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Average weekly earnings of U.S. workers other than on farms rose 0.5 percent in October, after adjus

Nov. 22, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

EXXON CHEMICAL CO. (Houston) - Conrad J. Jankowski was named vice president of polymers technology f

Air cargo carriers this week capped months of debate and research by launching a program to heighten

A union representing workers at International Paper Co. plants has launched a campaign attacking the

The European Community asked the European Court of Justice for an interim ruling forcing Italy to le

A huge 41.1 percent increase in orders to U.S. factories for military equipment pushed overall order

Minnetonka Corp. agreed to purchase the Vitabath product line, formerly owned by subsidiaries of Qui

A safety review at Delta Air Lines shows improvements in operations and training, but lingering conc

OSI Product Integration Conference and Tutorials, Advance Program, Nov. 29- Dec. 2. McLean Hilton, M

Massachusetts factories generated over 100 million pounds of toxic waste in 1987, with the state's p

QUANTUM RAISES GLYCERINE PRICESQuantum Chemical Corp.'s Emery division announced increases o

Maritime lawyers in Hong Kong, like everyone else here, are looking toward 1997 when Britain has agr

The war of words continued this week between the Port of Los Angeles and a terminal operator that ch

The Maritime Administration agreed to the resale and registry under Canadian flag of a 30-year-old c

The complaint against the Board of Harbor Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles over its leasing

Australia's maritime unions have achieved a major breakthrough in their campaign to have more Austra

Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Japan's largest steamship line, said it expects a rough economic environment in

Compagnie Generale de Maritime, the largest shipowner in France, is postponing by at least six month

Container shipping is coming back to the Port of Quebec. The deepwater port on the St. Lawre

The Bergvall + Hudner Group is undertaking a public offering to raise $60 million to buy 14 to 16 sh

The U.S. dollar rose slightly Wednesday, after the Federal Reserve intervened to buy dollars against

The ruling Social Democrats proposed sweeping tax reforms Wednesday that could end Sweden's reputati

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

Hermod Skaanland, governor of the Bank of Norway, dampened speculation the krone might be devalued.<

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

BARNETT BANKS INC. (Jacksonville, Fla.) - Albert D. Ernest Jr. was named president and chief operati

MEXICO, US TO BEGIN HIGH-LEVEL DEBT TALKSMEXICO CITY - Mexico and the United States will beg

GRAIN SHIPMENTS CLIMB AT DULUTH-SUPERIORDULUTH, Minn. - Foreign and domestic grain shipments

The federal government is proposing changes in the flood insurance program toallow for commu

SECTION 89: WHAT IT IS: The section of the 1986 tax law that created new non- discrimination tests f

Baltic Shipping Co. is transferring from Felixstowe to Liverpool as its U.K. port of call for the li

Nov. 23, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange*PrevClose High

MATSUSHITA WILL BUY US-MANUFACTURED PCSNEW YORK - Pulling a switch, Tandy Corp. will sell it

MET LIFE TO ACQUIRE UNIT OF ALLSTATE GROUPNORTHBROOK, Ill. - Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.

President Reagan filled two vacancies within the Transportation Department this week by excercising

ADMIRAL WILL ACQUIRE RAINBOW TRANSPORT INC.RALEIGH, N.C. - Admiral Transportation Group Inc.

GOING TO THE MAT on the coast: Tired of seeing its trailer-on-flatcar market share eroded by

State and local officials, not the federal government, must take the lead in designing and financing

Barge lines will enjoy rising profits over the next few years, forecast Clint Odell, president of Ca