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The activities of General Motors in Australia will take on a new look on Dec. 9 as the company striv

Japanese Phone Venture TOKYO - A group of U.S., Japanese and British companies formed a join

''Liner shipping, we Greeks say, is like making love to one's wife," says Minos X. Kyriakou. "It's a

Baltimore longshoremen approved their new three-year contract by a narrower margin than had been exp

Pacific Nuclear Systems Inc. said that its subsidiary, PN Services Inc., was awarded a contract for

The Fire Retardant Chemicals Association has announced the scheduling of ''International Conference

Squibb Corp. agreed to sell the business of Charles of the Ritz Group Ltd., its fragrance and cosmet

The New York Mercantile Exchange will host the first annual international oil industry dinner Feb. 4

Caribbean seaports banking on the cruise business as their financial savior may be disappointed, acc

Smit-Lloyd BV, the Rotterdam-based owner of tug, anchor handling and supply vessels servicing the of

Union Carbide Corp. was insulated from the operation of its Bhopal, India subsidiary by actions of t

The dark shadow of the Ivan Boesky scandal continued to cast a pall on Wall Street Tuesday, as takeo

Traders Keep Eye On Coffee PricesCoffee traders said that unless there is a halt to dramatic

Mobil Sells Interest In Western PlatinumMobil Corp. sold its 24 percent interest in Western

A Japanese income tax cut totaling $12.5 billion became much more likely Tuesday when the ruling Lib

US Airline Industry Turns Losses AroundThe U.S. airline industry registered a near record op

Every port in the Caribbean would like to be a major transportation hub, but it would be folly for

The marble bust of a forbidding John L. Lewis still sits on a landing, seemingly staring at anyone e

Exxon Chemical's new isoamylene unit was operating at 99 percent purity within the first week of ope

The Coal Association of Canada is asking the British Columbia government for tax and royalty cuts to

Two U.S. oil companies may have to pull out of Syria because of U.S. measures against Damascus, the

U.S. coal ranks third, possibly fourth, on a list of fuel options New England utilities are consider

There's one sure sign that Lake Ontario is reaching a dangerous level - business has picked up for t

The Yugoslav government is attempting to make this non-aligned communist country more attractive for

Two shipper groups urged the U.S. government to stand firm and refuse to renew the cargo-sharing, bi

A new era in intermodal shipping through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach began with the open

Japanese aluminum imports in the first nine months of 1986 fell 16.3 percentfrom the same pe

Real annual growth in the gross national product of 4 percent is the minimum requirement for the cou

Osaka Stock Exchange Plans Futures TradingThe Osaka Stock Exchange revealed 50 issues to com

A growing number of U.S. corporations likely will tap the shogun bond market in Japan following move

The U.S. dollar eased slightly in slow trading Tuesday as the foreign exchange market sat back to aw

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

Indonesia's coffee exports reached a record US$965.7 million in the coffee year ended Sept. 30, up 7

Fuel loading at the Nine Mile Point 2 nuclear power plant is complete and low-power operation of the

The cement carrier Shaam was understood to be anchored seven miles off Dubai, after being towed to t

Great Western Weighs Selling Insurance UnitBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Great Western Financial C

Herzog Visit Criticized SINGAPORE - Israeli President Chaim Herzog arrived for an official v

Rebel Leader Ousted PARIS - Chad rebel leader Goukouni Oueddei was ousted from leadership of

Several U.S. companies may sign letters of intent with Soviet enterprises within the next two or thr

Real annual growth in the gross national product of 4 percent is the minimum requirement for the cou