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Sun Reduces Prices On No. 2 Fuel OilSun Refining and Marketing Co. said that effective 10 a.

The port of Houston is enjoying a boom in cotton exports, but a businessman who helped boost those s

The Federal Maritime Commission may be running out of patience with Peru's cargo reservation system.

Unpredictable yet calculating, Texas Air Corp. may be the only large U.S. company the future of whic

Supporters of legislation to create a new vaccine compensation system andallow for the expor

The insurance industry again plans to pay the highest average merit increases among salaried workers

The Rhode Island Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association wants state approval for an aver

Temporary Services Opens Second OfficeLONG BEACH, Calif. - Temporary Services International,

Poland Asks Paris Club For Debt ReschedulingPoland asked its creditor banks in the Paris Clu

Tuesday, October 28, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Chicken Pox Vaccine Expected in YearThe government's top immunization official says a vaccin

A joint venture between two mutual life insurance companies may lead to more mergers in the industry

The appeals procedure has begun in Florida as the insurance industry continues its attempts to overt

Supposedly close to agreement on their local port contract, the New York Shipping Association and th

The warehousing and distribution network at the port of Seattle took a step forward as port leaders

Business is bouncing back for the port of Seattle - thanks to an increase in American President Line

Mass. Academy Wins Scholarship AwardThe Student Port Propeller Club of the Massachusetts Mar

Norfolk Southern's Quarterly Profit SmallerNORFOLK, Va. - Norfolk Southern Corp. reported th

The Navy has asked that substantial repairs be made to the USS Croaker, a 43- year-old retired subma

Greece has complained to the European Community over its "lack of solidarity and support" for Athens

Total waterborne commerce moving through the port of Duluth-Superior for the period ending Sept. 30

Fernandez in Jordan MADRID, Spain - Foreign Minister Francisco Fernandez Ordonez left for a

Presidents of Baltimore's ILA locals held a special meeting to complain about their top negotiators

The nation's newest aircraft carrier, a $2.3 billion flattop named for Theodore Roosevelt, begins se

While some U.S. banks may be reluctant to participate in a package of $6 billion in new loans to Me

Contra Cases Open THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The World Court ordered the first detailed argume

Several Brazilian industries plan to take advantage of the country's recent lift of a ban on importi

Poor industry performance is blocking World Bank and private loans for investment in two key Brazili

The International Monetary Fund approved the use of 422.1 million in special drawing rights, or $519

Telecommunications is the world's most promising investment sector to generate wealth in developing

Japan's "big five" steel companies will cut annual production over the next two to three years to 90

REGIONAL INVESTMENT PROMOTION MEETING FOR SADCC COUNTRIES. The Southern African Development Coordina

The United States and Japan face a head-on collision over trade unless each nation changes its funda

Bankers, like players in the World Series, face growing pressure to either try to hit a home run and

Chrysler Raises Stake In Maserati to 15.6 percentChrysler Corp. increased its stake in Maser

San Francisco-based Bechtel Group Inc. signed a protocol with the Turkish government to set up the c

Continental ReplacesPresidentThomas G. Plaskett was named president and chief execut

Commercial banks are turning into "disadvantaged" institutions that are losing their traditional gr

Knight-Ridder Inc. agreed to acquire the State-Record Co., a South Carolina newspaper company that p

Personal incomes in the United States rose a modest 1.4 percent in the spring as overall income grow