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Lawyers from the Massachusetts attorney general's office are looking into the nonprofit status of an

One of Prudential Lines' barge-carrying LASH ships was auctioned for $1.65 million to the Maritime A

John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. reported a net gain from operations of $134 million, compared

The Philippine economy is showing new signs of life, thanks to an increase in consumer spending and

The U.S. Coast Guard and Federal Aviation Administration have selected FlightSafety International to

Eastern Reports Improved ResultsEastern Airlines reported a fourth quarter net profit of $6

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

Reagan administration officials hope to complete parts of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

Mexican, EC Officials Look to Boost ContactsMexican and European Community officials met pri

Japan's new machinery orders received from domestic and foreign users in 1986 fell 6.4 percent from

Union Pacific Railroad said it will provide information to help companies looking for industrial pla

The port of New Orleans, faced with a $4.7 million budget deficit and declining revenue, is consider

A new challenge to embattled ocean liner conferences is in the offing. China intends to cut ocean fr

Railroads, faced with rigid and restrictive union work rules, have sold off thousands of miles of b

Toyota Motor Corp., Japan's largest automaker, said its net income for the six months ended in Decem

Toyota Motor Corp., Japan's largest automaker, said its net income for the six months ended in Decem

In some parts of the country, a Freightliner truck used to be a rare sight. East of the Miss

Chevron Corp. acquired all outstanding shares of Huntington Beach Co. HBC shareholders are entitled

Three individuals and an accounting firm are facing a claim for compensation of up to $13 million as

Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone indicated an early meeting of the Group of Five will be d

The Japanese have had their well-publicized problems last year, with frequent and hefty price increa

ICC Won't Issue Rule Outlining JurisdictionThe Interstate Commerce Commission decided not to

Motor carriers that had trouble obtaining liability insurance in 1985 and 1986 will find the market

The alarm is sounding for those Antwerp container handlers facing life behind the locks once Hessena

Taiwan is preparing to carry out a major expansion of its chemical industry. In the petroche

The port of San Francisco will pay a consultant $100,000 to help it develop its empty on-dock contai

After 40 years with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Guy F. Tozzoli, the man who opene

Morton Thiokol's Ventron division will build a $15 million sodium borohydride production facility in

Vista Chemical Co. is planning a $21 million research and development facility near Austin, where wo

Health Care Products Expo Set Manufacturers and suppliers of U.S. health care products are o

PSE&G Rate Proposal Would Reduce BillsNEWARK, N.J. - The average winter electric bill for a

Banks tend to be more forthcoming than insurance agents when offering life insurance for sale, and t

Stocks wavered back and forth in uncertain trading Wednesday and then spurted ahead in the final hou

Philippine Debt Talks Rescheduled for MarchMANILA, Philippines - Renegotiation of a $12 bill

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

The Agriculture Department may go underground with the nation's burgeoning grain surplus - way unde

William Harris Receives Transportation AwardThe Transportation Research Forum has conferred

The Dutch government is to mediate between striking dockworkers and employers in the port of Rotterd

Almost 800 tug and barge workers on the West Coast stayed off the job Wednesday as a strike against

An unusual swirl of economic factors underlies the moves of four U.S.-flag carriers to enter the eas