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HOUSE APPROVES FUNDS FOR DROUGHT AIDWASHINGTON - The House of Representatives Wednesday appr

A co-owner of the idled Peach Bottom nuclear plant is suing Philadelphia Electric Co., claiming mis

A meeting between a Defense Department agency and waterfront labor on the recent award of a military

Orient Overseas Container Line will continue to make direct vessel calls at the Port of Hampton Road

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand said in its annual report released Wednesday that it was committed t

FOREIGN OUTLAYS TOTAL $85 MILLION IN ZHEJIANGHANGZHOU, China - Zhejiang province in eastern

PAYMENTS SURPLUS RISES IN S. KOREASEOUL, South Korea - South Korea had a surplus of $6.06 bi

General Motors Corp. is holding talks with Taiwan's largest automaker, Yue Loong Motor Co., on a coo

Ford Motor Co. Tuesday reported profits of $1.66 billion, or $3.43 a share, as strong international

Nothing could be more down-to-earth than the construction business, but Japanese contractors these d

Electronic communications equipment has been sold at retail for years. One company has more than 400

BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD is pulling for Australian coal producers to increase their prices, sour

Petroleos Mexicanos said it will reduce its exports of crude oil by 25,000 barrels a day, but will r

Last Friday's announcement by the Reagan administration that it would raise the sugar import quota b

Experts have begun painstakingly piecing together the crumbling remains of a newly discovered ancien

Union Texas Petroleum Co., Houston, and Occidental Petroleum Corp., Los Angeles, were participants i

Traditional Exports Jute goods, ready-made garments, frozen seafood, frogs' legs, leather an

Wood and paper products, air conditioners and elevators made in Brazil are among the products that c

SANTA FE UNIT BUYS WESTERN ROCK CORP.CHICAGO - Santa Fe Pacific Minerals Corp., a subsidiary

PLM International Corp. expects the third version of its equipment fund partnership to get a double

Transporting Dangerous Goods By Air, two-day seminar, Aug. 3-4. Chicago Marriott Downtown, Chicago,

Japan plans to maintain the nation's present radioactive detection program for all agricultural prod

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Year7/27 7/26 Chan

Small- and medium-sized businesses in Los Angeles now have an additional source of financing availab

The Republic of Panama is offering tax breaks of up to $1,000 a year for owners of Panamanian-flag s

Gasoline inventories decreased and distillate supplies increased last week, according to the latest

July 27, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

James B. Farley was named president, chief operating officer and a trustee of MONY Financial Service

A story on Page 3A in the Friday, July 22, edition of The Journal of Commerce headlined Dukakis Seen

July 27, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High

Norfolk Southern Corp. reported the best second quarter since it was formed in 1982. The big

Mike Archer was driving back into Los Angeles from the fragrant pine forests and crisp air of Califo

Samuel Huntington, president and chief executive officer of New England Electric System, was killed

A national energy policy plan under review within the National Governors Association calls for openi

Output of 10 major petrochemical products in Japanese plants soared to record highs during the first

Authorities of the Japanese central bank henceforth will assign top priority to maintaining stable p

The International Coffee Organization Wednesday said the global export quota was cut by 1.5 million

The Henley Group Inc. said Wednesday that it will sell its investments in Santa Fe Southern Pacific

ASHLAND OIL INC. (Ashland, Ky.) - Robert H. Compton was elected administrative vice president.

Hong Kong's export-led economy is wrestling with its own success as an unprecedented labor shortage