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North Dakota is suing an out-of-state mail order company for violating its sales tax law applying to

The recent purchase by Federal Express Corp. of nearly 80 used jet transports fits with the overnigh

Corporate America boosted its productivity in the third quarter, reversing a loss of efficiency in t

Orders to U.S. factories for manufactured goods dropped 1.9 percent in September, reflecting a steep

BEAR, STEARNS & CO. (New York) - Richard Weingarten was named to manage this investment banking and

Japan's policy-makers are unsure how to react to the recent insistence by the United States that Jap

The Oakland Port Commission has decided to double-check its newly hired consultant for a possible co

Nov. 2, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

The relationship between North Sea Brent crude and Middle Eastern crudes was misstated in the Nov. 1

DETROIT EDISON REPORTS SEPT. SALES RECORDDetroit Edison Co. said September electricity sales

The British Post Office announced Wednesday its appointment of Securicor Group PLC as the first lice

Moving railroad cars is no longer enough for Union Pacific Corp. The company is getting into the bus

Acknowledging that it is playing catch-up, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has embarked on a series of in

UK CHANCELLOR SAYS 4.5 PERCENT GROWTH LIKELYLONDON - U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel

AUTO INSURANCE REFORM PROGRESSES IN MASS.Massachusetts' troubled auto insurance market may b

FARM PRICES STEADY IN LAST TWO MONTHSWASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture said av

A new study supports the U.S. government's claim that deep-seated economic changes will prevent Amer

* William G. Frenkel - Corporations Come to Moscow 14A * A.E. Cullison - Comparative Advanta

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. signed a one-year lease to use the Port of Baltimore as its mid-Atlantic p

Pfizer Inc. said it is building a satellite precipitated calcium carbonate plant at Dryden, Ontario

Underlying Algeria's recent violent demonstrations is an economic crisis blamed in large measure on

Airliners testing new collision avoidance systems sometimes have been unable to tell the difference

AMERICAN IS OFFERING US FREIGHT DISCOUNTSDALLAS - As expected, American Airlines is offering

Shipping Credit & Investment Co. of India, which makes soft loans to domestic companies to acquire v

SOFTWARE FIRM DEVELOPS INTERCHANGE SYSTEMSCOOKEVILLE, Tenn. - American Custom Software Inc.

Nov. 1, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange*PrevClose High Low Vo

ICC SLATES CONFERENCE ON GUILFORD REQUESTThe Interstate Commerce Commission will hold a publ

Farrell Lines Inc. notified the Maritime Administration that it was withdrawing its request for perm

IT WOULDN'T BE ADVISABLE to hold your breath until American Transport Lines ships nestle under the c

Gard, the Norwegian-based protection & indemnity insurance mutual, has reported a steep rise in clai

Consumer advocate Ralph Nader and Mothers Against Drunk Driving branded Florida's proposed Amendment

A giant Swiss forwarding firm will buy Northern Air Freight Inc. of Bellevue, Wash., and merge the f

The transfer of California's Union Bank this week to the Bank of Tokyo is the latest example of a tr

Na taka chai. Translated literally from Kiswahili, the national language of Kenya, this means, I'd l

Polysar Ltd. confirmed it will invest C$50 million (about US$40.6 million) in increasing olefins cap

GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORP. (Atlanta) - Conrad Schweitzer, executive vice president, pulp and paper, will

QUANTUM EXPANDING POLYALPHAOLEFIN PLANTQuantum Chemical Corp.'s Emery division announced the

Saudi Arabia boosted its oil output to a peak of 7 million barrels a day in the last week of October

GULF STATES APPROVE PLAN TO CLEAR WATERWAYEight Persian Gulf states, overcoming political di

Increasing business at China's repair yards is forcing the main flag-carrier to set up its own facil