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Waterman Steamship Corp. has asked the secretary of transportation to halt a ship swap between Lykes

Labor Secretary William Brock did not rule out a possible increase in the minimum wage, although he

The world's first futures contract trading on the Australian dollar got off to a good start at the C

Is consumer debt really lurching out of control, as implied by some of the popular statistics - and

FINANCIAL COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO. (New York) - Katharine R. Tarbox was appointed vice presiden

The stock market chalked up its eighth winning session - and seventh record close - in a row Tuesday

The start of a new round of Senate Finance Committee hearings on trade legislation suggested reachin

Bank of Japan authorities will continue massive intervention on foreign exchange markets in defense

GENERAL NEWSCapital appropriations by large manufacturers in the 1986 third quarter achieved

Consumer prices in Switzerland rose a monthly average of 0.8 percent last year, the lowest annual in

The nation's orange harvest for the 1986-87 crop season is estimated at almost 197.6 million boxes,

New attention being given to Brazil's cerrado region, hailed as this South American country's next b

A Montana wheat farming operation has angered a congressman who asked the Agriculture Department why

Argentine grain and oilseed export revenue totaled US$1.97 billion last year, down 52 percent from 1

Poland is seeking swift normalization of trade with the United States in 1987, arguing that the curr

No Changes Expected In Export Bonus PlanANAHEIM, Calif. - U.S. Department of Agriculture Sec

The wreckage of the Titanic, discovered 320 nautical miles southeast of Newfoundland in 1985, lies i

Management and labor representatives are still negotiating at the Rotterdam- based Europe Container

Given the opportunity to capture its first sizable coal shipments in several years, the port of Long

The port of Rotterdam is likely to be hit by a series of lightning strikesfrom next week as

Marine scientists say a type of paint being tested by the Navy for use on its entire fleet keeps bar

A record amount of water has been discharged from Lake Ontario through the St. Lawrence River each d

A securities analyst is unsure about the near term future of U.S. companies in the liner and bulk tr

GENERAL NEWSCapital appropriations by large manufacturers in the 1986 third quarter achieved

4 Republicans Named To SubcommitteeWASHINGTON -- Four Republicans will serve on the Surface

Tourists by the thousands descend annually on Biscayne Boulevard for the Grand Prix and New Year's E

In a major reshuffle of top government positions, Hong Kong will shortly get new senior people in th

Union opposition could jeopardize a tentative agreement for the sale of the Quebec shipbuilding oper

The chief U.S. representative in negotiations aimed at producing a free trade agreement between the

New oil fields have been found in various parts of Iraq, the state-run Iraqi News Agency reported.

General Motors Corp.'s plan to sell its transit bus business to Greyhound Corp. may put the finishin

Airbus Industrie, Banque Paribas, GPA Group Limited and Pacific Western Airlines Corp. said they for

In a move that it says could help to reduce Japan's runaway trade surplus with the United States, a

It was the most informal of surveys, involving no more than three dozen air cargo industry executive

Isramco Inc. , a U.S. company with oil and gas interests in Israel, said drilling has begun on the A

The man who's taken over much of the U.S. commercial airline industry the past several months soon w

Orglas a Sterile Cover For Walls, CeilingsOrglas, a hygienic coating that can be applied dir

The North Sea is experiencing its worst winter since 1979, and several oil platforms are having trou

It's hardly the stuff that would entice most movie buffs, but a 1981 film by The Hartford Insurance

Arne Oeien, Norwegian oil and energy minister, proposed the country cut its crude production by 7.5