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World Lays Off Another 103 EmployeesOAKLAND, Calif. - World Airways Monday announced that it

The U.S. Department of Commerce is promoting the idea of joint ventures between unspecified U.S. and

Japanese Buyers Seek Revised LNG PactsJAKARTA, Indonesia - A number of Japanese utility comp

Juanita Ellis sometimes imagines herself behind a large desk, at the head of a giant electrical util

Hoechst Group's worldwide man-made fibers sales slipped 11.5 percent in 1986 due to the steep apprec

A West German shoe manufacturer warned that some 40,000 jobs in the West European footwear industry

South Korea Orders Generators From GESCHENECTADY, N.Y. - General Electric Co. obtained a con

An association created by the state Legislature to promote California wines has been put out of busi

The Bond Corp. Holdings Ltd. of Australia will buy 14 million shares of San Miguel Corp. stock under

Arvin Unit to Supply Joint US-Japan FirmCOLUMBUS, Ind. - Arvin Industries Inc. said one of i

Some U.S. firms, many of them computer makers, want exemptions from forthcoming U.S. tariff reprisal

The port of Long Beach named Paul E. Brown deputy executive director and promoted Michael J. Slavin

"Know your costs" has become one of the buzz phrases of the transportation industry under deregulati

Spain is pulling out all stops to become the principal storage and distribution center for Australia

Yugoslavian Miners Urge InterventionBELGRADE, Yugoslavia - About 1,700 miners, who went on s

The new judge in the Bhopal case recently proposed that Union Carbide Corp. and the Indian governmen

For thousands of Communist Party and state apparatchiks used to the privileges that go with their jo

Canadian Airlines Starts Joint ServiceVANCOUVER, British Columbia - Canadian Airlines of Van

Associated British Ports PLC, which owns 19 U.K. ports including Southampton, reported an increase o

Several maritime industry associations have launched a nationwide campaign to build a replica of the

Signs of stronger economies in North America are seen by Hong Kong exporters, one group of whom notc

A Federal Maritime Commission law judge concludes that the Georgia Port Authority requirement can la

Europe Container Terminus of Rotterdam has wrung wage concessions from its dockers to ease the blow

Maryland Seeks Bids For Container CranesThe Maryland Port Administration is soliciting bids

Liner, tanker and dry bulk shipping sectors could show a strong improvement or an outright recovery

Japan will continue utmost efforts to persuade the United States to lift punitive tariffs even after

Liability insures in Connecticut are fighting a defensive battle to retain a 1986 tort reform law as

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

A 14-county inspection campaign that started shortly after the fatalcollapse of the Thruway bridge A

China Expects Decline In '87 Soybean ExportsChina's soybean exports are likely to fall this

Elevator fires and explosions can be highly destructive, but industry safety measures have been succ

Gold and silver markets have come out of their doldrums. Investors, who have been uninterest

The Interstate Commerce Commission is expected to hold an oral argument on whether to review its dec

The airline whose cargo plane crashed at Travis Air Force Base has a contract to resupply U.S. Army

Autodesk Inc., which develops, markets and supports a line of computer-aided design software product

PRIVATE TRUCKERS played it safe on several key policy votes at a well-attended industry meeting last

NY-NJ Port Authority Increases Toll CostsA combination of rain and a 50 percent increase in

Like a ship in dry dock, Sunnyvale semiconductor maker Signetics Corp. has spent the past two years

United States Lines Inc. hit back at opposition to its request for permission to continue service be

Japan will be forced to unilaterally abrogate its semiconductor agreement with the United States if