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European Community leaders, joined by other nations, condemned the U.S. use of unilateral trade sanc

After a short-circuit that stung some high-tech giants, there are indications of a rebound in the As

GERMANY POSTS RISE IN INDUSTRIAL ORDERSFRANKFURT, West Germany - West German industrial orde

LEADING SERVICE INDEX ROSE 2.9 PERCENT IN DECEMBERThe composite leading indicator for servic

South African unemployment, particularly high among blacks, appears set to worsen because the econom

California has surpassed New York as the state with the most multinational manufacturing companies,

Less "show biz" and a hands-on approach: that's the new tone in U.S.-Canada relations expected to be

As President Bush prepares to lay his budget plans before Congress and the nation tonight, business

President Bush said Wednesday that Americans won't accept excuses anymore for failure to protect the

Each year, more than a million workers are killed or seriously injured in on- the-job accidents.

Union des Assurances de Paris, France's leading insurer, announced Wednesday it is taking over an It

A major industrial group said the Massachusetts health-care system is at a crisis point, but that ch

Ishii Named VP At Atlanta BrokerCatering to JapanHideo Ishii was named vice presiden

Rep. John LaFalce, D-N.Y., dismissed opposition threats that repeal of Section 89 non-discrimination

Two new Wisconsin foreign trade officials see potential markets for the state's products in Japan an

AZORES CRASH COVER PROBABLY IN LONDONThe Independent Air Corp. Boeing 707 that crashed Wedne

The automobile insurance industry, buffeted by criticism for high insurance costs and the way premiu

For the upper Midwest Plains states, export demand for agricultural products is as important to incr

IT'S BEEN STANDING ROOM ONLY, with television monitors out in the halls for some late-comers.

Council of Logistics Management/American Society of Transportation & Logistics, Michigan chapter, me

Norwest Bank Minnesota, the lead bank of the Norwest Corp. bank holding company, has formalized corr

* Tom Connors - Washington 12A * Sally Shelton-Colby - Salinas' Surprising Moves 12A* Eliana

TALKS WITH SOLIDARITY CONTINUE IN POLANDWARSAW, Poland - The banned Solidarity union and Pol

Sony Corp., firing its latest salvo in the video wars, unveiled an improved version of its 8mm video

The Port of Long Beach this week announced a restructuring of its top management, with the clear emp

The decision by the trustee for the Delaware & Hudson Railway to abandonplans to resurrect t

NEW BARGE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ON MISSISSIPPIKANSAS CITY, Mo. - The U.S. Coast Guard Wednesd

Despite a new assault on its environmental permits, a small New England railroad plans to overcome l

Hopes that the cross-Channel tunnel linking Britain and France will ease growing congestion on roads

Preston Corp.'s fourth quarter earnings rose to $849,000, or 15 cents a share, compared with a year-

Maryland officials are reviewing a long list of applicants for the executive director's job at the M

Ryder System Inc. raised its fourth quarter earnings 5 percent over the prior year despite reduced p

After four consecutive months of cargo volume declines, the Port of Baltimore ended 1988 on the plus

Hormones? What's the beef? Not surprisingly, the latest trade skirmish - over hormone-fed me

U.S. exports to Taiwan, South Korea and Australia will stay healthy in 1989 but may not match 1988's

EC MIGHT REJECT PLAN TO END BEEF DISPUTEA Texas plan for exporting hormone-free beef to the

Uncertainty over the likely level of cocoa earnings this year is slowing the preparation of a short-

Sea-Land Service Inc. is finalizing charter terms with a French company for one of three vessels Sea

While ship traffic on the Delaware River rose slightly last year, Philadelphia's two major docks onc

Port managers no longer have the luxury of operating in an exclusive environment frequented only by