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The drought of 1988 could affect coal barging on the Mississippi River system through this winter an

Shanghai Film Factory, maker of color films, has started to export 80,000 rolls of color films to Ho

* Robert Solomon - The Bash in Berlin 8A * P.T. Bangsberg - Sino-Soviet Mating Dance 8A* Don

The late Jackie Presser earned more than $600,000 last year as president of the International Brothe

Key trade and economic policy advisers of the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates outl

SYNTEX FORMS VENTURE WITH PROCTER & GAMBLEThe Procter & Gamble Co. and Syntex Corp. have sig

The shipping conference governing rates from the United States to Asia lowered its currency adjustme

After shedding Friendly Ice Cream Corp. this summer, Hershey Foods Corp. is looking for new ventures

NEW YORK TO CELEBRATE RETURN OF FERRYBOATSNew York City will hold its first Ferry Day Thursd

The underwriting results of Canada's property/casualty industry for the second quarter show an impro

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

TRW Inc. Tuesday announced that it signed a definitive agreement to sell its TRW Reda Pump and TRW O

The growing urgency of environmental issues will help the waste industry in coming years as the coun

US, JAPAN CALL TRUCE ON DEVELOPMENT BANKTOKYO - Japan and the United States have called a tr

The lower house of Japan's parliament Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolutionagainst further openin

Last week's U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. corn crop estimate was 4.462 billion bushels. The

EC SEEN BLOCKING GATT REVIEW PROGRESSThe European Community's apparent reluctance to submit

SOUTH KOREA MAY MISS TEXTILE EXPORT QUOTASEOUL, South Korea - The appreciating won has made

P&O Containers, Britain's leading container transport group, is taking the initiative in trying to p

FLEMING WILL RESUME TALKS WITH TEAMSTERSFleming Cos., said it will resume negotiations with

A book on Warehousing Law will be published this fall for distribution executives, warehouse operato

Containerized cargo handled at the Port of Le Havre is forecast to reach 7.6 million tons this year,

While the local life insurance business is going through the roof, general coverage is growing much

West Germany's three largest banks have formed different strategies to prepare for 1992, the target

Companies in Canada hiding behind trade barriers risk being swallowed by conglomerates with global a

Back in February 1980, 115 cartons of frozen shrimp from India entered the Port of New York intended

Overseas Shipholding Group, Stolt Tankers & Terminals and Gotaas-Larsen Shipping Corp. are likely to

HUNGARIAN COAL MINERS LIKELY TO STRIKE AGAINBUDAPEST, Hungary - The government's response to

E.D. & F. MAN INTERNATIONAL FUTURES INC. (New York) - James T. Colburn joined the energy division as

CHINA ESTABLISHES NEW ENERGY CORPORATIONSThree new corporations in charge of China's product

Paul Volcker, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, said there are few alternatives left to reduce

The U.S. economy, fueled by an export-driven manufacturing boom but held back by losses from the dro

It's not often that archrivals join forces to make the same sales pitch to customers and draw nation

Genzyme Corp. has announced the dedication of its $6.7 million pharmaceutical manufacturing facility

Nedlloyd Lines will begin installing in October self-contained modules to power its expanding refrig

Todd Shipyards Corp., a company operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, reported a net los

STOTLER ECONOMICS (Chicago) - Robert J. Genetski was named president of this newly formed subsidiary

The Motion Picture Export Association of America has filed a formal complaint against South Korea, c

Scores of government dignitaries and workers turned out Tuesday for the dedication of the Blue Eagle

In the huge guessing game that is developing as the air cargo industry moves toward the 20th Century