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W. Germans Hold Off BONN, West Germany - West Germany's government said it is delaying a dec

Japan is aggressively shopping for high-technology companies in the United States. Fujitsu L

Suzuki Eyes Expansion Of Auto Sales in USSuzuki, maker of the tiny four-wheel-drive Samurai,

The U.S. Export-Import Bank is considering loans totaling just under $1 billion to support U.S. sale

Cumberland Farms Inc., which claims to be the nation's largest independent retailer of gasoline and

USF&G Reports Rise In Operating IncomeUSF&G Corp. reported improvement in virtually all line

Japan's shipbuilding industry faces more hard times in the next few years, but the outlook should be

Federal efforts to educate the public about AIDS have been inadequate and the government must spearh

Canadian Pacific Air Lines, of Vancouver, may start service to Bangkok within a few months, an airli

Many United States companies are using marketing strategies and performance based on the thinking of

"They just didn't do their homework," complained the head equities dealer at one investment bank ang

Rampant speculation on rumored takeover-or-restructuring issues highlighted trading Wednesday as the

The No. 2 reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, three new nuclear reactors and new capacity

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. says it is ready to load fuel into the core of its Nine Mile Point unit 2

PPG Industries announced that it purchased Chemfil Corp. of Troy, Mich., the leading supplier of met

Multilateral trade negotiations beginning next January in Geneva will be difficult but should produc

Monsanto Co. and Bayer AG plan to stay in Brazil despite a tide of retreating foreign investments, t

Shippers National Freight Claim Council, advanced liability seminar. Oct. 29-31. Hotel Thayer, West

The Argentine government this week will increase the minimum wheat support price paid to farmers, cu

Multilateral trade negotiations beginning next January in Geneva will be difficult but should produc

The supply of distillate fuel oil declined slightly and gasoline supplies were unchanged, the Americ

Cash prices on the spot oil market continued their decline this week on high inventories that moved

The executive suite at Purolator Courier Corp.'s sleek headquarters looks strangely Spartan. Gone ar

Reinsurance companies are set to grow even faster than the impressive prospects for the property and

St. Louis Refrigerator Car, a subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc., began building and repairing r

Koch Carbon Inc. of Wichita, Kan., purchased C. Reiss Coal Co., Sheboygan, Wis., a 100-year-old fami

Houston Lighting & Power Co. is turning the Gulf Coast geology to its advantage with construction of

The new Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. service from the U.S. East Coast to South America appears to be a

Sulfate DemandSeen FlatOverall demand for aluminum sulfate has been flat and is expe

Export and import contracts concluded by Japan's 13 major trading firms registered record declines i

Chemed Corp. and Merck & Co. announced that they have entered into an agreement in principle for Mer

Japan is aggressively shopping for high-technology companies in the United States. Fujitsu L

Efforts are being made to determine if U.S. companies are complying with anti-apartheid demands in t

Marines Plead Guilty To Freight Train TheftsYUCCA VALLEY, Calif. - Eight Marines pleaded gui

President Reagan's veto of a bill authorizing funding for the Maritime Administration and the Federa

Brazilian Sugar Shipment Postponed Until 1987The Brazilian Sugar and Alcohol Institute grant

Tenneco Inc. reported a net loss for the third quarter of $246 million compared with a net loss of $

The U.S. Export-Import Bank is considering loans totaling just under $1 billion to support U.S. sale

GENERAL NEWSThe slump in public works projects led the decline in construction contracting.

It was apparent to those who had been in world trade for any length of time that Sears, Roebuck and