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The creation of Senator Line was the best thing that's ever happened to Southern Steam Inc.

The fuselage of an Eastern Airlines DC-9 carrying 104 people cracked when the plane made a hard land

Aetna Life & Casualty says it has not decided yet whether it would be obligated to make payments int

Conference Bids FMC Tighten Rate RulesAn outbound rate-making group of ocean common carriers

The U.S. Navy has disestablished" its secret base here, reassigning to other duties elsewhere all bu

USG Corp. said it has taken the final steps to spin off as a stand-alone business its A.P. Green Ref

Japan is hoping to ease mounting friction with China in the aftermath of the ''Toshiba affair" by sp

China needs to boost pork output by raising the purchase price for pigs and by allocating 1.55 milli

The presidential election campaign of 1988 will not be kind to the dollar. To bolster the ch

Southern Yunnan province has the heady aura of misty beauty and latent power that has been a percept

The Indian government is moving to shore up what it considers viable shipping companies through a pa

The dollar fell more than 2 percent to postwar lows of 122.85 Japanese yen and 1.5910 West German ma

The decline of the U.S. private shipbuilding industry may have bottomed out in 1987. At leas

Commonwealth Edison Co. reached a milestone this month when it announced a construction budget for t

The Australian subsidiary of U.S. oil major Exxon has downgraded its assessment of Australia's oil r

Wang Laboratories Inc. on Monday unveiled its first multiprocessor computer system, the VS 7320, and

It was a quicker trip Monday for commuters on the Long Island Rail Road's Ronkonkoma branch as the L

A compromise product liability bill being considered by the House Energy and Commerce Committee will

General Motors Corp. hopes to boost its sagging image by trumpeting positive news at a private auto

A nationwide survey indicates that the U.S. public strongly supports competition in making crash par

Social Security payroll deductions go up this week, as do benefit checks, in a little New Year's gi

South Korea will decide this week whether to give in to a U.S. ultimatum to open its markets wider t

Japanese farmers have discovered public relations - American style. Farmers in Japan, althou

IMF Expands Fund To Aid Poor CountriesThe International Monetary Fund announced Monday a rou

Two ships that collided in one of the world's worst marine disasters disappeared in a huge ball of f

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

Reebok International, the athletic apparel manufacturer best known for its popular shoes, was the mo

Efforts by the Group of Seven major industrialized nations to support thedollar may be frus

Japanese Refiners Seek Metal MarketTOKYO - Japan's aluminum refiners will soon urge the gove

Mon., Dec. 28, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Marketers Win Delay On Diesel Tax ChangesHouse and Senate conferees have given petroleum mar

The Center for Auto Safety, the consumer crusader for safer cars, has issued a warning on alcohol fu

The guards who are responsible for keeping guns and other weapons off commercial passenger jets rece

Seeking increased efficiency and sophistication, automobile manufacturers are shifting their compute

An "Orient Express" railway cargo service linking China and the Soviet Union at a point near the Sov

The empty container feeder barge Boston Patriot moved into Boston harbor Thursday, a month less two

Michael L. King's most unusual customers are witches and warlocks who are searching for exotic herbs

Trust but verify, President Reagan told the Soviets. Hope for the best, but sell ahead in th

Earnings from Malaysian textile exports next year are forecast to hit M$2.3 billion (US$920 million)

October 1987 - Quantities in 1,000s Export Totals Import TotalsF.A.S.