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There is a shortage of longshoremen to unload ships at ports in New Jersey and New York because many

An expected windfall from lower oil prices has not materialized in Western Europe and is causing the

Roughly 150 miles of highway have been transformed into a conveyor belt for containers trucked betwe

Botha to Visit Japan TOKYO - South African Foreign Minister Roelof Botha will make an unoffi

Prosperous countries are more willing to push subsidized loans to the Third World when the loans are

Wickes Cos. ended its hostile takeover bid for Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. and sold off some of th

One year after the Austrian wine scandal brought wine exports to a standstill, two men have been arr

U.K. manufacturing output will remain flat through the remainder of 1986, and economic growth will s

Gov. Mario Cuomo ordered the state Consumer Protection Board to sue the Public Service Commission if

WORLD BANK GAMBIA - $16.5 million from the International Development Association and the Wor

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it built a new low-sulfur coal stockpile at its Widows Creek pow

Boeing Subsidiary Suspends 19 WorkersNineteen employees of an aerospace firm that makes part

A watchdog group's contention that high numbers of nuclear plant mishaps made 1985 the worst year ev

The Agriculture Department is going to let meat processors use some acidic chemicals, including some

Spot coal market prices continued to fall, with traders and utility purchasers mostly attributing th

The Journal of Commerce's new industrial materials price index gives early signals of inflation or d

The U.S. dollar declined Friday morning on news of a record-high U.S. trade deficit in July, then st

Soviets See Benefits From Western ExpertsVIENNA, Austria - A Soviet scientist said that his

With sweeping changes in the tax rules expected to take effect at year-end, there has been much talk

The new year for the stock market always starts after Labor Day, not on Jan. 1. The summer i

Japanese investments in foreign stocks climbed to an all-time high net figure of $844 million in Jul

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

Friday, August 29, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanadaU.K.

Sun Carriers Files 10 Million-Share OfferSun Carriers Inc., the common carrier trucking comp

A major outbreak of foot and mouth disease in breeding centers of central and northern Italy may pro

Gas utilities are taking their gloves off. The American Gas Association is planning to visit

Geoffrey H. Moore pioneered in business cycle research, building on the framework of economists Wesl

Iran's oil minister, Gholam Reza Aqazadeh, said Chinese officials told him that China has agreed to

Deutsche Texaco A.G., a subsidiary of Texaco Inc., announced the discovery of a natural gas well in

A couple of times a week, John Cassidy makes his rounds - Houston; Morgan City, La.; Tyler, Texas; H

The billionaire Hunt brothers placed a major company under bankruptcy court protection, signaling wh

Aerospace firms from around the world, meeting here at Farnborough for the world's biggest air show,

Wayne Prospect hasn't had much sleep, but his eyes open all the way as he contemplates victory.<

Sunoco, DX Stations Accept Discover CardSun Refining and Marketing Co. announced that Sunoco

The aviation industry could face another round of massive insurance rate increases if further losses

Airlines Seek Nod To Cover Frontier RouteSeven air carriers have asked the Transportation De

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

The Commerce Department cleared the way for countervailing duties on imports of New Zealand steel wi

The Inter-American Investment Corp. will move closer this month to starting operations. At i

President Quits to SeekA New HomeSteven Newman, president of Home Insurance Co. for