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Growing overseas demand and strong sales figures reported by major U.S. retailing firms helped the U

Stocks rose sharply to record levels in heavy trading Thursday on rumors of an imminent meeting of t

The 1985 production of chlorofluorocarbons 11 and 12 rose to 1,550 million pounds in 1985 from 1,531

Solvent borrowers are leaving the Farm Credit System in droves for other lenders because of its fail

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

Iran Fails to Reply To Japanese Bank CallsIran has not replied to requests from the Export-I

Thursday, September 4, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Applied BioTechnology Inc., a privately-held biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Mass., and Ba

The removal of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from society is "an important national objective" an

Long-term petrochemical demand will increase at about the same rate as the gross national product, a

W.R. Grace & Co. announced the reorganization of its Pacific and Latin American specialty chemical o

Digital Equipment Corp. joined the crowd of companies introducing powerful personal computers by ann

Texas Eastern Corp. and Denka Chemical Corp. jointly announced the signing of a letter of intent for

GENERAL NEWSMajor retailers, reporting that back-to-school items sold well during the latter

Deep divisions over how farm trade should be tackled during the new round of multilateral trade nego

A California oil company believes it has found a way to exportAlaskan oil to Japan and other Asian n

Stocks Soar to Record NEW YORK - Stocks soared to record levels in heavy trading on rumors o

Management placed a new contract offer before North Atlantic delegates of the International Longshor

American Trucking Associations is appealing two hotly contested state truck tax cases to the U.S. Su

Japan is threatening South Africa with new economic sanctions unless South Africa makes progress in

Florida's new insurance law is unconstitutional for at least three reasons, the lead attorney for th

U.S. officials expect a four-power meeting in Portugal this weekend to help smooth the way for a bro

The Interstate Commerce Commission issued procedures it will use for handlingCSX Corp.'s app

A little-known federal office is working hard to save Uncle Sam millions ofdollars on the go

The federal Farm Credit System has enough money to survive for at least another 12 months without se

There will be no switching of terminals, at least initially, for Japanese shipping lines serving Van

JofC Gets Marad Pact On Trade, Ship DataThe Maritime Administration announced the awarding o

A month has passed since President Reagan's controversial decision to offer wheat to the Soviet Unio

The Maritime Administration approved the sale of two, 22-year-old freight ships by Lykes Bros. Steam

Loews Corp. plans to sell 3 million shares of common stock in Majestic Shipping Co., a wholly owned

Four people drowned and 15 were missing after a boat capsized in the Meghna River near Narsingdi, 6

Trade in refined oil products will increase by 40 percent from 250 million metric tons in 1985 to 35

S. Smith's Mother Sues Airline for $50 MillionThe mother of young peace emissary, Samantha S

The growing practice of sinking old ships off the coast to build artificial reefs that attract fish

Maritime officials ruled Argentine exports and imports goods had to be carried on the same vessel th

An atomic reactor of U.S. lineage will power a Franco-Canadian submarine due to enter service in 198

SECOND GUESSING THE MARITIME ADMINISTRATION: James Zok, deputy associate administrator for maritime

GENERAL NEWSMajor retailers, reporting that back-to-school items sold well during the latter

The following are the results of Thursday's St. Louis Merchants Exchange call session for barge frei

Air Canada and Canadian Pacific Air Lines claim Britain is threatening to scrap its bilateral air ag