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Air Products and Chemicals Inc. will increase the price of its redispersible spray-dry vinyl acetate

United States Lines Inc. warned the Maritime Administration that American President Lines Ltd.'s ent

Irving Trust Co. was appointed an investment manager of Wisconsin Electric Power Co.'s trust for dec

The winners in the cruise industry may not be those with the best marketingplans and lowest

Senator Line will start its round-the-world service in April as planned, according to Karl-Heinz Sag

Fluor Corp. reported a net loss of $33.3 million for its first quarter ended Jan. 31, compared with

Bush Boake Allen plans a $6 million investment in an aroma production facility at its Widnes, Englan

Florida Power Corp. became the second Gulf of Mexico utility this year to reach down under to purcha

The chairman of Sea Containers, which operates ferry services across the English Channel, has descri

Sea-Land Corp. announced plans to modify its Puerto Rico service beginning next week. Sea-La

The search for a settlement of a strike over layoffs in Rotterdam's conventional cargo sector will b

France Weighs Plan For Bangladesh ReactorDHAKA, Bangladesh - France is ready to study Bangla

Yellow Freight Sees Decline in EarningsST. LOUIS, Mo. - Yellow Freight System Inc.'s first q

The Maritime Administration will rework the rules that allowed owners of three tankers to pay back t

The winter of 1987-1988 will be one of the shortest in decades, at least where hemlines are concerne

SOME CUSTOMS BROKERS AND FORWARDERS were red-faced last week when they were praised by the U.S. Cust

Marble: Italian Culture, Technology & Design. A nine-day exhibit and four seminars geared for stone

Rival private carrier trucking associations will consider a possible merger that could lead to a new

Organized labor, the commercial health insurance industry and Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association

Joseph L. Bruno, Republican chairman of the N.Y. State Insurance Committee, doesn't have a conflict

The Asbestos Claims Facility cut litigation defense costs in half for the 5,000 suits it disposed of

Despite a mediocre year for the U.S. toy industry, Hong Kong companies report satisfactory results f

The average large" product liability insurance payment climbed 150.5 percent over 10 years when the

A Defense Department investigation into the use of substandard imported bolts has been seriously ham

For the first time since 1981, labor costs in West Germany, Switzerland and Norway rose beyond the c

Mexico's consumer price index jumped 7.2 percent in February, bringing the cumulative price rise for

West German automaker Volkswagen said it may have lost up to 480 million deutsche marks, or US$266 m

West Germany's trade with Asia rose sharply in 1986. The country's overall imports fell 10.7

The U.S. dollar declined broadly against all key currencies except sterling and the Canadian dollar

Brazilian Dumping WASHINGTON - Citrosuco Paulista and other Brazilian frozen orange juice co

The U.S. paper industry may be enjoying a bumper year, but officials warn that reductions in forestr

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

In an unusual move, a shipping company has asked the Federal MaritimeCommission to replace p

U.S. retail sales of heavy- and medium-trucks rose sharply in February, according to preliminary fig

China will re-emerge as a major importer of grain this year after it became a net exporter in 1985 f

Severe weather may have killed a larger-than-usual share of the Soviet Union's 1987 winter crops, th

March 10, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

The outlook for U.S. grain exports has shown further improvement the past month, the Agriculture Dep

A spurt in India's domestic sugar output in the past two months has made any further imports by the

Smooth sailing for a new House trade bill proposal is not guaranteed, judging by the way the Ways an