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The lunchtime crowd at one of Kentucky Fried Chicken's three Beijing restaurants lines up five deep,

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

Still stinging from the summer's South Korean boycott of grapefruit during the Alar chemical scare,

The Federal Maritime Commission has proposed some changes to two of its administrative records syste

The U.S. dollar declined broadly Tuesday on continued bearish sentiment. The dollar slipped

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

A STRATEGIC CENTER, such as an energy capital, requires a competent, active press corps for internal

CORN AND SOYBEAN FUTURES have been working mostly sideways in recent weeks, while wheat prices have

Dec. 21, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

ICC EXTENDS PERIOD FOR REVENUE COMMENTThe Interstate Commerce Commission has agreed to exten

Despite a disappointing performance in fiscal 1988-89, Australian National Line is confident about f

By now, your trash can looks like an over-stuffed Christmas stocking. There's a catalog for

It's no secret that defense planners are thinking about cutting the defense budget, which will total

China is the world's largest wheat producer but is not keeping pace with its own consumer demand for

A Christmas Eve explosion at Exxon Corp.'s Baton Rouge refinery has choked off feedstock for the com

Tue., Dec. 26, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

SHIPOWNER ENDS JOINT TANKER VENTUREA shipowner incorporated in the Isle of Man will pull its

In the more than 30 years that Roy S. Roberts has worked in manufacturing,from assembling pr

Israel's cabinet approved the Finance Ministry's $27.2 billion state budget for 1990 Monday after tw

MASCOT, AUSTRALIA - CHANGING TIMES? A changing industry? Probably so, Stephen E. McKittrick agrees a

PARIBAS CHIEF PLANS MOVE ON MIXTE SHARESMichel Poncet, president of the French banking group

At least 45 percent of small businesses surveyed nationwide this fall said they are somewhat likely

RULES/REGULATIONS 29th Annual Advanced Antitrust Seminar: Merger, Markets and Joint Ventures

The Florida Insurance Department announced arrests in the biggest alleged property/casualty insuranc

A health maintenance organization owned by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan claims that a sche

Big success has come in small packages for Lewis Galoob Toys Inc. Its tiny vehicles have bee

GUINEA-BISSAU - $23.6 million from the World Bank's International Development Association to improve

Fri., Dec. 22, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

1586 (Dec. 22, 1989) Previous day - 1590 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

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

In a controversy that could increase the price of goods imported to New England, the Massachusetts P

The government is studying a proposal to join several southern islands into one land mass dedicated

State farming and grocers' groups hope to weed out an anti-pesticide ballot initiative sponsored by

Technical experts from customs authorities around the world met here earlier this month to review cl

Shipping companies are largely heeding the Coast Guard's request to switchfrom phone to fax

WESTINGHOUSE ACQUIRES TORONTO-BASED REFFWestinghouse Electric Corp. announced it has acquire

Environmentalists have long maintained that the cutting of old-growth forests harms the spotted owl.

The Maritime Administration has accepted Eastern Overseas Inc.'s offer to buy a government-owned, Wo

Al Hockhousen was appalled when he wandered into a Navy base exchange in Rhode Island some time ago

Alligator steaks in Britain, California wines in France and Texas-style barbecues in West Germany ar