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A study to assess the future needs of container terminals on the New York side of the harbor is plan

Warning of a possible revolt against expensive farm subsidies, economist John Kenneth Galbraith told

The Associated Press has contracted with GTE Spacenet Corp. to provide the next generation of satell

Georgetown University's National Center for Export-Import Studies has started offering computer-base

Occidental Chemical Corp. is increasing its off-schedule price for liquid caustic soda by $25 a ton,

The aircraft carrier Clemenceau and three support ships were put on alert Sunday, and their crews to

Chinese rockets may be used instead of U.S. vehicles to launch future Indonesian communications sate

The president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries dismissed reports of overproducti

The European Community Commission confirmed that it will launch an investigation into the recent acq

Mon., July 27, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

The government is under fire on two maritime fronts, accused of apathy" over a strike of stevedores

Air Express Says Net Income RisesDARIEN, Conn. - Air Express International Corp. reported ne

The migration of West German shipowners to cost-saving foreign flags of convenience has slowed durin

Giovanni Goria, the Italian Christian Democrat charged with forming and then heading his country's n

U.S. corn growers say they have something better than oil wells - about two trillion little green ma

American International Petroleum Corp. announced that it acquired Dynasty Energy Exploration and Dev

Dow Chemical Co. and Chevron Chemical Co. have voluntarily withdrawn cyhexatin pesticide products fr

Port District Believes It Was DefraudedThe San Diego Port District may have been defrauded o

Barry Rosenbaum resigned as vice president, international operations, at Convex Computer Corp., a ma

Chubb Corp. reported second quarter operating profit rose to $91.5 million, or $2.18 a share, from $

Shell Oil Co. earned $266 million in the second quarter of 1987, up from $219 million for the same q

Oil prices continued weakening here late last week from the 18-month high reached on Monday, with bo

Japan has issued an official protest to the Soviet Union over Soviet officials' alleged purchases of

The number of foreign-funded enterprises in China approved during the first six months of this year

Congress may consider placing a ban on importing artifacts from the Titanicbecause of a Fren

Lloyds Bank PLC recorded a loss of 516 million ($825 million) for the first half of 1987 after incr

Prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange registered their largest single-day gain in history on Friday in

Japan's huge capital accumulation is worrying financial institutions worldwide. While Japane

Saab-Scania Reports Higher Sales of TrucksORANGE, Conn. - Saab-Scania AB said exports of Sca

Two heavy truck makers that appeared to be losing ground in recent sales reports in spite of industr

Senate to Consider Separating AgenciesSen. Wendell Ford, D-Ky., plans to introduce this week

Most of us can imagine the amount of money in a football player's multimillion-dollar contract or th

Duke Power customers set a record demand rate for electricity at 4 p.m. Thursday, a company spokesma

Farmers in the United States, who have been through "six rough years," are beginning to regain impor

Brock Adams could see the danger in 1979, but few in the Carter administration would listen.

American President Lines wants to take over United States Lines' terminal at the port of Oakland.

Congestion problems in Southern California, an improved market for U.S. exports and other factors mi

By acquiring three British banks, National Australia Bank has bought itself a launching pad to expan

Shipments Up in April For Man-Made FibersShipments of man-made fibers in April rose 5.9 perc

Robert E. Coletta was appointed Buick's general sales and service manager by General Motors Corp.