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Swissair Board OKs Purchase of 6 MD-11sLONG BEACH, Calif. - McDonnell Douglas said Swissair'

Waterman Steamship Corp. wants to block subsidy to Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. Inc. and American Presi

Confidence is again high in the local banking sector after a dramatic change in the last year, the C

Iraq claimed Wednesday its warplanes have struck three vessels off the Iranian coast in the past few

North Star Reinsurance Corp. moved its headquarters two states away from its giant parent General Re

The merger of the National Coal Association and Mining and Reclama-tion Council, which takes effect

The state insurance department has completed the creation of a market assistance program to provide

The new price stabilization accord reached by 40 natural rubber producing and consuming countries wa

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

Thursday, March 19, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Problems with the rear-door safety system on city buses persist six years after the Transit Authorit

By the end of 1986, the U.S. stock market was only worth about 45 percent of total world stock marke

Japanese automakers will continue "voluntary" curtailments this year on exports to the European Comm

The board of directors of the Chicago Board of Trade has clarified a number of exchange regulations

James D. Edwards, former senior vice president of American Telephone & Telegraph Co., is the new pre

The Federal Maritime Commission received five applications for licenses to act as ocean freight forw

Corrosive Acid Found On Reactor ShieldFederal inspectors have found 550 pounds of corrosive

Transamerica Will Sell Units to Provident LifeTransamerica Occidental Life Insurance Co. sai

Several members of the Senate Finance Committee expressed interest in the idea of raising the Social

Officials from two dozen companies nationwide have learned how a co operative effort between a Cortl

National Semiconductor Inc., the California-based multinational chip manufacturer and designer, plan

The eight-state Great Lakes Council adopted a two-year agenda with a full range of maritime policy t

Shell Oil Co. agreed to sell its Hawaii operations to Pacific Resources Inc. for $32 million, PRI an

Soviet warships are patroling Persian Gulf waters, displaying military muscle with the United States

Chairmen of key environmental committees in Congress are promising swift action to get the federal a

Polymers Group Sets May 1 Price IncreaseThe 76 Polymers Group of Unocal Chemicals Division a

British Caledonian Airways has won its long battle to start scheduled services between London and To

Just why should business travelers pay more attention to the Institutional Investor's worldwide hote

A group of 28 Japanese commercial banking institutions have set up a joint enterprise in Britain's C

Quaker State Oil Refining Corp. announced plans to open an additional 150 Minit-Lube fast lubricatio

The chairman of the House Merchant Marine Committee charged the Reagan administration with systemati

Bristol-Myers Co. will seek Food and Drug Administration approval this month for human tests of an A

The Port Authority of Genoa says 217 vessels, including 100 containerships, have been diverted to ot

After years of record growth in freight activities, the port of Nantes-Saint- Na zaire, the fourth-l

BIBLICAL IMAGES were invoked as the Senate Budget Committee formally prepared to draft a spending pl

A U.S.-European Community tiff over kraft paper products threatens a proposed international customs

Evergreen Line and Sea-Land Service, two of the biggest names in ocean shipping, are not part of the

The signals from Brazil to its creditors are not being relayed directly, but the message seems clear

Thomas W. Gleason, the dominant figure in Atlantic and Gulf waterfront labor relations for 24 years,

The biggest success in Mexico today is a skinny 12-ounce bottle with two cryptic creatures on its em