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The director of the Teamsters union's largest pension fund said he is pleased with a labor/managemen

2nd Saga Ship Enters Westwood ServiceVANCOUVER, British Columbia - The second of a new class

Houston Puts BakerIn Port JobThe Port of Houston Authority tapped shipping industry

The Antwerp-based Gevaert group has acquired 12.5 percent stake in Hapag- Lloyd, West Germany's bigg

After months of asset sales resulting in a huge cash hoard, a local entrepreneur, Li Ka-shing, is re

Boeing Gets Orders From Cathay, SouthwestBoeing Commercial Airplane Co. confirmed orders for

The supply of platinum is expected to fall short of demand for the second consecutive year, accordin

IMF SENEGAL - $88 million from the International Monetary Fund in return for promises by the

Some U.S. economists said they were not alarmed by the record $5-billion U.S. trade deficit with Jap

The Bond Corp. of Australia has faltered in its attempt to take over $275 million of debt in the Phi

Proposed drastic reductions in Japan's coal output will mean more importsfrom the country's

And the Winners Are WASHINGTON - The Department of Transportation selected 12 underwriters a

Next year will be a critical test of whether commercial banks will do their part in helping the econ

China will attempt to expand aluminum production in the next five years, despite the cost and poor r

Kuhlman Unit Settles Labor Dispute TROY, Mich. - Employees at Kuhlman Corp.'s Bronson Plasti

Vista Chemical Co. filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission coveri

Babcock & Wilcox Unit To Build Egyptian PlantBabcock & Wilcox, an operating unit of McDermot

Lloyd's of London lawyers say a proposed state rule governing surplus and excess lines insurance bro

Newark Airport to Get Rail Station, MonorailNewark International Airport will be linked with

US Sanctions Expected WASHINGTON - President Reagan is expected to act promptly on recommend

A trip to Japan by two California businessmen two years ago sparked a tie between two cities that wa

China will at last become a significant commercial borrower in the next five years, U.S. bankers att

Britain is likely to overtake the United States as the world's top invisible exporter soon, the Brit

Domestic air passenger numbers in Australia are expected to increase at anaverage annual rat

Representatives of all major tin producers and consumers asked the United Nations to provide a new f

Egypt Discussing Debt RestructuringPresident Hosni Mubarak said Egypt is holding talks with

France called on the Dutch and West German governments to join it in making demands for compensation

Truckers are turning the electronic revolution into a rebellion against electronic engineers.

The U.S. Salvage Association is closing down Friday after 65 years of handling property insurance cl

Representatives of 32 countries concluded two weeks of talks aimed at establishing a legal framework

Two of Britain's largest general lines insurance companies, Commercial Union Assur ance Co. PLC and

YEARS AGO, IN SWITZERLAND, George Telfer, then our world trade editor, asked a clerk at his hotel fo

Vancouver longshoremen get paid for riding 40 miles by taxi to work at a pulp-handling terminal at t

Xerox Corp. unveiled a long-term research plan aimed at cutting the $25 billion annual cost for U.S.

Traffic resumed early Wednesday on the St. Lawrence Seaway following a 22- hour interruption caused

Reagan Signs Bill Reauthorizing CFTCPresident Ronald Reagan signed the bill reauthorizing th

Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, a division of United Technologies Inc., plans to lay off up to 2,000 salar

While many types of mutual funds are enjoying a booming business these days, few are as hot as the i

Samsung Shipbuilding Gets French OrderSEOUL, South Korea - Samsung Shipbuilding and Heavy In

Office vacancy rates in the United States are higher than they have ever been and will get worse unl