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Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp.'s attempts to buy back the more than 23 million shares of its stock

The lure of treks to Nepal, ocean cruises and African safaris are fading for some yuppies who prefer

Joy Jones is working overtime these days, and she couldn't be happier about it. The 34-year-

The Finance Ministry announced tariff cuts Monday for 194 items effective Jan. 1 in a move to ease t

Wang Laboratories Inc. pioneered the electronic calculator, making the slide rule obsolete. And in t

Half of China's 131 forestry administrations will have no trees left within 10 years if the nation d

Coast Guard Eases Rule On Seaway NotificationThe Coast Guard no longer will require vessels

Longshoremen at Montreal are holding their third one-day walkout within a week today amid no signs o

1260.0 (Dec. 21) Previous day - 1259.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in

The disastrous collision between a domestic passenger ship and an oil tanker illustrates what for ye

Coal shipments at the port of Thunder Bay will shatter previous records by a large margin in the 198

Marine insurers are still assessing their liability for the ferry collision in the Philippines in wh

John F. O'Leary, 61, chairman and chief executive officer of the General Public Utilities Corp. and

U.S. Steel Mining Co.'s loss in 1990 of a long-term coal contract with Ontario Hydro could turn into

Crude oil prices plunged in the waning minutes of trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange, closi

Mines and Energy Minister Subroto said Monday the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries may

The Canadian government on Monday formally approved the takeover of debt- ridden Dome Petroleum Ltd.

Financial and monetary leaders of the Group of Seven major industrial democracies are reportedly dra

Massachusetts would become the first state in the nation to offer all its citizens health insurance

Santa and his reindeer have cleared the last bureaucratic hurdle, clearing the way for speedy delive

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

Mild weather saved Americans $510 million in heating bills in November, with residents benefitting e

Joint Venture Aiming To Form US Rail LineBombardier Inc. and Alsthom of France have created

The Travelers Cos. Foundation announced Monday that it has awarded a $30,000 grant to the Connecticu

World Trade Forecast To Grow 4.1 percent in 1988Total world trade in 1988 will reach $2.72 t

AIR CARGO The Department of Transportation has cleared the way for Kris Kringle to make his

Irvin Joseph, the son of a dockworker and 20-year veteran of the waterfront, edged Alcee P. Honore b

Indonesia still has great opportunities to sell Australia commodities other than oil and gas, Indone

Japanese and Pakistani businessmen ended a two-day meeting earlier this month, agreeing that Pakista

Government and maritime industry officials are not enthusiastic about the Soviet Union's overtures t

ST. LOUIS - George F. Clegg was named managing director of Monsanto Japan, the Japanese operating su

Group Cites Failure To Curb China TextilesThe Reagan administration has failed to dampen the

The Environmental Protection Agency said it is looking at an industry study that says dioxin-contami

State-owned Philippine National Oil Co. is buying US$9 million worth of steam coal from China, the f

In one move, lawmakers changed the rules affecting federal guarantees for thousands of private pensi

The Soviet Union's Far Eastern Shipping Co. has raised the possibility of reviving its trans-Pacific

Pan Am World Airway's unions met Monday in an effort to frame a wage concession package that would a

While today's air-travel zoo often brings out the crabby nature of many passengers, 10 VIPs flew air

The second McDonnell Douglas MD-82 aircraft to be built in China has been handed over to the Civil A

The future of the revolutionary London City Airport has been seriously jeopardized by the Civil Avia