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FOSTER WHEELER UNIT GETS CHINESE PACTCLINTON, N.J. - Foster Wheeler Trading Co. AG, a Swiss

The colony's premier trading conglomerate, Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd., reported a 38 percent ris

SOVIETS SEEN CHANGING THEIR FARM STRUCTURELINCOLN, Neb. - The Soviet Union is serious about

The state-owned French insurance group, Union des Assurances de Paris, snapped up a 10.7 percent sta

DISCOVERY'S COMPUTERS ARE BEHIND THE TIMESThe space shuttle is the most complicated machine

Analysts in both London and New York expect the October freight futures contract to be under downwar

The Department of Transportation issued tough new alcohol intoxication standards for commercial truc

The volume of U.S. chemical exports to the world in July 1988 rose 4.8 percent to 3.9 million metric

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it bought 7,200 tons of steam coal on the spot market in the sec

Japanese government and business leaders clearly favor George Bush in the U.S. presidential race but

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

Effective Jan. 1, Ing C. Olivetti & Co. SpA, Italy's computer giant, will be divided into three unit

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of AgricultureForeign Agricultural Service

Number-three selling Pontiac division of General Motors Corp. wants to increase its share of the U.S

1270 (Sept. 30, 1988) Previous day - 1266 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange

One fourth of Latin America's rail network is out of service, according to estimates from the United

DOW HIKES MDEA AND SOLVENT PRICESMIDLAND, MI. - Dow Chemical Co. increased methyldiethanolam

The Port of Miami got yet another leg up on arch-rival Port Everglades with delivery of its fourth c

Oil prices dropped by about a half dollar a barrel in New York and even more in London on Friday as

International Paper Co. will buy the USG Corp. Subsidiary Masonite Corp. for about $400 million cash

Japanese investors, who have displayed a multibillion-dollar appetite for U.S. real estate, are show

Bank of Japan Governor Satoshi Sumita warned the country's industrialists at the weekend that their

Relative stability in exchange rates over the next five to 10 years shouldallow U.S. exporte

The United States is among six main suppliers of inferior goods to China, officials claimed Thursday

NEW ZEALAND LAUNCHES TRADE EFFORT IN TEXASNew Zealand Prime Minister David Lange arrived in

William Norris, a founder and chairman emeritus of Control Data Corp., wants Minnesota to be as comp

HELP (STILL) WANTED. A sign of the times at the Air Transport Association, which still lacks a presi

As a middleman in the hardware industry, Emery-Waterhouse Co., Portland, Maine, places a great value

Maritime Administrator John Gaughan will take another look at a policy decision by the agency earlie

The transportation community in Southern California generally reacted calmly last week to a proposal

Former employees of defunct Milne Truck Lines Inc. are suing the company's one-time owners for conce

Sept. 30, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

The Federal Maritime Commission reissued a license to one forwarder and revoked the permits of three

San Francisco Bay Area oil refiners disputed charges by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tha

Ultraviolet curing and an injection technique that cuts tanning time from hours to minutes are the l

James Bowe, senior vice president for market development and planning at the Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa E

EDEN AIR FREIGHT ADDS 7 US GATEWAY CITIESIRVINE, Calif. - Eden Air Freight has added seven U

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners is lobbying every member of Congress in an attem

The sixth survey on educational issues sponsored by Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. indicates that t

NORTH AMERICAN VAN LINES INC. (Norfolk, Va.) - Joseph D. Ruffolo was elected president and chief exe