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Iran Arms Deal NEW YORK - An Israeli businessman accused of plotting to smuggle U.S. weapons

Leaseway Transportation Corp. was sold to a management-led investor's group in a leveraged buy-out v

Weary negotiators for the International Longshoremen's Association and waterfront management resumed

The Chicago & North Western Transportation Co., in an effort to spur new interest among coal users i

New Process EnhancesCompact DiscGeneral Electric Plastics, a major supplier of Lexan

IADB BOLIVIA - $100 million from the Inter-American Development Bank for agricultural produc

Consumption growth rates of 10 percent to 15 percent a year for some specialty surfactants and non-p

A new risk retention group is soliciting companies interested in insuring against environmental poll

The U.S. dollar was mixed against major foreign currencies Thursday after giving up small gains it h

Some three years after President Reagan implemented the Caribbean Basin Initiative, U.S. companies a

Falklands Fishing Rules STANLEY, Falkland Islands - A top British fisheries official says ev

About 170 Brazilian business executives curious to see what they can sell and buy in Cuba after 22 y

Brokerage services for Canadian farmers who want to hedge their grain on the futures market was one

Supervisory personnel handled cargo as the port's International Longshoremen's Association members c

The Port of Portland Commission flatly turned down a former commissioner's plea to stop construction

The Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association reported retail sales of 10,963 heavy-duty Class 8 truck

Britain intends to enter into bilateral talks with its European Community partners on air rights aft

One of the likely plot lines for the 1987 chapter of the drama pitting insurers against the U.S. civ

The poisoning of the Rhine River has highlighted the longstanding pollution of the two largest river

FMC Asked to Expedite Review of Seattle PactThe port of Seattle and Hanjin Container Lines L

First Bank International Banking Group is offering a new electronic service which, it said, reduces

Gorbachev to Travel NEW DELHI, India - India announced that Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev

John Oliver Wilson, senior vice president and chief economist of San Francisco's Bank of America, wo

An increasing number of Americans are taking their vacations in the Caribbean this year, contributin

S. Korea to Counter Protectionism on AutosSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea plans to control

It's hardly necessary to tell a frequent flying executive that business travel can cause stress. It

Wilshire Oil Co. of Texas said it acquired more than 10 percent of the Jacobs Engineering Group's o

Carbogel, a leading entry in the coal-water fuel product line, was put on the sales block by its Swe

A State Department official said the United States is considering a proposal that would allow Europe

JAL Considers Revamp To Curtail Labor CostsJapan Air Lines is considering a reorganization o

Pepsi-Cola Co. says it intends to sue Coca-Cola Co. over the recent decision by Wendy's Internationa

GENERAL NEWS A Reagan administration adviser urged a personal income tax hike to head off a

Formosa Plastics Corp. awarded Stone & Webster Engineering Corp. a contract to supply proprietary te

Executives of Hitachi Zosen Corp., Japan's third-largest shipbuilder, announced acceptance by their

The decline of Greek-flag shipping continues, according to the latest statistics from the Merchant M

Thursday, Nov. 13, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Japanese gold purchases have climbed to record levels this year but it is unlikely they can be susta

The chairman of a new opposition party and prominent left-wing trade unionist was found shot and sta

The U.S. counselor in Kuala Lumpur said Malaysian wheat imports, which were low last year because Ma

General support has emerged for the Federal Maritime Commission's proposal to end requirements for s