sophisticated U.S. computers beca

The U.S. dollar edged higher Wednesday with the aid of an expanded currency swap program among major

Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone's visit to Washington at the end of the month probably won't bring

Britain probably would suffer far more than Japan from blanket U.S. import controls, senior U.K. ind

Officials claimed the Argentine government won most of its demands in negotiations on a new loan and

Early last January the U.S. Customs Service seized a shipment of men's pantsfrom Hong Kong.<

Medium-Range Missile Accord Reported Near MOSCOW - A U.S.-Soviet agreement on eliminating me

The Maritime Subsidy Board turned down for the third time a request from three tug-barge operators f

India's Oil Company Posts Record ProfitNEW DELHI, India - India's state-owned Oil and Natura

Chernobyl has begun to go back to normal" but public confidence in nuclear power remains damaged fol

Large Firms Exceeding Pension ObligationsLarge corporations are continuing to meet or exceed

The Long Island Lighting Co. is asking federal permission to crank up the Shoreham nuclear plant to

Kemper Group said it is exploring the sale of its accident and health insurance operation at a time

Cost-cutting steps enacted by Congress in the past six years substantially increased out-of-pocket m

The Gulf Ports Association has agreed to spend as much as $25,000 on a legal effort aimed at allowin

The state Senate has approved two bills that would expand the investment opportunities of insurance

The closure last year of the Shell Francaise oil refinery resulted in a 12 percent decline in tonnag

Nearly half of the licensed insurance salespeople for Delaware are giving up their license to do bus

The Reagan administration is concerned about a House committee action limiting the use of cash forei

The American Bureau of Shipping was incorporated on April 22, 1962, as the Ship Classification Socie

The Polyco Operation of Borden Chemical Domestic and International, a division of Borden Inc., has a

Hercules Inc. Raises Price of FormaldehydeHercules Inc., Wilmington, Del., will increase for

The American Bureau of Shipping, which celebrates its 125th birthday this month, has branched into n

A proposal to curb floor broker activities at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange was voted down by more

Recently salvaged Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. is investing heavily in new box equipment as U

South Korea's relaxed import restrictions will be a boon to Caterpillar Inc., which expects to sell

A catastrophic drought of new orders has become a serious problem for West Germany's shipyards.<

The state of California has opened a trade and investment office in London in an effort to promote b

Island Shipping Lines said Maritime Administration decisions on pending applications to enter the ma

The Federal Maritime Commission formally started an examination of conditions facing shipping in the

Conference to Raise General Rates 5 percentGENOA, Italy - The Mediterranean/North Pacific Co

Italian Line plans to start a U.S. Gulf-Mediterranean service this summer by slot-chartering space o

Stocks fell sharply in extremely heavy trading for a second straight day, as a widening in the U.S.

UK Cocoa Grindings Rose in First QuarterU.K. first-quarter cocoa grindings were up 15.92 per

Base metal prices are stagnating at low levels and must eventually rise, Dietrich Natus, Metallgesel

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

Jorio Dauster, Brazilian Coffee Institute president left for London Tuesday to set up an auction for

In the wide world of wheat, it's not turning out to be a wonderful year. From the plains of

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or