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GENERAL NEWSBusiness economists project moderate growth and higher inflation in 1987, with l

Bank of America said Monday it had agreed to sell its consumer trust business to Wells Fargo Bank fo

The airline that's said repeatedly it is content to be a Northeast regional carrier announced it is

Top Stories New vessels set to enter major container routes are likely to worsen problems of

Court approval of the complex restructuring of the Tung shipping group is likely next week.

Bill Withdrawn PARIS - Premier Jacques Chirac withdrew the university bill that brought hund

The Canadian and U.S. business communities must make a public display" of their support for a bilate

Insurance Took 2.9 percent Of '86 Wharton GradsThe Wharton School of the University of Penns

Delors to Hold EC Post For Another 2 YearsJacques Delors, president of the commission of the

The sudden death of Hong Kong's chief executive, Sir Edward Youde, while on a visit to Peking threw

The International Cocoa Organization's failure to agree buffer stock rules for the 1986 Internationa

The Maritime Administration paid off nearly $3 million more on vessel financing obligations it had u

World shipping experts have agreed on model rules for multimodal container tariffs that should slash

Five days of talks among officials from cocoa-producing and -consuming countries on the rules for bu

World cereal production is expected to hit a new high this year, causing a record surplus, while cer

The Argentine National Grain Board has cut its 1986-87 wheat production estimate to 9,002,800 metric

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle committee has concluded that no changes in the cash se

Thailand's Rice Exports Reported 6.36 percent HigherBANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's Jan.-Nov.

Marad Allows Sale Of Ship for ScrapThe Maritime Administration approved the sale of a 26-yea

The debate has raged for years - U.S.-flag carriers want a "fair share" of government-related cargo,

The weekly general freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent

The depreciation of the U.S. dollar against European currencies in recent months hasn't noticeably a

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle subcommittee, which is reviewing the live cattle futures

Employees of United States Lines who suddenly found themselves jobless, can go to the Seaman's Churc

GENERAL NEWSNovember jobs figures were somewhat stronger than expected, helping the fourth-q

Optimism burns eternal in the breasts of Western coalmen, especially when exports are mentioned.

The Maritime Administration is promising to do what's necessary to convince other nations they must

The maritime industry may find the Democratic-controlled 100th Congress that convenes next month mor

Debt-equity swaps could relieve as much as 25 percent to 30 percent of developing countries' debt, s

The sudden death of Hong Kong's chief executive, Sir Edward Youde, while on a visit to Peking threw

An international meeting on ways to protect the Earth's ozone layer ended Friday and delegates portr

Arco Chem ExpandsResin UnitsArco Chemical Co., a division of Atlantic Richfield Co.,

Delors to Hold EC Post For Another 2 YearsJacques Delors, president of the commission of the

A labor dispute that spawned a violent, 15-month United Mine Workers strike against A.T. Massey Coal

Emerson Kampen, president of Great Lakes Chemical Corp., announced the company has reached an agreem

The government, faced with sharp criticism from independent environmentalists, announced it was plan

Christmas Trees Ride Waves to HawaiiIn Hawaii, a popular Christmas card has Santa Claus in s

Dow Raises Phenol Price 5 Cents Dow Chemical U.S.A. announced a list price increase of 5 cen

Latest productivity figures from state-owned British Coal show that South Wales and Scotland are the

New rules the Interior Department published to clarify aspects of the coal leasing program could end