Latest news

Central bank intervention and profit-taking may hold the dollar down temporarily, but over the long

When a video store announces the release date for a hot item such as ''E.T.," it expects to generate

HOWARD SAVINGS BANK (Livingston, N.J.) - Joseph L. McElroy was named director of trust services.

The Argentine austral dropped sharply in value Friday against the U.S.dollar, as fears rose

European use of natural gas is forecast to rise during the next 20 years,with more imports likely, a

The Western states, isolated from the major steel mills in the East, have been in the forefront of u

Orient Overseas (Holdings) Ltd., parent of the colony's largest container shipping line, reported ne

Dow Chemical Co. announced the formation of Destec Energy Inc., a power resource and technology comp

There was a time when rank in the office was measured by the furniture. The boss' desk was b

May 19, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low Vol.

FAULTY BRAKES BLAMED FOR CALIF. DERAILMENTSAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - Federal investigators hav

A spokesman for U.S. imported car dealers said he is "extremely hopeful" that Japan next year will l

Directors of Brazil's Embraer aircraft manufacturer will meet later this month to decide the future

Fednav Ltd., owner of Navios Corp., and Citicorp Capital Investors Ltd., announced Thursday an agree

A doubling of spending on roads was announced Thursday by Transport Secretary Paul Channon in a majo

Despite repeated probing by a U.S. Coast Guard officer, testimony from the second mate of the Exxon

CONRAIL INTRODUCES SERVICE FROM BOSTONConsolidated Rail Corp. is offering westbound containe

The name-calling between Brussels and Washington over a raft of thorny trade issues in the past few

The Canadian government will not come to the financial aid of cash-strapped export coal companies in

CP Chemicals Inc., Fort Lee, N.J., raised prices for zinc chloride in 50 percent and 62 percent solu

CHINA - $150 million, comprising $70 million from the World bank and $80 million from the bank's Int

VENEZUELAN STRIKE EMPTIES THE STREETSCARACAS, Venezuela, - Armed police patrolled the desert

Investors shopping for certificates of deposit this week may be shocked to discover that many large

Registered dockworkers in the United Kingdom have voted by "a substantial majority" for a national s

The United States will fund a study on China's largest aluminum project, intended to increase suppli

The West German shipbuilding industry has emerged from a 15-year contraction that swept away more th

Houston International Transportation Festival. May 19-21. Houston. Sixth annual event, organized by

IT SEEKS APPROVAL FOR UK INCINERATORSTORRANCE, Calif. - International Technology Corp. subsi

U.S. safety officials investigating a fatal Feb. 10 collision between two ships in the Caribbean Sea

The Federal Maritime Commission has to decide if what is good for the East Coast is good for the Wes

The Maritime Administration's latest update of an annual statistical report looks at the 1987 status

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

INSTITUTE TO HONOR ACL, SEA-LAND SERVICEThe Seamen's Church Institute of New York and New Je

Finnair has no pretension of being a global airline. Instead, the Finnish govern- ment-contr

United Parcel Service Inc. and Continental Airlines Inc. are bidding for 16 newly available charter

Reinsurance companies must pool their resources to provide the huge capacity needed to protect again

The story headlined "Approval Seems Sure on USL's Final Plan for Reorganization ," on Page 10B in Th

SUGAR CLAUSES IMPERIL CARIBBEAN TRADE BILLU.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills said Thursda

U.S. and other foreign company representatives say they are having increasing difficulty conducting

NY REGULATOR TO MEET WITH OECD OFFICIALSNew York Superintendent of Insurance James P. Corcor