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A little over two decades ago, the first Consumer Electronics Show drew 9,000 members of a $5 billio

AVIATION Growth of a western Canadian regional airline is being hampered by the sluggish pro

Consumer electronics manufacturers have been saying, yet again, that 1988 will be the year the price

With a difficult Christmas season behind them, retailers are meeting here this week to look ahead to

China agreed Friday to accept substitutes for some Toshiba Machine Co. products, partially resolving

Treasury Minister Nigel Lawson said last week that 1988 will bring another year of strong economic g

Japanese Bond Trading Unofficially BeginsSpot option trading on Japanese government bonds st

Figures published on Dec. 30 from the Society of the Plastics Industry's October resin statistics we

Formal government go-ahead for a $1.2 billion petrochemical complex in Thailand, the country's secon

BASF Corp. chemicals division is increasing capacity for toluene diisocyanatefrom 135 millio

European oil prices fell sharply at the end of trading last week, sliding below $17 a barrel in an a

A drop in heating oil consumption in 1987 caused the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries'

The Insurance Society of Philadelphia will hold a conference on personal property risk management Ja

Nymex Cuts Margins On Propane ContractThe New York Mercantile Exchange lowered margins on ou

New York State will not be taking advantage of the Congressional bill passed in December allowing st

Single Cargo Spot Sales On the Rise in USSingle cargo spot market sales are approaching 40 p

The state Department of Environmental Protection is inspecting major oil terminals in the state as a

Honda, one of Japan's leading car manufacturers, will ship U.S.-made autos to Japan through the port

A new overnight "sprint" train service out of Portland is proving popular with shippers, according t

Ship Agency Approves Sale of Drilling UnitThe Maritime Administration has approved an applic

Opposing interests, national and local, appear on a collision course as the debate continues over th

Jan. 8 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High Low

Brazil's willingness to accept a near doubling of authorized Brazil-U.S. flights clears the way for

The landlocked western Canadian province of Alberta is giving further support to port development on

1319.5 (Jan. 8) Previous day - 1295.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in L

Kansas City Southern Industries Inc. is escalating its war of words with Santa Fe Southern Pacific C

U.S. car manufacturers begin 1988 production this week with a build noticeably below the year-ago co

NY Transport Official Joins Research BoardThe Transportation Research Board has named Frankl

The frigid weather that has gripped the Northeast since the first of the year has led to only modest

As The St. Paul Cos. Inc. moves closer in its bid to acquire a London-based insurance holding compan

Anti-Smoking Bill Becomes Law in NYCA sweeping anti-smoking initiative has become law in New

From the end of World War II through the 1970s, total investment in U.S. port facilities amounted to

The foreign exchange market is likely to remain highly volatile, following one of the most turbulent

Profits of Lloyd's of London, the world's major insurance market, have been independently forecast t

A former state Insurance Department employee pleaded guilty to charges that he filed fictitious cons

The New Jersey Assembly's Republican majority is ending the current two-year legislative session in

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said the stock index markets remained healthy during the Oc

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

US Firms Still Plan Higher Capital OutlaysNEW YORK - Some 41 percent of U.S. firms expect to

Mandatory guidelines covering hospital tests of patients for AIDS virus infection are needed to stop