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First Pacific Group, with interests ranging from U.S. banking and electronics to ocean shipping and

A 1985 law requiring shipment of nearly 25 percent of donations of food to poor countries through Gr

West Germany's unemployment rate was 8.6 percent in August, down slightlyfrom 8.7 percent in

NY Creates Board To Distribute PowerALBANY, N.Y. - New York Power Authority Chairman Richard

Another chapter in the demise of United States Lines Inc. has been written with the quiet sale here

The U.S. energy and shipping industries may need special government help if these critically importa

International traffic through Miami will grind to a virtual halt today and Friday, courtesy of visit

President Reagan will nominate Alan Holmer to be deputy director of the U.S. Special Trade Represent

A senior European Community Commission official urged Japan to let EC banks provide yen funding for

U.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter urged domestic industries to be more aggressive in marketi

One of Greece's largest shipping unions, the Panhellenic Union of Merchant Marine Seamen, has called

Republican presidential candidate Alexander M. Haig Jr. says growth in the U.S. defense budget can b

A former eye doctor at the Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation has filed a multimillion dollar la

International trade should expand by one-third between 1986 and 1991 and put 200 new product tankers

The mini-submersible Nautile and its two support ships, Nadir and Abeille, were scheduled to end the

The Royal Navy Submarine Museum says it hopes to salvage Britain's first mechanically powered submar

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co. Wednesday announced pretax profits for the first ha

The depressed U.S. fertilizer industry may be on the verge of a turnaround, thanks to a 30 percent i

The Colorado River Energy Distributors Association, representing 117 consumer-owned utilities, has d

Regional airlines, suffering severe pilot attrition because of raids by major airlines, are turning

Supplies of key petroleum products followed seasonal patterns last week, and U.S. imports of crude o

United Transportation Union President Fred A. Hardin and three congressmen came to bury the Intersta

Some Reagan administration officials may be tilting toward Iraq these days, but State Department map

Export Credits Shifted to WheatThe USDA has reallocated $10 million worth of GSM-102 export

Botswana Becomes Member of GATTBotswana has become the 95th member of the General Agreement

For the first time since negotiations on a U.S.-Canada free trade agreement began, the majority of C

Temtech Ltd., a Northern Ireland-based company, has developed a portable defibrillator for patients

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

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

Japan's banks will have to adapt their management methods as well as issue new shares if they hope t

Iran-Iraq War Cited As Gold Price SpurThe Iran-Iraq war has stimulated gold prices and confi

China, Malaysia Sign Maritime AgreementChina and Malaysia signed an agreement on maritime tr

Strick Companies has formed a new unit, Strick Lease Intermodal Co., to manage its ocean and railroa

Congress needs to deal quickly with a host of economic issues ranging from the federal budget to tra

The five OPEC ministers assembling in Vienna for today's meeting of the group's price and production

Canada's third largest railway is reporting higher revenue yields from passenger operations.

Wed., Sept. 9, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

This is shaping up as a record year for Australian investment in the United States. Australi

AIR CARGO Right-O-Way, a Southern California air freight forwarder, will not sacrifice profi

Carriers and operators of intermodal equipment could be in for a rough ride financially as more peop