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Being a small aerospace company in a market dominated by commercial giants, Short Brothers PLC of Be

Court Strikes Down Mandatory TestingA requirement that 200,000 railroad workers undergo mand

Mexican Ports Handled 20 percent More Cargo in '87Mexico's seaports handled a heavier load l

1534.0 (Feb. 11, 1988) Previous day - 1516.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchan

The mandatory independent action system included in the new U.S. shipping act should be completely a

Thermo Electron Posts 26 percent Rise in IncomeWALTHAM, Mass. - Thermo Electron Corp. report

Major U.S. oil companies realized decades ago that their crude oil was worth more to them if, after

Firm Will Monitor OPEC's Crude OutputA consulting firm this week will begin monitoring crude

No one in the travel industry had any idea what a tiger-by-the-tail frequent flyer program, born in

Mexico Bond Auction Postponed for a WeekMEXICO CITY - Mexico is extending by one week its de

Thu., Feb. 11, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Eleven insurers have returned to the workers compensation market in Maine since emergency legislatio

Charleston port officials expect Sea-Land Service Inc. to double its container volume through the po

Hoechst Celanese Corp. plans a 20-million pounds a year expansion of cellulose acetate tow capacity

The threat of formidable competition from China highlighted the first round of topics addressed at a

January's cold weather cost U.S. homeowners nearly a half-billion dollars in extra heating costs, ac

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

U.S. consumers will pay anywhere from $5 to $75 for a box of chocolates for loved ones this Valentin

Nearly half the HK$2.7 billion (US$346 million) spent by Hong Kong on imports of fresh produce in th

Consumer Prices Rise In OECD CountriesOECD countries' consumer prices rose an average 0.1 pe

Economist Forecasts Recession by Early '89NEW YORK - A U.S. recession will begin in the next

Charles L. Kearny and John H. Satterfield apparently won't have to search very hard for export custo

Most members of a premier candy family favor a flight to Mars, one refuses in the belief aliens are

The U.S. dollar turned mixed Thursday after meandering in a tight range through morning dealings.

Pfizer to Construct Paper Pigment PlantPfizer Inc. said it will build an on-site precipitate

Brazil's Politeno SA, a producer of low-pressure polyethylene, has signed a contract with the Canadi

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

I.C.H. Corp. said Wednesday that it will extend its offer to buy 11.2 million common shares of First

It's not easy for Murray Lawrence, who took over as chairman of Lloyd's of London in January, to hid

The national office vacancy rate declined in the fourth quarter of 1987 in part because of a slowdo

The Transportation Department will apparently beat an approaching congressional deadline for releasi

Transportation Secretary James Burnley agreed that fundamental changes are needed in how the Federal

All sides are claiming victory in the wake of a federal judge's decision last week to dismiss a Unit

Operating income for the nation's largest general freight trucking companies dropped an average of 4

American Carriers Inc. rejected an acquisition bid from Baytree Investors Inc. and filed suit agains

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The U.S. dollar will weaken further this year and next, declining about 10 percent against the major

Nearly a dozen firms along the Merrimack River routinely dump illegal amounts of potentially lethal

The agreements reached this week by the environmental ministers of 22 major industrial nations focus

In the southern gulf, the Norwegian supertanker Happy Kari became the latest victim of the so-called