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The federal budget deficit shrank only slightly in the 1989 fiscal year to $152.1 billion from the 1

Shippers and carriers in the trans-Pacific trades are reacting to the Federal Maritime Commission's

China has announced it will set up a fund to repay its rising foreign debt, adding to fears among so

The uneasy calm that settled over London's money markets late Friday failed to dispel the mood of sh

Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich., and Mitsubishi Kasei Corp. of Tokyo said they will restructure MD

French state-owned chemicals group Orkem SA Friday said it will pay $345 million to buy the Bostik a

The world's rubber markets are in for active trading and price fluctuations this week, as traders wa

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

Is another 1984 around the corner for reinsurance buyers? Overnight, the question has become the sub

SINGAPORE AIRLINES, DELTA SET ACCORDSGlobalization of the airline industry continues, as Del

Transportation Secretary Samuel Skinner says the Bush administration opposes attempts to waive exist

Amtrak has agreed to add a stop in Yonkers on its Empire Corridor route starting April 1. Yonkers is

Exxon Corp.'s announcement that it will move its headquarters to Dallas is the latest of a series of

President Bush has nominated Bernard DeLury, a veteran negotiator of labor contracts for Edison, N.J

Big business isn't adopting electronic data interchange as quickly as its proponents had hoped.<

REGIONAL BLOCS Europe Inc. 1992. Nov. 9. Newton, Mass. Conference focuses on U.S.inv

CRA LTD., MITSUBISHI PLAN AUSTRALIAN PROJECTSYDNEY, Australia - CRA Ltd., an Australian mini

After 30 years of unbridled economic growth, Taiwan is facing a growing protest from environmental g

Japan Air Lines wants to bury its air cargo. That's just one way the airline thinks it can f

UAL SAYS EARNINGS PLUNGED IN 3RD QUARTERUAL Corp. reported third-quarter earnings of $111 mi

FUTURES PRICES REACHED life-of-contract highs, with the November, January and April contracts all bu

Nervousness in the financial markets and signs of a weakening economy continue to cast a pall over t

CMS ENERGY APPROVES DIVIDEND RESTORATIONDEARBORN, Mich. - CMS Energy Corp.'s board approved

Argentina will start sounding out creditors this week, seeking a substantialcut in capital a

INCREASE IN SPENDING CALLED WEAKEST IN YEARConsumer spending in September posted its weakest

South Korea's Ministry of Finance formally announced Thursday that the government's revision of the

The spread of the life insurance habit in France boosted French companies' premium income to 411 bil

Pan Ocean Shipping Co., operator of South Korea's largest fleet of tramp ships, moved its Pacific No

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

Airlines can take a number of steps to reduce cargo theft, speakers at a Cargo Security Council meet

WEST GERMAN PLANT, MACHINERY ORDERS FALLFRANKFURT, West Germany - Foreign orders in the West

The New Jersey Supreme Court has thrown another roadblock in the way of oil companies that want to o

Trade Representative Carla Hills said Friday the United States will not support the Soviet Union's d

THE SUGAR CLUB (New York) - David C. Carter was elected president of the international sugar forum.<

Local governments that urged peasants to grow more grain are too short of cash to buy the bumper har

MALAYSIA MAY EFFECT ITS PRIVATIZATION PLANKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's Finance Minist

South Korea's ostensible agreement to lift all import restrictions by July 1997 may not open up the

NJ DUMP FIRE CLEANUP COULD COST $8 MILLIONNEWARK, N.J. - It could cost $8 million to clean u

1636 (Oct. 27, 1989) Previous day - 1627 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

The president of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. said the diversified transportation company should exceed