Latest news

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

When the history of the labor movement in the 20th century is written, Jackie Presser likely will be

During the lean years of the early 1980s, the Flying Tiger Line was spinning off assets and selling

Australian cattlemen see few short-term gains resulting from the U.S. drought. Reports publi

GTECH Corp., the world's leading maker of computerized lottery systems, has its eyes set on the worl

The government has announced plans to sell up to 49 percent of the capital of the state-owned beer-b

Anyone caught dumping toxic waste in Ivory Coast could now be jailed for up to 20 years and fined $2

DAYTON POWER SETS ANOTHER PEAK RECORDDAYTON, Ohio - Dayton Power & Light Co. supplied a reco

The world demand for synthetic fibers in 1987 showed notable increases over 1986 for a variety of co

Fill 'er up, says the Cadillac driver. But what neither the driver nor the gas station atten

Kuwait's Central Bank governor said his country might reduce its controversial 22 percent stake in B

Iran has increased its tanker fleet to bolster oil exports amid Iraqi air strikes aimed at throttlin

GULF POWER PURCHASES WESTERN KENTUCKY COALSouthern Co. Services Inc. said it bought 125,000

SOFTWARE FIRM PERSISTS IN ITS BUY-OUT OFFERComputer Associates International Inc., the giant

Federal safety authorities Monday urgently asked the Federal Aviation Administration to address safe

INDUSTRY TASK FORCE URGES BROAD PROGRAMA multi-user aviation industry task force Monday urge

HOW ABOUT LETTING US in on the action? might be asked by customs brokers of the lastest actions by t

Banks risk becoming the party poopers of the electronic communications revolution. Documents

American Express has announced that up to 100 data processing workers at its Plantation, Fla., credi

HALE CONTAINER LINE RATIFIES NY TUG PACTHale Container Line, which operates two East Coast c

An explosion ripped through a Dutch coastal cargo ship carrying a load of stones and chemicals in no

The Coast Guard has unveiled a proposed plan for testing virtually all U.S. merchant marine personne

A high-level official of Japan's Ministry of Transport said the Takeshita administration is giving s

Kuwait will charter for 24 months a U.S.-flag, subsidy-built tanker to go with the 11 of its own tha

Rep. Helen Delich Bentley, R-Md., wants a worker safety agency to look into the recent award of a mi

Northern Ireland, despite its image as a war-torn province of Britain, has actually one of the highe

BRITISH-JAPANESE TRADE IS GROWING QUICKLYST. ANDREWS, Scotland - Britain is well on course t

There is almost no chance the United States would enter into a free trade agreement with Asian natio

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

CASTRO INTERVENES IN TOOTHPASTE SHORTAGEHAVANA, Cuba - A recurring shortage of locally made

A 20-year-old Arab boycott of soft drinks giant Coca-Cola Co. is cracking despite the Arab League's

Two Suzuki Samurai owners filed class-action lawsuits against the vehicle's Japanese manufacturer an

Big changes are shaping up for so-called medigap insurance policies and the more than 20 million Ame

Agents fear that New York state will become a key target for banks looking to expand their involveme

PA. GRANTS 12 PERCENT HIKE IN KEMPER CAR RATESHARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania insurance d

The Minnesota insurance department is at odds with Chubb & Son Inc. over the insurer's refusal to i

More than anything, it's the past that haunts the Tianjin Watch Factory. Managers say they w

The Continental Corp. of New York City has signed letters of intent to sell two of its life insuran

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Textile Quotas to Watch as of 7/9/88* Fully Utilized Textile Quotas as of 7/9/88* Reflects c