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The American public is concerned about the effects on society of personal injury lawsuits, according

CP Rail set a record for handling bulk commodities in 1987. Grain was the star performer and

Two eastern regional trucking companies posted lofty third quarter profitmargins despite a f

Sen. Phil Gramm, R-Texas, might well have missed helping father the budget- cutting law known as Gra

Unhappy carriers, customs brokers and freight forwarders say the delay in implementation of the Harm

A 4 percent surcharge would be levied against the state's 15,000 physicians,podiatrists and

Air-fare warfare began anew Monday, with Eastern Airlines, Continental and Northwest announcing rest

The question that is posed concerns customer trends: Has the air freight shipper, as a few airlines

The Interstate Commerce Commission is working on a plan to move the $1.8 billion sale of the Souther

The Venezuelan government is studying a repayment scheme similar to a new Mexican plan to pay part o

Argentine government officials predict oil output will rise this year, and they hope there won't be

Japanese oil companies and oil trading houses are having a test of wills with members of the Organiz

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

The International Coffee Organization has moved to tighten supplies in an effort to stabilize prices

The Hong Kong Futures Exchange, which faced default after the stock market collapse, aims to present

USLico Corp. said it will restructure some of its subsidiaries as part of a plan to give the large l

Optimism for 1988 in the beleaguered containership industry? That depends on who you ask and what di

The rate-setting conference for ships operating between Australia and Southeast Asia raised rates by

Air Products Increases PricesALLENTOWN, Pa. - Air Products & Chemicals Inc. increased the pr

In an effort to boost their intra-Europe carriage, most of the continent's airlines are offering dee

Meeting Could Decide Pan Am Airways' FatePan American World Airways' fate probably will be d

GPU Nuclear Corp. says that a comprehensive study of the cleanup operation at its Three Mile Island

Dominion Resources Inc., Richmond, Va., and Enron Corp., Houston, have entered into a letter of inte

King Fahd Tuesday scrapped a plan to tax foreign workers only two days after it was announced and ca

Indonesia Pledges To Honor OPEC RulesIndonesian President Suharto pledged that Indonesia wou

Cocoa Organization To Discuss PricingThe International Cocoa Organization said it will hold

Adam Opel AG, the wholly owned West German subsidiary of General Motors Corp., hopes to increase by

U.S. cotton exports fell from 6.8 million bales in 1983-84 to less than 2 million in 1985-86 because

Pa. Blue Shield Starts '88 Smoke FreeCAMP HILL, Pa. - Pennsylvania Blue Shield employees are

An Allegheny County physician has agreed to repay Pennsylvania Blue Shield $750,000 for "inappropria

Swiss pharmaceutical giant F. Hoffmann-La Roche & Co. AG announced that it made a hostile $72-a-shar

Himont Acquires UK Plastics FirmWILMINGTON, Del. - Himont Inc. has announced the acquisition

A few years from now, 1987 may be remembered as the most productive year ever at the largest port on

Chevrolet Cuts Prices To Regain Truck SalesGeneral Motors Corp.'s Chevrolet Division has cut

La. Utility Seeks Rate Appeal HearingBATON ROUGE, La. - Gulf States Utilities Co. has asked

U.S. Defense Secretary Frank Carlucci met with the ruler of Kuwait Tuesday and reportedly assured hi

Natural calamities at home and the protectionist trend abroad notwithstanding, South Asian countries

Honda Denies Report Of Plans for New PlantMARYSVILLE, Ohio - A spokesman for Honda of Americ

The government of Indonesia anticipates "a difficult year filled with tough challenges" and is maint

In the cold, barren reaches of northern Japan, far from the heated debate and late-night meetings of