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Two chemical trade groups have taken their complaints about California's anti-toxics law to federal

If an Apple Computer dealer in Philadelphia doesn't like a new advertising program, all he has to do

P&G INCREASES ALCOHOL PRICESProcter & Gamble Co.'s Industrial Chemicals division announced a

Electrons will soon be piercing the iron curtain. Globenet Inc., an Alexandria, Va.-based co

More than 3,300 plaintiffs in a 1980 lawsuit over pesticide pollution will begin receiving checks th

PROBLEMS WITH SCREEN SLOW APPLE LAPTOPCUPERTINO, Calif. - Apple Computer Inc. plans to intro

WE LIKE IT! That was the response of exhibitors to TDCC - the EDI Association's 20th Nationa

Authorities were mystified last week by 100 pounds of cocaine found inside a bathroom ceiling panel

EASTERN SHUTTLE SALE WINS JUDGE'S APPROVALWASHINGTON - A federal judge on Monday approved th

Security at airport passenger checkpoints is improving, but the government has found enough lapses t

Dec. 19, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

PENNIES IN THE FOUNTAIN: What's expected to be the fastest-growing industry in the West, with unprec

Authorities in the Philippines say about 18 oil wells will be drilled in 1989, up from the 13 previo

With a possible energy crisis looming, China is not likely to deliver in the near future coal that w

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it purchased 17,500 tons of steam coal under seven weekly spot m

BUSH: NUCLEAR EXPERT WANTED FOR DOE POSTPresident-elect George Bush said Monday he is leanin

Textile Quotas to Watch as of 12/17/88* PercentageCountry Category Description Filled

BALTIMORE GAS POSTS INCREASE IN EARNINGSBaltimore Gas & Electric Co. reported earnings of ov

Khalida al-Qatami and Muna al-Khonaini are accustomed to shocking men at home and abroad. Dynamic, h

REBELS PROLONG STRIKE AT HYUNDAI SHIPYARDSEOUL, South Korea - A group of die-hard strikers p

EC, CZECHOSLOVAKIA SIGN TRADE AGREEMENTBRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Community signed a f

HONG KONG ELECTRIC CO. TO BUY WORKSTATIONSHong Kong Electric Co. is buying two high-technolo

The Uruguay Round of trade liberalization talks probably will continue past the deadline of 1990 and

The company that bills itself as Canada's biggest residential real estate firm is setting up shop in

Foreign investment is booming in Turkey as a U.S.-led buying spree looks to the country's potential,

Amy Villaruz carries a gun and a badge and spends part of her day trying to pull the button eyes off

CARIBBEAN BOOSTS TEXTILE EXPORTS TO USThe apparel industry in the Caribbean Basin is experie

The Dominican Republic's shoe industry, already booming by all economic indicators, could get a furt

Salmon production is soaring at fish farms worldwide, spurred in part by greater demand and buying p

When commercial ships are involved, the price tag for things not being what they seem can be astrono

The Soviet Union plans to build a massive new icebreaker within the next five years, twice as powerf

U.S. demand for toys and other department store goods is making an economic superstar out of a once-

An early December agreement among 12 shipping companies active in the tradefrom the western

Only three seagoing ships were expected to be left to clear the Great Lakes- St. Lawrence Seaway as

Port of Seattle commissioners heard a staff report Monday that suggests the port should de-emphasize

A maritime labor leader says money won't solve the problems of the U.S. merchant marine, so he sugge

The Environmental Protection Agency Monday fined 25 companies a total $1.5 million for violating rep

A story in the Dec. 14 edition of The Journal of Commerce on Page 10B under the headline Ports Chief

DU PONT WILL INCREASE CYANIDE PLANT CAPACITYWILMINGTON, Del. - E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

Peter de Savary has been chairman of London-based Highland Participants PLC for little more than a y