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CHANGES AHEAD: The Japanese liner shipping industry may be in for a period of major restructuring. S

The Labor Department proposed that the Chrysler Corp. be fined $910,000 for allegedly disregarding f

Capital Guaranty Corp. said it raised $200 million from six institutional investors to support its e

Canadian Pacific Ltd. reported third-quarter income rose to C$81.2 million, or 27 cents a share, fro

A decline in food exports has contributed to a downward revision of Jamaica's economic growth prospe

China will be operating sophisticated financial markets within a decade at most, said John Phelan, c

Toshiba Subsidiary Opens 2nd US OfficeToshiba International Corp., a subsidiary of Japan's T

Gelco Turns Down Bid By Unidentified SuitorEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - Gelco Corp. said its board

Celcor Inc. said its subsidiary, the Pay Telephone Co., contracted with Getty Petroleum Corp. to pro

The Federal Maritime Commission proposes to require records on service contracts to be kept inside t

The British, who traditionally favor roast beef and Yorkshire pudding for Sunday dinner, have a grow

A decision by the Panhellenic Seamen's Federation to call a worldwide strike for early December has

Pepsico Inc. said it will invest up to US$100 million in joint ventures to produce soft drinks in Ch

A NEW PACIFIC RIM trade war is brewing over what might seem a small matter. With an announce

The turmoil at the port of Portland's shipyard here took a new twist last week when a port subcommit

BankAmerica Plans Large Assets SalesBankAmerica Corp. plans to sell its Italian subsidiary a

Ruco Develops SoftwareProgramRuco Polymer Corp. developed an IBM-compatible software

Norfolk Southern Corp. plans to spend an estimated $15 million at its Norfolk, Va., coal terminal in

AquaSciences International Inc. acquired Panzella Water Conditioning Co. of Marlboro, N.Y., for an u

GENERAL NEWS Consumer confidence declined in October to its lowest level in more than three

Japan might do well to follow the U.S. lead in tax reform, a senior Reagan administration official s

The crane, with its tangle of beams, trusses and cantilevered booms, is so rare that special heavy e

U.S.-based coffee analyst, E.D. and F. Man said Brazil's 1987-88 coffee crop has suffered only negli

Members of The "8900" Rate Agreement plan to implement a rate increase, effective Jan. 1, 1987.<

New Jersey residents are becoming more concerned about chemical and toxic waste, and although they f

The economies of the 10 leading industrialized nations of the West will grow by between 2.5 percent

Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone promised visiting Philippine President Corazon Aquino that

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

Moody's Investors Service assigned an initial Aa1 rating to a senior long- term Euroyen obligation o

Imported steel's share of the U.S. market is gradually declining, the American Iron and Steel Instit

Federal Express is studying the possibility of adding another air hub to handle document and small p

Federal and corporate policies must change if the U.S. merchandise trade deficit is to decline signi

China plans to increase its arms trade with foreign countries while at the same time developing weap

GENERAL NEWSCharitable contributions by U.S. firms are likely to drop or register no growth.

Skaarup Shipping Corp., a bulk shipping company with interests in chartering, management, ship owner

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

Allied-Signal Enters Pact With Italian FirmAllied-Signal International Inc. said it signed a

A slight acceleration in economic growth in an environment of continued low inflation should enable

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

Friday, Nov. 7, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U