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Spying on Cuba has taken a new turn as port officials in Miami prepare for what they think will be a

U.S. government officials knew that a ship destined for Senegal could not meet its schedule for load

Trying to serve two constituencies, the Port Everglades Authority has managed to anger both, and cou

MAN ACQUIRES STAKE IN SPANISH PROCESSORMADRID, Spain - The London-based commodities company

A director of Anglo American Insurance Co. said Tuesday the London-based insurer is still interested

Torchmark Corp. began soliciting proxies on Monday for its proposed slate of five independent nomine

The Supreme Court, accepting a case of broad significance in the workplace, agreed Monday to decide

Ten large insurance companies operating in California rolled up nationwide profits of $2.1 billion i

AXA-MIDI, HOYLAKE ASK FOR MORE TIMEThe Paris-based Axa-Midi and the Bermuda-based Hoylake

Plastic is forever. The millions of tons discarded each year will never rust or rot away. Th

THE HOME INSURANCE CO. (New York) - Peter C. O'Connor has joined The Home as vice president-internat

Hawaii's insurance industry drastically overhauled its definition of fire insurance coverage when it

PRIMERICA REPORTS 37 PERCENT RISE IN NETFrom Wire and Staff ReportsPrimerica Corp.'s

Ohio Edison Co.'s bulk sale of electric power to a Washington, D.C., utility is coming under scrutin

Japan's sugar refineries are combating a decline in household sugar consumption by cutting productio

Ten companies are requesting licenses from the Federal Maritime Commission to operate as ocean freig

On Feb. 10, David Brost, president of the Chicago trading company that bears his name, wandered up

Announcing the second major sale of New York City waterfront property in six months, the Port Author

NORTH AMERICA Malaysian Furniture Show. April 19-27. High Point, N.C. Contact Mohammed Ab. H

ISUZU JOINTLY DEVELOPS HIGH-POWERED BATTERYJapanese carmaker Isuzu Motors has invented a bat

Some business executives here are taking a distinctly offhand view of the government's loudly promot

SONY PLANS TUBE PLANT AT FORMER VW FACILITYSony Corp. will manufacture color-television pict

Apr. 17, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Local re-export trade, which is dominated by the United States and China, suffered a sharp decline i

A short-term supply squeeze may be developing in Spain's natural gas markets, with demand seen strai

The overvalued Canadian dollar is proving "disastrous" for exports and is the key factor behind a sh

JAPANESE DIVIDED ON CHINA LOAN FREEZEThe Japanese government is split over whether to resume

The U.S. dollar was mostly higher in choppy trading Tuesday. The U.S. currency shifted direc

SOVIETS TO CUT SUPPLIES OF GAS TO LITHUANIAThe Soviet Union said it will reduce supplies of

A study released Tuesday forecasts that expanded automobile production in the United States by Japan

HAZELWOOD APPEALS NEGLIGENCE CONVICTIONJoseph Hazelwood, fired Exxon captain, acquitted on c

U.S. Sen. Alfonse D'Amato, R-N.Y., will speak at the May 5 christening of the State University of Ne

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Oddvar Finstad, chief officer of the Scandinavian Star, conceded at a marine inquiry Monday that he

Apr. 17, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

1447 (Apr. 17, 1990) Previous day - 1456 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

VOLVO GM TO ASSEMBLE TRACTORS, TRUCKS IN USVolvo GM Heavy Truck Co. plans to start assemblin

CSL INTERMODAL (Hunt Valley, Md.) - Joseph P. Pirozzi was promoted to director, intermodalsales. He'

SLOOOWLY THEY CAME . . . Step by step, the Japanese are starting to play a role in the groups that c

Friends of the Earth who shop at Sunflower Natural Foods here gladly pay $1.59 for a small can of t