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U.S. factory orders for large durable goods jumped solidly last month, consumer prices rose marginal

Citicorp Picks New DirectorOf BrokerageCiticorp elected Peter W. Carlson, 40, chief

A NEW LEASE on the leasing business will be sought by banks and insurance companies under the tax r

The U.S. dollar advanced sharply against the yen Thursday and by lesser amounts against other major

Ford Motor Co., the nation's No. 2. automaker, Thursday reported a 121 percent jump in its third-qua

Thursday, Oct. 23, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

GENERAL NEWS Consumer prices and new orders for durable goods rose in September. Page 3AFo

The government will use part of the $12 billion from its newly negotiatedfinancial rescue pa

Thousands of Mexicans drain the nation's wealth by investing in foreign industries. Most of the mone

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

'Cease-fire' Urged WASHINGTON - The United States, without retaliating for the latest expuls

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

The pound sterling weakened after Britain reported another set of very poor trade figures that incre

Poison pills, crown jewel lockups, green mail (or lollipops) and other corporate takeover defenses d

CHANGES IN STEVEDORING: Now that the dust is settling from the Atlantic and Gulf longshore negotiati

The latest report from the Norwegian Shipowners' Association reveals that the balance between mercha

Ted L. Rausch Co., San Francisco-based customs broker and foreign freight forwarder, established a n

Hanjin Container Lines has integrated the sales office in its Seoul, South Korea, headquarters with

The Port of Houston Authority has an employee drug test controversy on its hands as the result of a

The 1984 Shipping Act has benefitted big shippers at the expense of the ''little fellow," according

Bird-Johnson Co. has acquired 76 Corp., a major marine propeller and distribution facility in Seattl

Barge freight rates on the mid-Mississippi River rose dramatically this week as elevators, burdened

The just-harvested California almond crop is down by almost half because of brutal storms during the

Grain production dropped this year by at least a million tons in Henan, China's largest wheat-produc

Banham to Head CBI LONDON - John Banham, an efficiency expert who streamlined local governme

Mexico faces competition in the world minerals market from South American and African countries, whi

Cocoa Producers Seek Consumer CooperationThe Cocoa Producers Alliance, comprising 11 African

The USDA raised its estimates for current-year Cuban and Soviet sugar production. Cuban cane

Hino Diesel Trucks (U.S.A.) Inc. announced it will expand the list of standard features on its 1987

Short rail lines and regional carriers are registering major productivitygains and are provi

The following are the results of Thursday's St. Louis Merchants Exchange call session for barge frei

For the week ended Oct. 11, 1986, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equ

The deputy U.S. trade representative, Alan Woods, appealed to West Germany for help in cutting the U

WORLD BANK INDONESIA - $14.5 million for a technical assistance project for the telecommunic

Sheraton to Develop Tourist Hotel in ChinaThe Sheraton Corp. has signed a preliminary agreem

Botha Travels to France PARIS - South African President Pieter Botha will visit France for c

Brazil, goes the age-old joke, is a country with a great future - and it always will be. But

The European Parliament opened its campaign for an overhaul of the crisis- ridden budget policy of t

Official sources confirmed the International Monetary Fund returned to Argentina as the Treasury i

Business in Taiwan hopes to learn from Hong Kong about how to fight protectionism as part of its dri