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The nation's major business economists show solid support for the Federal Reserve's conduct of monet

All the members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries except the United Arab Emirates

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

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. is planning to eliminate excess inventories by the end of the year by redu

A lawyer for Yangming Marine Transport Corp. said his client will protest a proposed $276,000 fine i

Tanker owners are likely to enjoy considerably higher freight rates and profits during the coming de

The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command has established a special hot line for private companies th

HONG KONG GROUP BUYS MORE CUMMINS' SHARESA Hong Kong investment concern has raised its stake

Finance ministers and central bankers from the largest industrial democracies are standing firm in d

MERIT NAMES PRESIDENT, MOVES OFFICE TO SEATTLEMerit Steamship Agency Inc. named a new presid

Leaders of rail, truck and airline unions will meet this week to plan the structure of a new group t

Sea-Land Service Inc. said it will add the Japanese port of Nagoya to its Pacific Southwest Service.

BIG THREE REPORT SOARING AUTO SALESMid-September car and truck sales by the nation's Big Thr

Future prospects for trade in coal, oil, grain and other bulk commodities will dominate a bulk trans

For two months in 1952, Shozo Magoshi was an assistant purser aboard a Y.S. Line ship. While leaning

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

Navix Line Ltd. was born in the aftermath of a prolonged slump in the world liner shipping business

Sometime soon, that $35 bottle of cabernet sauvignon may come with a screw top. And peeling the seal

Unocal Corp. of Schaumburg, Ill., will build a 180-million-pound-a-year polymer emulsion plant at Ka

MERRILL GROUP TO BUY DEL MONTE FOOD UNITA Merrill Lynch and Co. group is set to buy Del Mont

Better late than never. That seems to be the philosophy of Egyptian apparel and textile manufacturer

Sept. 25, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

Sept. 25, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Insurance companies can expect to be involved in at least a yearlong bitter political war over insur

Sitting down with consumer leaders seems about as bright as negotiating with Adolph Hitler, says Joh

CONRAIL POST CREATED TO PROMOTE SERVICEConrail has named the veteran manager of its railcar

The TransPacific Westbound Rate Agreement said it will hold its fuel surcharge at current levels thr

Excel Corp., a major meat packing company, confirmed negotiations with European Community officials

TRANSPORTATION COURSE OFFERED AT BRIDGEPORTBRIDGEPORT, Conn. - The University of Bridgeport

Several freighters and 15 U.S. Navy ships were waiting Monday afternoon for Charleston harbor to reo

The system of collective rate-making among many shipping lines should be retained in its present for

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd., the trading-based conglomerate, reported earnings for the six months

The Big Three automakers and major oil companies say they have held meetings on development of fuels

Despite optimism expressed by top coal officials, a big shortfall in Soviet coal production is predi

U.S. importers and exporters in the Jamaica trade will be asked to help pay for the war on drugs wit

STOCK PRICES KEEP TUMBLING, fed by investor fears set off by the junk bond crisis. How likely, howev

WEST GERMANY POSTS IMPORT PRICE INCREASEFRANKFURT, West Germany - West German import prices

Mon., Sept. 25, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

The dollar remained broadly lower Monday afternoon, showing little movement during New York's tradin

A kinder, gentler approach to the International Coffee Agreement? That's what some supporter