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Middle South Earnings Fell 9.5 percent in QuarterMiddle South Utilities Inc. reported second

Northern States Power Co. in Minnesota won a price concession under an existing contract with a Mont

U.S. companies are well behind their Japanese and European counterparts when it comes to planning an

A new Boston Edison Co. conservation program that pays commercial customers to curtail their electri

Both Taiwan's government and financial community are struggling with the problem of how and where to

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

Medium-sized Japanese companies are rushing to issue privately placed bonds in a bid to raise funds

Hoechst Celanese Corp. has announced an initial public offering of 1,000,000 shares of Celgene Corp.

The port of New Orleans, in settling a $6.9 million debt with financially troubled Todd Shipyards Co

Arco Chemical Co., the Philadelphia-based subsidiary of Atlantic Richfield Co., has confirmed plans

In the latest round of threats by the Philippine government to deal with foreign creditors, a Filipi

Port of Chicago officials are optimistic that new leases for warehouse space and other real estate l

American President Launches Asia ServiceLAS VEGAS, Nev. - American President Lines has begun

The port of Los Angeles has filled four management positions - director of commerce, director of ope

Far Eastern owners expanded their containership fleets significantly in 1986, according to an annual

Are harbor ferries the wave of the future for truckers as Boston highways become congested by constr

Jack Abram, chief executive officer of Topgallant Group Inc., says the line wants to discuss with th

Bulk cargo handled at the port of Providence increased some 125,000 tons in the 1987 fiscal year end

Developers of the military V-22 tilt rotor aircraft claim a $2.24 billion market exists for 1,400 ci

The Singapore shipping scene experienced several welcome improvements last year against a worldwide

The U.S. Navy said the dummy bombs that struck a Malaysian-registered cargo vessel, injuring one cre

Air freight imports to Taiwan increased almost 50 percent in the first six months of this year compa

Judge Orders Trial Over Disputed DecimalNEW YORK - United States Lines won the opening round

USX Corp., buoyed by streamlined steel operations and rising crude oil prices, posted sharply higher

American Life Gets Go-ahead in S. KoreaSEOUL, South Korea - American Life Insurance Co. has

NASA, 35th annual experimental aircraft association fly-in convention, July 31-Aug. 7, Oshkosh, Wis.

Arbitration proceedings between Mack Trucks Inc. and the United Auto Workers broke off abruptly Tues

Primerica Corp. said its earnings from continuing operations rose strongly for the second quarter.

Low pay and brutal working conditions are creating a truck driver shortage that is disrupting large

Collaboration between McDonnell Douglas and the European Airbus Industrie consortium on building the

A wide scope of state insurance legislation that ranges from health coverage for drug abusers to new

Roland F. Marston, chairman of the State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., died at the age of 63

Five out of the nation's 10 medical malpractice joint underwriting associations are running out of m

The Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corp. was slapped with a proposed $615,000 fine Wedne

It's easy for either Iran or Iraq to lay underwater mines throughout the shallow Persian Gulf. And i

Two insurance company executives led a heated debate over the wisdom of life insurance company inves

Auto insurance rates will have to rise an estimated 10 percent in states that have adopted the new 6

Naming a spouse as the sole beneficiary of a life insurance policy may be the common practice, but i

A three-week-old drought has raised fears of heavy damage to Thailand's corn crop, the Bangkok Post

Foreign Producers Of Granite TargetedA group of U.S. granite producers and fabricators asked