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Foreign exhibitors at the nation's biggest furniture show report generally improved sales, partly be

This index alphabetically lists all companies and other operating organizations such as ports mentio

Treasury Secretary James A. Baker III and U.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter lobbied Republic

Texas Air Corp. Chairman Frank Lorenzo Tuesday led a counterattack against adverse publicity from th

For years, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has been considered something of a mouse when co

Electronic Data Interchange is rapidly making the transition from alittle- known data processing tec

Plans for the world's largest cruise ship, code-named Ultimate Dream, were unveiled in London Tuesda

Polysar Inc. and Eco Corp. have formed a joint venture, Environmental Plastics, that will focus on t

Rohm & Haas Co. announced that it will increase its capacity for manufacturing methyl methacrylate,

Abitibi-Price Inc. and Bowater Inc. recently announced plans to build Venezuela's first newsprint mi

Mitsui Petrochemical Industries Ltd. and Exxon Chemical Co. have set a license agreement for Mitsui'

Borg-Warner Specialty Chemicals is increasing the list price of Blendex modifier resins by 5 cents a

Clifford H. Straub was appointed vice president, finance and administration of Atlantic Container Li

Rohm & Haas announced record first quarter earnings of $62.2 million, or 93 cents a share, compared

American Cyanamid Co., Shell Oil Co., and Shell International Chemical Co. have formed a global join

Avtex Hikes Price Of Polyester YarnAvtex Fibers Lewistown Inc. announced a 5-cent-a-pound in

Japan's Sumitomo Chemical Corp. is planning to hold talks next month with the Royal/Dutch Shell Grou

Merck & Co.'s first-quarter net income increased 35 percent to $271 million, or $2.06 a share, from

Calgon Carbon Buys Degussa OperationsCalgon Carbon Corp. has agreed to buy the activated car

The Senate has some bad news for boat owners who hate to scrape barnacles off the hull. The

John Braden, marketing director at Atlanta International Airport, paused at a trade show exhibition

A written plea submitted by lawyers for Boeing Co. at the first round of hearings in the Tokyo Distr

Over the postwar decades spanning the history of air cargo as a structured industry, air carrier and

Britain's Department of Trade and Industry launched a computerized database last Thursday to provide

American Airlines Inc. has been ordered to pay a New York film company damages of $10.5 million, aft

Boeing 767-200 Sets Twinjet Distance MarkA new Boeing 767-200, owned by Air Mauritius, set a

A Swedish information technology group, Transtema AB, is launching a computer software package desig

Some heavy truck dealers are putting their customers in front of a computer before they put them beh

Survey Report Disputed By Hewlett PackardPALO ALTO, Calif. - A sharp dispute has sprung up b

Army Seeks Carriers For Waterways TransitThe U.S. Army is looking for carriers to move more

One of the last major U.S. port regions without an electronic service centerplans to pay a c

Computers are good at removing humans from tedious, labor-intensive tasks such as order processing o

CSX Will Repair 600 More RailcarsBALTIMORE - CSX Equipment said it will repair 600 additiona

Union Carbide Corp.'s quest for overall corporate quality prompted the company to begin funneling vi

Ferryboat crews in a major southwestern port went on strike Tuesday, stranding thousands of people,

U.S. and Soviet negotiators are scheduled to meet in London May 3 and 4 for their second round of ne

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has extended its stay preventing the Burlington Northern Railr

Wines Wants California wines. Quantity: 100,000 bottles/year. Delivery: five to eight weeks

A seminar on exporting to Taiwan will be held April 22 at the World Trade Center here. The s

Australia Not Shipping Some Grains to IranSYDNEY, Australia - Australian shipments of wheat