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Propeller Club, Port of the Golden Gate. Holiday luncheon. Dec. 21. Hyatt Regency, Oakland, Calif. (

Pennwalt Corp. told its shareholders Wednesday to ignore an investor group's $100 a share buy-out of

US SEEKS BIGGER SHARE OF SOUTH KOREAN MARTSEOUL, South Korea - A U.S. energy trade negotiati

The California Coastal Commission, saying offshore drilling would pose unacceptable risks, voted una

CONSUMERS POWER CO. (Jackson, Mich.) - Stephen R. Etsler will administer the American Gas Associatio

Computer Graphics: Assessment and Forecast, Jan. 11-13. Sheraton Grand on Harbor Island, San Diego,

The five French contractors in the Channel Tunnel project said work was five to six months behind sc

FRUEHAUF CORP. MOVES WESTERN HEADQUARTERSFRESNO, Calif. - Fruehauf Corp.'s trailer plant in

BARGE SHIPPERS ARE bracing for tough times on the Mississippi River system as low water levels peril

A Maryland company plans to build a solid-waste transfer station to accept garbage from East Coast c

With the cost of travel continuing to rise for business and leisure travelers alike, we may well be

The official airline of Hungary has begun leasing three Boeing Co. jets, and Boeing says it is invol

LAWMAKER URGES BRADY TO DEVELOP FSLIC PLANA member of the House Banking Committee called on

Thu., Dec. 15, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

West Germany announced a hike in a key interest rate Thursday as part of a round of rises in Europea

EC PLANS TO PROBE PHOTO ALBUM DUMPINGBRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Community announced Th

Millions of Yugoslavs who ease their economic woes by smoking will have to pay about twice as much f

Because a Japanese sees red if handed a gift wrapped in white, a pair of Connecticut entrepreneurs a

The Chicago Board of Trade took disciplinary actions against two members who either knowingly or unk

WHAT IT IS: Title X, Subtitle A, of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, known as the

In September, U.S. total man-made fiber shipments were 774 million pounds, a 2 million pound decline

ARCO CHEMICAL CO. (Newtown Square, Pa.) - Arco announced executive assignments in its new Arco Chemi

Without fanfare, rapidly growing Charlotte/Douglas International Airport has begun an expansion that

NEW YORK - With a few words from prolific science fiction author Isaac Asimov, the voyage of laser b

An attorney for International Shipholding Corp. said Maritime Administration hearings into the compa

For the week ended Dec. 3, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 11

Contract negotiations between dockside employers and the International Longshoremen's Association, s

A GASOLINE TAX HIKE has become the pet rock of federal budget deficit discussions in recent weeks. E

AS PRESIDENT-ELECT BUSH'S CHOICE for U.S. agriculture secretary, Clayton Yeutter has reached the sec

Two trade events highlighting the strong if troubled economic ties between the United States and Tai

National chambers of commerce of a number of developing countries in the non- aligned movement will

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Year12/15 12/14 Chan

BUSH, FARM LEADERS EXPECTED TO MEETWASHINGTON - President-elect Bush will meet with represen

Hercules Inc. will sell its olefin carpet fiber business to E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. in an effo

MITSUBISHI RAYON, M&T PLAN VENTUREM&T Chemicals Inc. of Woodbridge, N.J. and Mitsubishi Rayo

The check is on the wire. That will be the operative phrase if the National Automated Cleari

HEWLETT-PACKARD PLANS CHIP FACILITY IN ORE.PALO ALTO, Calif. - Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to

The Port of New Orleans, in a move aimed at accommodating a major tenant, set aside $7 million to ta

(1) For each sale, a hypothetical time charter rate was calculated that would earn a 15percent inter

A $5.2 billion merger between Farmers Group Inc. and Batus Inc. of Louisville, Ky., was approved Wed