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Flying Tiger Line Cancels Cargo ContractFlying Tiger Line said it canceled its contract last

Baker Opposes Fee On Oil ImportsJames Baker, U.S. treasury secretary, said he opposes a fee

Hadson Corp. said its subsidiary, Hadson Gas Systems Inc., purchased 100 percent of the common stock

Both the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures TradingCommission fare

The U.S. dollar moved higher Monday morning when the West German central bank en tered the market to

Eastern Utilities Buys Citizens Heat & PowerEastern Utilities Associates said it completed t

Splashy TV reporter Geraldo Rivera did not libel a Palm Beach Jai Alai executive by implying that he

A delegation of U.S. and Canadian representatives will head for Europe next month to promote use of

Two bankers predicted that Thailand's economy will grow by at least 5 percent this year, slightly hi

Environmentalists Hit Redwood Logging PlanSCOTIA, Calif. - A company's plan to double its pr

Only two surface transportation proposals in the president's new budget, involving highway funding a

The outlook for Asia's principal trading economies this year is brighter than 12 months ago, but muc

Hotels, airlines and governments throughout the Caribbean are The ornate El San Juan Hotel reopened

India Voices Concern COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - India expressed concern Monday over economic sanct

Property and casualty firms in Canada more than doubled profit in the first nine months of 1986, con

Harper Group, a San Francisco-based transportation concern, and Yamashita- Shinn ihon Steamship Co.

For followers of stock market "indicators," one of the busiest times of the year is at hand.

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

Pennwalt Corp. acquired Pharmasol Corp., a specialized aerosol developer and manufacturer in Easton,

A decision last week to scrap a decade-old, self-imposed ceiling on military spending has generated

Japan's agriculture minister ordered a review of Japan's food control system aimed at lowering price

The National Dairy Board, which is financed by the nation's milk producers, says one of its 1987 pro

Baker Says Fed Policy 'Is Quite Adequate'Treasury Secretary James Baker endorsed the Federal

A strike by French seamen and port personnel in effect since mid-December was called off after the g

The European Community Commission has approved development grants totaling 53.3 million European Cur

Amtrak, the government-subsidized passenger railroad, began service in 1971 after several private ra

ICC Blocks B&O Plan To Abondon TrackThe Interstate Commerce Commission blocked the Baltimore

Atlantic Richfield Corp. will pay New York state $6 million as a partial settlement for the environm

Ingersoll-Rand Co. and Dresser Industries Inc. formed the Dresser-Rand Co., a 50-50 joint venture pr

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

PPG Industries announced the acquisition of Mazer Chemicals Inc. of Gurnee, Ill., a manufacturer and

Demand For BenzeneStrengthensThe market for benzene continues on an upward trend as

GENERAL NEWS The Reagan administration can expect help from Congress on the budget, like it

US Pushes '87 Summit WASHINGTON - The White House renewed President Reagan's invitation to S

President Reagan's new budget recommends spending $350 million more over five years for projects dem

A leak of a dangerous chemical from one of 27 derailed cars in a Conrail freight train was plugged a

Significant premium increases last year helped the property and casualty insurance industry to produ

A hand-lettered sign on the door of the darkened store announces that the foreign-currency food shop

The second 24-hour strike in a week by ground crew of Spain's domestic airline Aviaco Monday forced

Premier Nikolai I. Ryzhkov, in a new effort to attract foreign customers for satellite launches, sai