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The Eurotunnel consortium that plans to build a rail tunnel under the English Channel but has had pr

Fried Chicken Firm Leaving South AfricaLOUISVILLE, Ky. - Kentucky Fried Chicken Corp. plans

Thai Airways International has agreed to make payments to 173 Japanese passengers on a jetliner tha

Exporters and investors hoping for a bonanza in China are getting further conflicting signals about

GENERAL NEWS Ford Motor Co. earned $3.3 billion in 1986, a 31 percent improvement over the p

Burma's quarter-century of isolation and one-man rule have shattered the economy of a bountiful land

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

William McGeoch & Co. of Britain has developed an instrument that displays the position of mobile eq

The Controversy Over the Importation of Gray Market Goods: Is a Resolution Forthcoming? Symposium sp

Japan Seen Dumping Pipe Fittings in USThe Commerce Department's International Trade Administ

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey plans to ask the U.S. Department of Commerce to expand

It was only three years ago that Geraldine Ferraro, then campaigning for the Democratic nomination f

The AFL-CIO is making new import restrictions - already its top priority in Congress this year - the

Representatives of the U.S. petrochemical industry sent a joint letter to President Reagan strongly

Sales of non-oil goods to foreign customers soared about 34 percent last year, the government said.<

Grenada, the world's second-largest producer of nutmegs, recorded a 13.5 percent increase in exports

Two U.S. computer companies have expanded production facilities in Ireland, while a third U.S. compa

National Economy Minister Costas Simitis said his 16-month-old austerity program has managed to shri

Major shipping lines are diverting vessels from Rotterdam to avoid being strikebound at Europe Conta

The year 1986 will stand as a turning point for the port of Oslo, which registered a record 5.7 mill

A monument honoring the United States' merchant marines will be built in Battery Park at the tip of

West Germany's shipowners, as generally expected, promptly farmed out their vessels under cost-savin

The odor of diesel oil, the piles of fishing nets and crab pots still dominate the docks at the old

Louis C. Lo, newly appointed chairman of the state-owned China Shipbuilding Corp., sees no panacea f

Some $21 million in development funds has been committed by private and public sources for construct

Simplified documentation may be approved for intermodal shipments from India, replacing what is seen

If revenues from a hike in the state sales tax and other fees live up to expectations, the Virginia

Richard J. Quegan, general manager of the Marine Department of Texaco Inc., White Plains, N.Y., is t

From dockside intermodal facilities to special roadways for hauling overweight containers, Californi

Wang Laboratories Inc. announced Tuesday it is selling the company's computer manufacturing plant in

State health commissioner David Axelrod says state lawmakers need to take the initiative and approve

The country may not be ready to roll the words "national health insurance" off its collective tongue

Securities firms that violate insider trading regulations or commit fraud may not be covered by thei

Columbus Lines' entry into the U.S./South American trade would continue a service that has a pedigr

Balboa Must Justify Auto Rate IncreaseBalboa Insurance Co. is being asked to justify a 51.1

Joe Cleary did what ordinary mortals merely dream of. When his electric bill got too high, he called

Tuesday, Feb. 17, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Larger-than-expected Soviet purchases could help raise total U.K. grain exports to a record 10.5 mil

Scientists' ability to manipulate the genes of plants and animals is creating a new frontier for foo

Limited sorghum supplies for this year and soaring prices have left Japanese import ers in need of a