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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

What does it take to win Washington's approval of a major transportation merger these days?

Volunteer fire companies across New York state have placed an emergency call for help. They desperat

It was Thursday. At Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, a tiny unit of KLM Cargo takes possession of a packe

The United States is relaxing some prohibitions on export of high technology to the Soviet Union, ac

The Liberian legislature has formally approved reduction in fees for vessels registered in that coun

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY CRETE - 240 million European Currency Units (US$237.6 million) over the n

The federal Environmental Protection Agency says a draft of an environmental review does not examine

The Federal Maritime Commission will consider the following at its next meeting, 10 a.m. Wednesday,

Shiites Pressure France PARIS - Islamic Jihad, the underground Shiite Moslem group holding F

Taiwan's announcement that it will voluntarily restrict steel exports to the United States in the fa

Eastman Kodak Co. introduced 17 new products for professional photographers and photofinishers, incl

A new study of jury verdicts is fueling the dispute between New Jersey's trial lawyers and the insur

Bond Investors Guaranty Insurance Co. moved closer to achieving premier" trading value in municipal

Guardian Royal Exchange, one of Britain's major general lines insurers, said Wednesday it is more co

U.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter said that further exchange rate shifts may be needed.<

UPS Agrees to Buy 13 DC-8s From DeltaGREENWICH, Conn. - United Parcel Service agreed in prin

Commodities dealers Cargill and Marpro plan to step up countertrade activities in Southeast Asia by

The port of Everett is pursuing its own ambitious plan for harbor development now that the Navy appe