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West Germany's thriving plastics industry was bursting with confidence on the eve of K'86, the 10th

General Motors Corp. announced it will close 11 plants employing 29,000 people in four states.

Nineteen U.S. and Asian companies will take part in international bidding for Cook Inlet oil in June

One of Canada's major petrochemical groups is joining the ranks ofproducers setting up in Singapore,

GENERAL NEWSRetailers posted strong sales in October. Page 2A The Conference Board's index

GENERAL NEWSRetailers posted strong sales in October. Page 2A The Conference Board's index

Takeover speculation and restructuring plans continued in the stock market Thursday but they were mo

The U.S. dollar moved slightly lower Thursday in nervous, volatile trading fueled by numerous rumors

The New York Stock Exchange and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange announced a joint task force that wi

Chinese Exchange Bows PEKING - Shanghai opened a currency exchange center where foreign inve

LA Firm to Provide Embassy WorkersA Los Angeles company won a $10 million contract to provid

Mexican Ford Plant Opens for US ExportMercury Tracers are heading to the United States from

Transamerica Airlines Sells Seven FreightersOAKLAND, Calif. - Transamerica Airlines said it

Efforts by states to persuade Health Maintenance Organizations to accept the poor and the poor to ac

With virtually every sector of shipping facing several more grim years, top industry representatives

Politburo member Yegor K. Ligachev said that the Soviet Union expects a grain harvest of 210 million

OAS Chief in Mexico MEXICO CITY - Joao Clemente Baena Soares, secretary general of the Organ

The monthly rate of price rises in Argentina again slowed in Octo ber but still remained well above

Royal Dutch/Shell Posts Rise in NetRoyal Dutch/Shell Group reported net income of 525 milli

The way is open for government approval of the proposed joint venture between General Motors Corp.'s

U.S. lumber producers charged the U.S. Commerce Department used sloppy arithmetic in calculating 15

Steel production rose to 1.383 million tons in the week ended Nov. 1, an increase of 1.0 percent fro

Technological breakthroughs and more stable prices are expected to soon lift U.S. productivity back

What environmentally minded consumer wouldn't buy biodegradable plastic garbage bags that are made o

People Express Airlines Inc. said it will eliminate service from Newark to Detroit and Washington D

For the week ended Oct. 25, 1986, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equ

South Korean defense minister Lee Ki-Baek said South Korea would be forced to take self-defensive me

Dominion Resources Inc. plans to restructure and diversify, with an eye toward getting involved in f

The United States didn't violate the General Agreement on Tariffs and Tradewhen it imposed a trade e

As the last of three Sea-Land containerships is readied for launch at a Wisconsin shipyard, competit

ON TRACING INSURANCE REGULATIONS BACK TO THE BEGINNING: In the Navy I was in during World Wa

Flights of fancy automobiles will begin early next year when General Motors Corp. begins production

Private companies could be called on to construct a private container terminal at Santos to help rel

The size of the U.S. oceangoing merchant fleet may be declining, but graduates of the U.S. Merchant

The odds against the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries forcing oil prices to rise by $3

Hercules Inc. and Henkel KGaA, Dusseldorf, West Germany, agreed to the creation of a joint venture

Democratic control of the United States Senate could further complicate progress of U.S.-Canadian ne

U.S. companies rely heavily on overseas suppliers, but their international transportation and distri

Nine leading international maritime organizations have appealed for action by the United Nations to

The nation's air traffic control systems are excellent but not sufficient to meet future air transpo