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A group of Japanese and French investors are seeking official approval here for a 500,000-tons-a-yea

A Chinese move to attract more foreign prospectors to its offshore waters - once hailed as the next

CANADIAN CEMENT FIRM TO BUILD PLANT IN NYBuoyed by a booming market in the northeastern Unit

Prospects for a hefty boost in the value of U.S. agricultural exports this year have continued to im

August 24, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon

MIDCON SEEKS LINKUP OF SOUTHWEST PIPELINESLOMBARD, Ill. - MidCon Corp. said its interstate g

In a story that appeared in page of Thursday's edition, the terms of a proposed takeover of San Dieg

ARKANSAS BEST CORP. (Fort Smith, Ark.) - H.L. Hembree has resigned as chairman and chief executive o

INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL OPERATING CO. (Jersey City, N.J.) - Thomas J. Simmers was named vice presiden

TAKEDA BOOSTS SHARE OF BIOMEDICAL FIRMTakeda Chemical Industries Ltd., Japan's largest pharm

The approximate $1 billion Soviet trade debt to Finland may be solved by a hefty Finnish loan to Mos

Private plant and equipment investments by Japanese industries this fiscal year, a term ending next

Thu., Aug. 25, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

The U.S. drive to export and develop foreign markets has given foreign trade zones in the United Sta

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of Commerce , U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, Room HCHB

PORT WON'T BE ALLOWED TO ENTER POOLS CASEA Federal Maritime Commission law judge won't allow

Aug. 25, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High

The United States will investigate the activities of seven developing nations in an effort to determ

China is facing severe coal pollution problems as a result of its rapid drive to modernize.

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

Airborne Freight Corp. has reached agreement with New York Teamster Locals 295 and 851 on a three-ye

A Bay Area Rapid Transit management employee implicated in a bribery and extortion probe is resignin

California is importing more than tourists this summer. The Golden State also is pulling in

An empty 599-foot Norwegian tanker that went aground at the southern end of Staten Island Thursday i

HIMONT HIKE PRICE OF POLYETHYLENEWILMINGTON, Del. - Himont U.S.A. Inc. has announced an 8-ce

Connecticut scrap metal dealers, facing possible fines, have stopped taking old refrigerators and ot

A survey reveals that 95 percent of U.S. business travelers received no training on how to travel ef

Taiwan's central bank is selling the Taiwan dollar against its U.S. counterpart, analysts in Taipei

BANKEAST CORP. (Manchester, N.H.) - W.N. DeWitt, chairman and chief executive, will assume the addit

FUTURE SHOCK was worrying at least one delegate to the Republican National Convention last week.

New claims for state unemployment insurance benefits were made by 300,000 people during the week end

The International Monetary Fund is about to implement a new program to help developing nations absor

Belgian shipping company CMB SA is getting good shipper response to its new liner service between Br

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Year8/25 8/24 Chan

Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. has begun exporting California-made Corolla FX cars to Taiwan. The

The economy expanded at a brisk annual rate of 3.3 percent from April through June in spite of a sev

Just as its boxy brown trucks seem to be on the move constantly, United Parcel Service never seems t

IT'S GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS for two Illinois grain shippers. First the good news. The shippe

Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it will invest $238 million to expand and modernize the paint facility

Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. announced that it has negotiated a reduction in its bank borrowing rat