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Hertz Penske Truck Leasing Inc. strengthened its role as the nation's second largest truck lessor wi

Business Data WASHINGTON - Figures on business inventories for September and factory capacit

The stock market is "torn betwixt and between" and unable to mount any sustainable rally, but "doesn

Hopes for a contract settlement were still alive in Philadelphia and Baltimore as talks between the

Coal Technology '86, the 9th International Coal Utilization & Transportation Conference & Exhibition

Two Alaskan non-vessel-operating common carriers should have to pay much steeper penalties than the

A top Maritime Administration official said it is realizing 30 cents to 40 cents on the dollar in di

What happens in the wheat fields of the Soviet Union often translates into good or bad news for U.S.

When Volkswagen do Brasil late this month ships its first shipment of new cars to be marketed in th

Brazil is opening one of the world's last great agricultural frontiers, a huge region on its central

Charles Schwab, who wants to buy back the discount brokerage company he founded and sold to BankAmer

Cyprus Minerals Co. said it has collected $20 million held in escrow as a guarantee of LTV Steel Co.

The Argentine government has signed two exploration and production deals with private oil companies

Home Group Withdraws Re Unit Stock SaleHome Group Inc. said it's withdrawing its proposed pu

Interest rates may tick upward, at least temporarily, unless some new, unforeseen development alters

Transax/Rates, a maritime information subsidiary of The Journal of Commerce, appointed a national te

Top Stories This may be the time for Lloyd's of London to take advantage of a turnaround in

Japan's decision to cut its coal production by more than a third over the next five years is not exp

A tract of land in New York harbor that was once going to be used for coal exports may be used for a

Lamb producers in the United States and Canada have voiced concerns about Australian lamb exports, b

The latest case in the recent spate of combinations between general cargo stevedoring companies in t

Duff & Phelps Upgrades Navistar InternationalCHICAGO, - Duff & Phelps said it upgraded the l

Japan asked the United States to be patient in its call for Japan to halt alleged "dumping" of semic

Spurred on by a strong yen and attractive rate of return, Japanese investment in U.S. real estate is

Newport News Yard Lays Off 1,250 WorkersNEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Newport News Shipbuilding said i

Naval Lab Awards Contract BALTIMORE - Martin Marietta Corp. received a $4 million contract f

Mobil Oil Canada Plans Stimulation ProjectMobil Oil Corp.'s Canadian affiliate, Mobil Oil Ca

South Korea's trade surplus with the United States rose to a record $5.9 billion in the first 10 mon

Friday, Nov. 14, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Kenan Transport Co. will expand its petroleum distribution operations in the Southeast with the pur

The anti-takeover measures adopted by Airborne Freight Corp. six months ago were intended to prevent

HITTING THE GROUND RUNNING: The entry of Van Ommeren USA as an equal partner with Fernandina Marine

What's described as the heaviest cargo ever lifted at a Great Lakes port is being moved through the

The United States will step up purchases of Mexican crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in

Canadian net farm income will total C$1.67 billion this year, marginally higher than 1985, while 198

For the first time in 30 years, defined pension benefit plans are paying out more than they are rece

Lufthansa German Airlines has run into a cargo capacity problem since reducing frequency on its Vanc

A huge barge load of lumber was due to leave late this week from the Columbia River port of Kalama,

For the week ended Nov. 1, 1986, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equa

A leading economist who advises President Reagan on economic policy is urging a tax increase to curb