Latest news

Allianz AG, Europe's largest insurance company, reported Tuesday that its domestic group net profit

CANADIAN LIBERALS PLAN TO DELAY US TREATYCanada's Senate will block the free trade deal with

* Buying in Algeria 4A * Japan Seeks to Curb Investing in Foreign Real Estate 5A* Curtis J.

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

The European Community will continue monitoring the steel market so that it can react quickly if a n

One key adviser to Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis suggests federal seed money to the private sec

Experts in Middle East trade say a settlement of the Iran-Iraq war could be followed by a boom in U

A stunning Taiwan Cabinet shake-up Wednesday brings a woman to the forefront of economic affairs amo

The president of the West Coast longshore union told East and Gulf Coast dockworkers that the two un

A purchasing clerk leans on his keyboard just a mite too long, and orders 1,000 expensive custom par

Some industry and government leaders Wednesday applauded Alexander Good, outgoing chief of the U.S.

Hungarian Glass Works will become a major exporter of glass to Eastern and Western Europe as a resul

With vanity no longer a dirty word here, China is developing its cosmetics industry for millions of

A cold winter and cannier marketing appear to have helped spur a rise in U.S. imports of Canadian pe

Although it's still young, the Great Drought of 1988 has caught the fancy of the national media and

A Michael Dukakis presidency would temporarily put aside long-range goals, like rebuilding the natio

When Chrysler Corp. wants to one-up General Motors Corp. in an advertisement, when Subaru wants to c

The Environmental Protection Agency relied on solely political reasons" to reject a staff recommenda

Crude oil sales by Indonesia earned US$1.45 billion in the first four months of this year, up just 3

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POSTS RISE IN NETCOLUMBUS, Ohio - American Electric Power Co. reported sec

CALIF. GASOLINE PRICES RISE FOR FOURTH MONTHGasoline prices increased for a fourth straight

Service station owners across the country are bracing for new federal regulations relating to liabil

A bill that would require the collection of diesel fuel excise taxes upon the first sale of the fuel

The Port of Oakland has suffered what appears to be a major blow to its long- term development plans

PORT OF OAKLAND (Oakland, Calif.) - Richard C. Broderson was named chieffinancial officer, s

Two major U.S.-flag liners believe that the Federal Maritime Commission should allow still more time

This was not exactly what Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry had in mind in 1813 when he carried the flag

THE JAPANESE SHIPPING INDUSTRY'S RECENT TILT toward intermodalism isn't confined to the U.S. cargo m

The European Community Commission Tuesday approved substantial state subsidies to enable West German

Cargo plane builder and operator Fairchild Aircraft Corp. faces an uncertain future after an upheava

The European Shippers' Councils, angered by a proposed general rate increase by the Continental Cana

The British Post Office announced Tuesday that its express mail service, Datapost, is being upgraded

In the old days, nobody at Alaska's largest airport lost much sleep over leasing space for air cargo

A period of low losses and strong competition within the insurance industry are expected to bring do

The recent decision by Sea-Land Service Inc. to pull out of the Pacific Coast European Conference ha

July 19, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High

GRAIN EXPORTS RISE AT PORT OF DULUTHDULUTH, Minn. - Grain exports at the Port of Duluth-Supe

In line with a downward spiral in shipping rates for wine and spirits shipments, the conference cove

XTRA CORP. MAKING CHANGESBOSTON - XTRA Corp. is selling one division, keeping another, and e

In last Thursday's issue, Craig Dunlap's Inside Talk From the Southeast on Page 3B should have state