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State officials have yanked the Economic Development Zone benefits of Japan's largest glove manufact

The chemical industry is pleased with almost every aspect of the federal government's new regulation

British candy and soft drink giant Cadbury Schweppes PLC said Thursday it was buying the U.S. soft d

Fifteen insurers are fighting a plan by New Jersey's insurance commissioner to turn over company fil

A Georgia-based life insurer has been cleared by California regulators of charges of providing consu

Prominent Iranian business executives based in the United States are quietly paving the way for "the

HOW TO USE: The following government bid opportunities are among the hundreds of such opport

1426 (Aug. 31, 1989) Previous day - 1425 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Citing serious cash flow problems, Brazilian state oil company Petrobras has stopped making payments

Top federal officials will discuss U.S. customs reform and maritime legislation at a conference of t

In his first overseas speech since he was named Japan's prime minister, Toshiki Kaifu told a capacit

China's railways are struggling to cope with steadily increasing demand for movement of goods and pe

FMC HIKES PRICE OF PHOSPHORIC ACIDSFMC Corp. of Philadelphia, Pa., is increasing prices for

USDA Secretary Clayton Yeutter Thursday blasted opponents of new agricultural products, including bo

Thur., Aug. 31, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

Two affiliates of Ocean Shipholdings Inc. began operating two integrated tug- barge vessels for subs

Two major U.S. ocean carriers, numerous shippers and dozens of others involved in international trad

West Germany's shipbuilders are facing stiff competition from Asia, and the industry says it needs g

The U.S. government is seriously considering a request by American meat producers to donate pork bel

JAPAN, UK FIRMS SIGN FIBER DEVELOPMENT PACTJapan's Teijin Thursday announced an agreement wi

Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens plans to turn up the heat in his battle for a management say in Japane

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

A new Philippine offshore oil well is ready to begin production, its American operator said, after t

One year after Evergreen Marine Corp. announced plans to establish an international airline, the com

S. KOREA WILL EXTEND IMPORT CREDIT PROGRAMSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea has agreed with t

PLESSEY: AIRLINES BUYING ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMSBritish electronics firm Plessey Co. said Thur

African nations are pressing for an international conference on their $240 billion debt, raising awk

A decade of trade talks between the United States and Japan has produced high tension, plenty of ant

Freight rates charged by liner shipping companies have tumbled sharply since the Shipping Act of 198

Wearing a hard hat and a dirty tee-shirt, the warehouse manager shouts an order for his staff to loa

A second shipload of PCBs arrived at this St. Lawrence River port Wednesday, the day after riot poli

BACKGROUND: Sustained U.S. and Western calls for greater freedom to leave the Soviet Union have resu

The U.S. dollar rose sharply in late trading Thursday before today's release of the August employmen

FBS CAPITAL MARKETS GROUP (Minneapolis) - James H. Overholt was named senior vice president, general

Vascor Ltd., a logistics management firm serving Toyota Motor Manufacturing USA in Georgetown, Ky.,

Japan, already under attack for its massive exports, fears it may face still more criticism for exce

U.S. farmers got 1.4 percent less for their products in August than July but their prices were equal

OUTOKUMPU SIGNS COPPER SUPPLY PACTHELSINKI, Finland - Finland's state metals-metallurgical c

Nearly half of the country's 25,000 automobile dealers are either losing money or just breaking even

NEW ZEALAND DOCKERS BEGIN FOUR-DAY STRIKEWELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand dockers began