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Home Unit Names LaddNew Field VPHome Group Inc. promoted David N. Ladd to executive

The leading indexes for nine countries project economic weakness in Australia and the United Kingdom

After 14 months of tortuous negotiations, creditors of the Tung shipping empire have begun signing t

Greece and the United States signed a defense and industrial cooperation agreement that will give Gr

Toshiba Expands Global OperationsToshiba Corp. will open a new color TV chassis plant in Mex

There is concern that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' pricing committee meeting s

Monday, Nov. 10, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

State public utility regulators have basic fears that arise when a utility announces it intends to d

Enjoyment of the tropical sun will have a high priority as the National Association of Professional

The decline in gasoline prices may be coming to an end, according to the latest Lundberg Survey, whi

The Federal Maritime Commission dropped its formal investigation of container-leasing practices by t

Experts here said they expected Ivory Coast coffee output for the new 1986-87 season to fall below 2

The Department of Transportation hailed double-stack container trains as the ''most important interm

Japanese demand for Australian beef is rising and South Korea may be moving toward resuming beef imp

Marine Underwriters Set Annual MeetingCurrent developments in ship design, cargo loss preven

CHANGES AHEAD: The Japanese liner shipping industry may be in for a period of major restructuring. S

The Labor Department proposed that the Chrysler Corp. be fined $910,000 for allegedly disregarding f

Capital Guaranty Corp. said it raised $200 million from six institutional investors to support its e

Canadian Pacific Ltd. reported third-quarter income rose to C$81.2 million, or 27 cents a share, fro

A decline in food exports has contributed to a downward revision of Jamaica's economic growth prospe

China will be operating sophisticated financial markets within a decade at most, said John Phelan, c

Toshiba Subsidiary Opens 2nd US OfficeToshiba International Corp., a subsidiary of Japan's T

Gelco Turns Down Bid By Unidentified SuitorEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - Gelco Corp. said its board

Celcor Inc. said its subsidiary, the Pay Telephone Co., contracted with Getty Petroleum Corp. to pro

The Federal Maritime Commission proposes to require records on service contracts to be kept inside t

The British, who traditionally favor roast beef and Yorkshire pudding for Sunday dinner, have a grow

A decision by the Panhellenic Seamen's Federation to call a worldwide strike for early December has

Pepsico Inc. said it will invest up to US$100 million in joint ventures to produce soft drinks in Ch

A NEW PACIFIC RIM trade war is brewing over what might seem a small matter. With an announce

The turmoil at the port of Portland's shipyard here took a new twist last week when a port subcommit

BankAmerica Plans Large Assets SalesBankAmerica Corp. plans to sell its Italian subsidiary a

Ruco Develops SoftwareProgramRuco Polymer Corp. developed an IBM-compatible software

Norfolk Southern Corp. plans to spend an estimated $15 million at its Norfolk, Va., coal terminal in

AquaSciences International Inc. acquired Panzella Water Conditioning Co. of Marlboro, N.Y., for an u

GENERAL NEWS Consumer confidence declined in October to its lowest level in more than three

Japan might do well to follow the U.S. lead in tax reform, a senior Reagan administration official s

The crane, with its tangle of beams, trusses and cantilevered booms, is so rare that special heavy e

U.S.-based coffee analyst, E.D. and F. Man said Brazil's 1987-88 coffee crop has suffered only negli

Members of The "8900" Rate Agreement plan to implement a rate increase, effective Jan. 1, 1987.<

New Jersey residents are becoming more concerned about chemical and toxic waste, and although they f