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While earthquakes spell disaster, they can sometimes lead to new opportunities. Forced to re

VEHICLE EXPORTS SLUMP 9.4 PERCENT FOR JAPANESEJapan's car, truck and bus exports in November

The United States' short-term economic outlook is fraught with problems, according to a study releas

China's annual inflation rate slowed to 7.1 percent in November, compared with a 27 percent rate at

Midway Airlines is a survivor. It is one of only two jet carriers that didn't exist in some

The Cubans have rejected a request by the U.S. Postal Service to send mail directly to the island af

In the next few weeks, the Port of New York and New Jersey hopes to begin reaping the benefits of a

Propane OK, heating oil no way, said the U.S. Maritime Administration late Wednesday. That decision

Can Transcon Lines Inc., which bought ANR Freight System Inc. on Dec. 7, successfully merge the two

Panama has dispatched one of its top economists to the United States to seek U.S. reconstruction aid

U.S. law forbids Americans to deal with Vietnam. But some of America's biggest companies aren't shy

PA. BILL WOULD MANDATE DRUG ABUSE COVERAGEHARRISBURG, Pa. - Legislation mandating that all g

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

CANAVERAL PORT AUTHORITY (Cape Canaveral, Fla.) - Richard B. Lombroia was named director of real est

POLYPROPYLENE RESINS Himont Inc., based in Wilmington, Del., said it will increase the price

Collective and state farms are to be transformed into more efficient, modernized units under a new p

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION EXCLUSION ORDER ON STRIP LIGHTS. The International Trade Commission o

Frozen concentrated orange juice futures prices continued to rise on speculative buying Thursday, as

The new coalition government is reviewing trade policy, and one option is tocut imports, Com

The crisis in Panama has sparked a surge in Liberia's ship registry program, but the new leaders of

* Customs Update 3A * Liberia Ship Registry Expected to Compete Harder 1B* Propane Firm Gets

Dockworkers and employers at the Port of Baltimore are still trying to negotiate a new labor contrac

Birth centers provide a safe, less costly alternative to hospital childbirth for healthy women at lo

Angry homeowners, besieged oil delivery companies and governors across the Northeast are calling on

Imports of gold will fall this year from last thanks to reduced official buying, but Taiwan remains

Attorneys for Mobil Oil Corp. wanted to shield top executives from details of environmental problems

CONRAIL ELECTS SWANSON SENIOR VP-OPERATIONSDonald A. Swanson has been elected senior vice pr

Prices continued to fall in the precious metals complex Thursday, with Commodity Exchange Inc. silve

Continued export expansion and increased sales in high-technology industries will enable the U.S. ma

Now that the Cold War is thawing, Philadelphia and its North Atlantic competitors are vying to be th

Cooperative efforts between the private insurance sector and the federal government are beneficial t

EVALCA BOOSTS CAPACITY AT TEXAS PLANTEVAL Co. of America (Evalca), based in Lisle, Ill., has

The fall of the Romanian government won't disrupt a large-volume, long-term coal supply contract Isl

Alsen Coal Terminal Ltd. of Rhinebeck, N.Y., resubmitted an application to the state Department of E

MONTANA POWER CO. (Butte, Mont.) - Robert P. Gannon, 45, was elected president to succeed retiring u

Cargo fees used to fund dockworker longshore benefit programs here will drop by $1 a ton effective J

Prominent among costs that make the Port of New York/New Jersey more expensive are trucking costs.

Grain output in China this year amounted to just over 407 million metric tons, equaling the 1984 rec

Winter has arrived with a vengeance this year, making life hard in all sectors of the livestock indu

Two New York investors put Camden, S.C.-based Builders Transport Inc. on notice that they would take