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Thomas W. Teddy" Gleason Sr., who is retiring as president of the International Longshoremen's Assoc

The peso's daily devaluation against the dollar has been lagging behind Mexico's inflation rate this

Apple Computer Inc.'s profit jumped 65 percent in its third fiscal quarter on a 42 percent gain in r

For generations of newlyweds, Niagara Falls was the place to go, the cat's-meow of honeymoons. Today

One of the more formidable obstacles to affordable housing in the United States, a nation of 3,543,8

Negotiations between the European Airbus Industrie consortium and McDonnell Douglas on collaborative

A volatile wholesale market pushed the average price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States ov

Jack Wedge, who for years made his living as a shrimper in the pristine waters off the Florida Keys,

Offshore drilling by Continental Oil Co., or Conoco, a Du Pont affiliate, has struck oil in Congo.

The Illinois Central Gulf Railroad took a bold step and sued an Indiana utility for its refusal to t

European Community farm ministers opened talks Monday on a funding plan to keep the trading bloc's f

Burlington Northern Inc. goes into Federal District Court in New York Wednesday with a $35.5 million

Stocks fell on profit-taking Monday, as key foreign buyers pulled to the sidelines ahead of today's

Mon., July 13,1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

Brazil will resume payments on its $111 billion foreign debt only after creditor banks agree to ref

Reichhold Ltd., a subsidiary of Reichhold Chemicals Inc., announced plans to build a C$7.1 million (

Sen. Danforth Praises Truck Safety ProposalsWASHINGTON - Sen. John Danforth, R-Mo., praised

A House Ways and Means subcommittee agreed Monday to suggest either an excise tax on childhood vacci

Jamaica's garment industry has grown even though the country's apparel exports are denied preferenti

Japanese Firm Offers Magnetic Steel SheetOne of Japan's steel giants has developed a magneti

Canadian Rail Union Authorizes Strike CallWINNIPEG, Manitoba - A vote by the Associated Rail

A judge awarded the equivalent of $1.7 million to a former student who suffered brain damage caused

A plan to reduce U.S. costs for veterans' health care by collecting from their insurance policies ha

July 13, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

A Montana company is transplanting some of the flavor of the old West to Japan with an authentic log

The government reported it approved US$632 million in foreign investment in Taiwan in the first six

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

Two Fairchild Industries Inc. board members have breathed new life into the company's restructuring

Banfi Vintners is the new corporate name of Villa Banfi, which reorganized its executive sales force

Poor construction of buildings should be treated as a crime punishable by law, China's construction

Intercontainer, the container marketing agency for European railways, said traffic totaled nearly 22

The Chicago & North Western Transportation Co. asked a federal mediator to help resolve a dispute wi

Some of the Kuwaiti tankers due to come under U.S. flag will not initially meet some Coast Guard ins

Robert Holmes a Court, an Australian financier known for his takeover forays, said he has raised his

A private industry partner of the Canadian government appears set to profitfrom an unprofita

Public Hearings Set On Clean Coal ProgramThe Energy Department announced it will hold four p

A quartet of American carpenters from Washington state is in Japan to show Japanese what can be done

President Reagan's proposal to eliminate farm subsidies could mean huge budget savings in the Europe

Like a battering ram pounding an already crumbling citadel, Japan's powerful Federation of Economic

The great majority of joint ventures in China are working well, with nearly one-fourth exceeding exp