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Transshipment tonnage through Rotterdam, the world's largest port, rose to 128.4 million tons in the

Japan's current account surplus soared to an all-time monthly high of more than $8 billion in July,

Two of the colony's premier trading groups stunned the stock market with their disappointing profits

Madras-based engineering firms have planned joint ventures in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.<

Brazil and India, the two leading opponents of negotiating rules for trade in services, proposed a p

Attorneys for two groups suing an insurance company for allegedly discriminating against homosexuals

SEPTEMBER 11-14 - National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices, annual convent

The following vessels have all been reported as casualties during the passage of Typhoon Vera:

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

A record $18 billion merchandise trade deficit in July is likely to spawn protectionist demands in C

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

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.<

The same gas utility industry that property/casualty insurers have avoided in recent years is drawin

The head of Prudential Lines said there is still a chance the carrier can be restructured, despite t

Sentiment is growing among livestock market analysts and packer sources that fed-cattle trade volume

Bill to Use Plain Cars By CHP AdvancesThe California Highway Patrol could seek unsafe trucks

The Tax Reform Act of 1986 will decrease overall earnings in the banking industry, but the ultimate

A special promotion of U.S. food products in West Germany is expected to lead to nearly $1 million i

The tax plan waiting final congressional approval will force farmers to pay higher taxes while facin

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

Soviet-US Meeting WASHINGTON - Declaring the Soviet Union was "not interested in an empty su

Builders Transport Inc. will boost its surging truck revenue by another $40 million annually with th

Japanese Firm to Make Compact Discs in USA major Japanese phonograph maker announced plans t

Earnings Climb At Cathay PacificHONG KONG - Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. reported first-half

All portions of Hong Kong's trade showed healthy gains last month, fueling industry's hopes for a su

For the week ended Aug. 16, 1986, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major rail

Soviet Official in Tokyo TOKYO - Soviet Vice Foreign Minister Mikhail Kapitsa told his Japan

About 400 Renault auto workers disrupted business at the Chase Manhattan Bank to protest what they c

A lobbying group bankrolled principally by electricity companies is spending more than $1 million th

Ecuador Cutting Output In Support of OPECQUITO, Ecuador - The state oil company announced th

The Department of Energy said it intends to buy 35,000 barrels a day of domestic crude oil for the S

NJ Officials Urge Rate Cut for PSE&GNEWARK, N.J. - New Jersey officials recommended a rate r

Olin Corp. acquired the assets of Kern Products, a distributor of swimming pool products in Southern

Japan's direct corporate overseas investment in fiscal 1985 totaled US$12.2 billion, up 20.3 percent

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Soviet press reports suggest the cotton crop in the region o

Norsk Hydro intends to increase its capacity for shipping steadily increasing volumes of ammonia.

The International Longshoremen's Association returned to the picket line at Port Everglades Thursday

A HOT TIP: Property/casualty insurance stocks may be in for a run today. A. Michael Frinquel