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This old U.S. Navy minesweeper and five others like it may remain in the Persian Gulf until an estim

The U.S. Navy employed a floating-dry dock-type ship to carry a damaged warship home from the Persia

West Germany outdistanced the United States as the world's biggest exporter for the second year in a

A joint House-Senate conference committee will have to work out a compromise farm spending bill foll

The U.S. Export-Import Bank said it will resume financing U.S. exports to Brazil. All financ

U.S. production of Frasch-produced and recovered sulfur for the first five months of 1988 hit an ann

Chemical plant expansions rank among the most prized trophies these days for the industrial big game

'PLASTIC MONEY' ARRIVES IN THE SOVIET UNIONMOSCOW - MasterCard International and its Europea

Expanding markets for Texas' natural gas - especially in New England and the upper Middle Atlantic -

Cargo space on Asia-bound flights is becoming harder to get at SanFrancisco International Airport, a

The Port of Pensacola will give up nearly half of its public berthing space for 16 months to provide

Dockworkers in the Dutch port of Flushing began unloading on Monday a shipload of Irish and Danish b

The British company MTE Ltd. has developed a programmable control system featuring color graphics so

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Year8/1 7/29 Chan

The CRB Futures Price Index had a sharp retreat in July, giving up all itsgains of the previ

U.S. plant managers who expect production to gain in this quarter outnumber those who expect decline

While airline officials are concerned about safety, overriding financial considerations often drive

August 1, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION CORP. (Chicago) - Roy S. Roberts was named vice president and

Trying to throw an electronic communications lasso around the pen and paper- oriented insurance indu

A mysterious virus that has killed thousands of seals in the North Sea since last May should not ala

ILL. REGULATOR SUSPENDS INSURER'S LICENSESPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Insurance Departme

At Workers Hotel No. 6 near the Ursus tractor plant on the outskirts of Warsaw, men mill in the lobb

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., Syracuse N.Y., said it paid about $13.94 a barrel for No. 6, fuel oil, 1

AEP UNITS STUDY SALE, LEASE-BACK OF PLANTCOLUMBUS, Ohio - Indiana Michigan Power Co. and AEP

Hong Kong has declared war on the booming fake computer software industry, with tough new powers for

JOHNSON & JOHNSON (New Brunswick, N.J.) - Marvin E. Jaffe was appointed president of the newly creat

In this city it is not very startling for private groups or industries to come calling for federal a

Pacific Europe Express and Hapag-Lloyd said they each will add two vessels to the West Coast-Europe

SHIP REPAIR COMPANY TRIMS QUARTERLY LOSSThe American Ship Building Co. narrowed its net loss

British comedienne Tracey Ullman was in town recently looking for a slice of life of the Motor City

A marked increase in Far Eastern trade is prompting Orient Overseas Container Line to step up region

A one-month test began today in Florida, Texas, and Arizona to see whether National Guardsmen can be

Members of Congress were weighing several alternatives Monday to prevent the strike that is looming

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

UNITED COMMUNITY INSURANCE CO. (Albany, N.Y.) - Edward W. Kovalefsky was named vice president and co

FREYMILLER TRUCKING REPORTS DROP IN NETBAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Freymiller Trucking Inc. report

The Kremlin leadership on Friday adopted broad goals for introducing reforms that aim to make govern

Sandwiched between two ham companies, the Port of Tacoma says it will go whole hog to resolve proble

The United Transportation Union is asking Congress to order a new cooling-off period to prevent a st