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JAPANESE OFFER TO IRAN ON PLANT DEAL REJECTEDTEHRAN, Iran - Iran has turned down a $1.25 bil

GHANA SEES '91 PEAK FOR ITS COCOA FACTORIESACCRA, Ghana - Ghana's two cocoa-processing facto

Viktor Volobrinsky and Yevgeny Schmidt are in business. Not the old-style business (usually

The colony's largest financial institution, Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp., reports its profit ro

In a major expansion of its all-cargo operations, Challenge Air Cargo Inc. is set to begin weekly fr

Tue., Aug. 22, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

With an eye on the rapid maritime growth of its neighbors, an Indonesian port official is calling fo

Health-care advocates sued Monday to stop the state from putting new restrictions on the number of v

Allstate Insurance Co. denied allegations by New Jersey's insurance commissioner that the company's

Ampacet Corp. reopened a 250 million pounds a year color concentrates plant here Tuesday, making the

Philipp Bros. has already sold the bulk of the 500,000 metric tons of cocoa it purchased from the Iv

Is it real or another false alarm? Rumors India will need to import sugar again surfaced in the worl

The taste of hot dogs slathered with mustard and sauerkraut on a bun may soon be delighting the pala

FORD'S GOAL FOR EUROPE IS 24-HOUR ASSEMBLYFord Motor Co. hopes to introduce 24-hour assembly

Reduced income from vessel operations together with expenses incurred in accepting a buy-out offer c

Premium-priced Stolichnaya is getting a new, less-expensive vodka companion in this country.

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

The U.S. government posted a total deficit of $18.24 billion for July, following a $7.79 billion sur

Generic drugs, the popular substitute for high-price brand names that have helped rein in health-car

Cocoa traders and analysts expect spot prices to stabilize around $1,100 a metric ton, a new low for

Even the tiny, tangy cranberry has gotten snagged in the trans-Atlantic trade war between the United

Faced with growing competitive pressures, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is reorganiz

PLESSEY URGES REJECTION OF HOSTILE TAKEOVERBritish defense contractor Plessey Co. PLC urged

AUG. 21, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

The company that handles all local aircraft maintenance and repair, Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering C

SABENA FLIGHT CREWS STAGE A SLOWDOWNBRUSSELS, Belgium - Flight attendant crews on Belgium's

Worldlink Logistics Inc. is a Cherry Hill, N.J., transportation management firm. The company was inc

The Georgia Department of Transportation has approved a plan to replace an antiquated bridge that st

As the Malaysian textile sector eagerly awaits an outside study on how to improve itself, one of Hon

DID THE FED HANG IN TOO LONG with its tight money policy? Is a recession still in the offing? As Ala

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

On any given day of the week, the Clos du Bois winery will have several hundred visitors glance at t

NORD RESOURCES ALTERS PACT WITH SIERRA LEONEDAYTON, Ohio - Nord Resources Corp. said it reac

They come by the hundreds each year armed with sample products and naive self-confidence. Am

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

Dire forecasts of summer gasoline lines and higher prices aren't materializing, and analysts say pr

Pittston Coal Group Inc. has suspended unilaterally its contract talks with striking United Mine Wor

Zim Israel Navigation Co. is going ahead with a previously reported order for three containerships t

LONDON - B.A.T. Industries PLC, the British tobacco, financial services, retailing and paper group,

The sinking of a pleasure cruiser on the River Thames is the latest in a string of British disasters