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GENERAL NEWSThe government's main gauge of future economic activity fell in August for the t

If one stretches his recollection of the entire span of the 50-year existence of Air Canada (nee Tra

Lockheed Comments On C-5B AllegationsCALABASAS, Calif. - Lockheed Corp. denied recent allega

House Agriculture Committee members, on a visit to Canada to meet farmers and farm officials there,

The Du Pont Co. announced it will construct a plant to produce "Krytox" vacuum pump fluids and fluor

Economists said inflation is unlikely to accelerate much, despite fast money growth and a declining

US Primary Dealer Now Hongkong EntityThe CM&M Group today becomes a 51 percent entity of Hon

The international thrust of Australian banks continues. The Australia and New Zealand Bank h

ILWU in Canada Approves Strike VoteVANCOUVER, British Columbia - British Columbia's 3,400 lo

Three hundred thousand cars - 75 percent of them destined for points east of the Rockies - will be

The proposed management buy-out of Mayflower Group Inc. is one of several alternatives facing the co

Japan registered a current account surplus of $7.05 billion in August, offfrom $8.03 billion

Top Stories The Chinese, fearing a mounting trade deficit, have intensified their push to in

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries passed the halfway stage of its two months product

Philadelphia Electric Co. announced that effective Oct. 1, gas rates will be reduced $46.6 million t

United Airlines will modify the way 228 of its 361 jets are flown on takeoff and substantially reduc

Fear of terrorist attacks is one reason that more passengers are using the nation's fastest growing

India's sugar output during 1986-87 (October-September) is unlikely to meet the country's rising dom

The Port of Houston Authority has replaced a private company that was managing its foreign trade zon

At least three disturbing legislative trends threaten the U.S. port industry, according to Erik Stro

The 38,406-deadweight-ton Chinese bulk carrier Liu Lin Hai reportedly caught fire in its No. 5 hold

Stauffer Increases Vanadium PriceStauffer Chemical Co. is raising its price of vanadium oxyt

The Australian life industry continued to boom ahead during 1985. But some offices did a lot

The very same industry trying to hold back today's riskless society is not listening to its own advi

Japan Reaffirms Role In SDI ProgramThe recent decision by the Nakasone administration permit

Tao Zuji knew he was taking a risk. City officials would not permit him to start his own bus

Nicaragua's trade deficit is expected to reach $608 million this year due largely to the United Stat

Burtek, a subsidiary of the French electronics firm Thomson CSF, signed a $5 million original equipm

DOT to Review Service WASHINGTON - Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Hanford Dole decided t

Gholamreza Akazadeh, Iranian oil minister, who is reportedly drumming up support forfresh Iranian pr

Normally at this time of year, the U.S. would be close to announcing the coming year's sugar import

The U.S. Coast Guard seeks comments on its proposed rules to guard against pollu tion from hazardous

Mobay Corp., a company of Bayer USA Inc., started production of high-purity polycarbonate resin for

The Chernobyl nuclear accident and delayed construction at three other nuclear plants are contributi

Insurance companies in Vermont have been warned to stop forcing customers to buy more than one of th

The U.S. dollar gained ground Tuesday on news of a lower-than-expected $13.3 billion merchandise tra

The outlook for U.S. wheat exports is holding steady at 31.3 million tons for the current marketing

A comprehensive analysis of the New York Medicaid program has been urged by State Comptroller Edwar

Saying it is concerned about insurance costs, the Reagan administration is siding with insurers who

Japan's exports of 1-megabit DRAM semiconductor chips will more than triple to 1.3 million units in