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Rates for Panamax ships from the U.S. Gulf to Japan climbed to $12.50 with Japanese charterers fixin

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fremont General Corp. says it will spin off or discontinue unprofitable insurance operations that ac

JAPAN MEXICO - $75 million from the Bank of Japan. Loan is about 4.6 percent of the $1.6 bil

Aircraft nearly collide in flight every other day over California, the state that leads the nation i

Supplies of gasoline continued to run counter to normal seasonal trends and increased for the second

In the Sun Marino club - the Tokyo version of a crowded California fern bar - 50 men and women nibbl

MoneyCenter, the electronic financial information service developed by Knight-Ridder Financial Infor

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

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

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

Robert Anestis, president of Guilford Transportation Industries, has announced his resignation, but

The chairman of Texas Air Corp., Houston, predicted his company soon will complete its planned acqui

The death toll from the Black Sea collision of two Soviet ships rose to 116 Thursday as divers repor

Union Carbide Corp. said it signed a letter of intent for the sale of the assets of its Brownsville,

Burmah Specialty Chemicals, a division of the Burmah Oil PLC, acquired Co lumbia Cement Co., a New Y

New Zealand to Limit Live Sheep ExportsWELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand will restrict l

Domestic coal production will be slashed from the current 16 million tons annually to only 9 million

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

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

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

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

Canada's largest tow boating company, Seaspan International Ltd., of North Vancouver, has been bough

The following table lists the spot coal contracts signed between the Tennessee Valley Authority and

Iran Thursday released a Soviet freighter after forcing it to an Iranian port and searching the vess

Most parts of New South Wales had useful rain in July-August, improving the prospects for favorable

The drastic drop of U.S. grain exports is beginning to take a toll on the nation's major grain hauli

West Germany's grain production declined an estimated 2.2 percent to 25.35 million metric tons in 19

Success or failure of a major venture such as the construction of a large oil refinery often may de

Truckers are driving the long way around the Puget Sound area to avoid ferry costs, but Washington s

A multimillion-dollar tax break for a Midwestern truck lessor will be on the clogged agenda next wee

Ecuador's President Leon Febres Cordero, who supports free enterprise and close ties with the United

Mideast Trip Put Off WASHINGTON - Secretary of State George P. Shultz postponed consideratio

The Reagan administration wants Canada, Sweden and Taiwan to moderate their steel exports to the Uni