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Willy de Clercq, the European Community's commissioner for external relations, warned Tuesday that t

Eastern Airlines' pilots union has offered management a four-year contract proposal calling for more

The European Parliament has urged quick action by European Community executives to resolve what it c

Loek C. Bergkamp is not likely to yield to the argument of some that creeping metamorphosis has tran

A surprise move to oust the chairman of Italy's Alitalia airline may reflect a drive for bolder mana

Eastern Airlines flew 2.5 billion revenue passenger-miles in June, compared with 3 billion a year ag

If money made the world go round, the planet could start spinning a bit faster as a result of the ef

Future electronic data interchange will be like digital flypaper. High-tech systems will cap

Lotus Development Corp. held a news conference in Cambridge Tuesday afternoon to mark a special occa

ALLEGHENY TO SELL UNIT TO SILICON VALLEY GROUPPITTSBURGH Allegheny International Inc. inten

A leading figure in world merchant shipping has called on governments and international trade regula

Once the most luxurious U.S. passenger liner afloat, the S.S. United States has sought a rebirth for

Congressional leaders said Tuesday that Congress should not rush to pass drought-aid legislation thi

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. is embarking on an ambitious program to add 14 ships to its fleet o

MIDWEST FARM CO-OPS CONSIDER MERGER PLANSKANSAS CITY, Kan.- Officials for Farmland Industrie

CIGARETTE PRICES DOWN, SALES UP IN S. KOREASEOUL, South Korea - Despite a steady anti-smokin

Japan recorded a $5.9 billion trade surplus last month and saw its gap with the United States shrin

Union leaders are edging closer to a strike against Weyerhaeuser Co., but one official said any sign

Top U.S. and Japanese businessmen, with some of their biggest disagreements behind them, agreed Tues

NEW CONSULTANCY TO ADVISE ON SECURITYThe International Chamber of Commerce has launched a ne

International Business Machines Corp. has launched a major offensive in Europe to win back market sh

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

Indiana Gov. Robert Orr met Tuesday with Chinese automotive officials, hoping to satisfy some of the

Shanghai doesn't look like a city in a slump. It's streets are alive with well-dressed shopp

Trading in the secondary market for country debt has been generally quiet in recent days and is expe

The U.S. dollar drifted lower Tuesday in response to a gradual firming in sterling. Dealers

Disclosure last week that a stock trading scandal had spread to involve the aides to several of Japa

Japanese bankers will be forced to reassess their lending activities at home and abroad to meet the

Minnesota-Brittany Exhibition. A telecommunications exhibit and hand-painted earthenware. Through Ju

CRUM & FORSTER INC. (Morristown, N.J.) - Robert J. Vairo, president and chief operating officer of C

Caribbean cruise lines believe it's too soon to determine if the terrorist attack on an excursion sh

Abandoning their customary low profile, multinational executives operating in Brazil are joining loc

Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Peter W. Gillies has resigned from his position, effective July 2

A recent survey by the American Association of Crop Insurers shows that more than 370,000 farmers bo

Leading lawmakers say a compromise plan to reform automobile insurance has been given a boost with n

COMMITTEE CLEARS WAY FOR TRADE BILL DEBATEThe House Rules Committee cleared the way Tuesday

A lack of knowledge can sometimes be a good thing, according to Robert Fahey, Sea-Land's executive v

For a company seeking to bring a new sports product to the market, just getting liability insurance

The Malaysian government has decided to let one of its state governments salvage treasure from a Por

POTASSIUM PRICE IS UP AT OLINSTAMFORD, Conn. - Olin Corp. is increasing the off-list prices