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South of Peking on the Yellow Sea, Australian vintner Charles Whish is making wine in an unusual joi

Mazda Motor Corp. reached an agreement with the Ford Motor Co. to import and sell in Japan the Probe

A coalition established by trial lawyers charged that the state's largest medical malpractice insura

A national study found errors in one-fifth of the Medicare reimbursement requests submitted by hospi

RI Shaves Insurer's Rate Hike RequestPROVIDENCE, R.I. - Liberty Mutual Group is awaiting doc

Edward J. Bailey has joined LeBow Industries Inc., a private investment company, as chief financial

The net cash income of farmers is likely to slip from last year's record high, but a number of other

General Motors Corp., Chrysler Corp. and several automotive suppliers want the foreign trade zone in

A network of small railroads throughout New Jersey have taken Conrail's excess spur tracks and turne

Canadian Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Association. Annual technical conference. Feb. 15-16 at the Q

The port of Portland is looking for someone to operate part of its main Terminal 6 container dock in

Some Australian Miners Remain on StrikeNEW SOUTH WALES, Australia - Coal miners at the Howic

Picture Republican presidential hopeful George Bush wearing a parka, a snow- covered mountain behind

The New York State Court of Appeals has upheld a law allowing state regulators to require natural ga

The United States will offer the Philippines $30 million in food assistance this year but probably w

I've never quite agreed with the caustic San Francisco wit Ambrose Bierce, who once described an opt

To Mariya Toohey, a leisurely travel schedule is one that lets her stay in the same hotel room more

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