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Soviet Visit to Mexico MEXICO CITY - The Soviet Foreign Ministry announced that Soviet Forei

Judge Denies Loan To Knudsen Corp.A bankruptcy judge denied Knudsen Corp., a subsidiary of L

Japanese and foreign business leaders here are skeptical that the Nakasone administration's latest $

Fertilizer Consumption Fell in July Domestic fertilizer consumption declined slightly in Jul

Waterman Steamship Corp. lost an unusual challenge to the sale by Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. Inc. of

Senate and House conferees must still resolve several major issues before legislation authorizing po

A budget reconciliation package agreed to by Senate leaders from both parties would require USDA to

Dow B. Hickam Inc., a Houston-based pharmaceutical manufacturer, announced it has acquired Unifiber,

Scientists claimed a major breakthrough in developing a vaccine for malaria, the mosquito-borne dise

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

SEPTEMBER 21-25 - Independent Insurance Agents of America, 90th Annual Convention - Toronto

Container lessors must return to basics if they are to survive and prosper through the present diffi

Top Stories Independent agents lobby against banks entering the insurance market place, fear

Ford Motor Co. is shipping 1987 cars to dealers with sticker prices 3.2 percent to 9 percent above

Richard T. Soper, executive vice president of Sea-Land Service Inc., was elected president and chief

Crude oil prices on the Northwest European spot market ended last week quietly, based on nervousness

Thai Oil Imports Rose In First Half of YearBANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand imported 26.8 millio

Thailand may lose significant foreign exchange earnings and face an unemployment crisis as Middle Ea

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' crude oil output for the first half of September

MARKET MOVES: Speculation that other railroads are looking to purchase trucking companies is running

Reaction of Japanese enterprises to newly announced economic sanctions against South Africa by the N

India, like other countries, is wooing Hong Kong investors fearing the colony's return to China in 1

Raychem Plans to Invest In Ventures in TaiwanTAIPEI, Taiwan - Raychem Corp., of Menlo Park,

GENERAL NEWS Congress is likely to give final approval to the tax reform bill this week, des

Total foreign exchange reserves stood at US$10.47 billion at the end of June, according to figures f

Malaysian Tin Output Rose During JulyMalaysia's tin production in July totaled 2,501 metric

Elements of the insurance industry are lauding a federal court ruling on air bags even though it doe

A year after its founding, the Association of Independent Stevedores and Terminal Operators still ha

Contract talks between the International Longshoremen's Association and the four-port Council of Nor

With the Chernobyl accident still fresh in West German minds, a dispute over a nuclear plant just ov

The Saab Scania truck and bus group of Sweden intends to integrate operations between its subsidiari

Raychem Plans to Invest In Ventures in TaiwanTAIPEI, Taiwan - Raychem Corp., of Menlo Park,

Trans Freight Lines said it will call at Fos, France, as part of its weekly Mediterranean service.

It has been less than a year since Congress, with a leap of faith and a sigh of relief, produced a n

Consolidated Freightways Inc. will continue to expand its services through a capital spending progra

The combination of international finance meetings in Washington, a fast- approaching Congressional a

"No...Problem!" Or so it's written on T-shirts, travel bags and even sandals hawked these days in so

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY GREECE - $1.05 million in emergency aid for the victims of the Sept. 13 e

Australia and China have agreed to establish a joint commission to promote trade and economic cooper

A two-year-long effort to secure more inspectors for the Los Angeles district of the U.S. Customs Se