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Globalization of the railway industry is near, according to Peter J. Detmold, co-chairman of the mos

Sharp appreciation of the Japanese yen in comparison with the U.S. dollar will hold Japanese economi

The United States may be forced to change its view on combining export finance with aid, "to knock s

Sharp appreciation of the Japanese yen in comparison with the U.S. dollar will hold Japanese economi

The United States may be forced to change its view on combining export finance with aid, "to knock s

GM to Leave S. Africa DETROIT - General Motors Corp. will withdraw from South Africa and sel

NY Decision Stands In Social Security CaseThe Supreme Court Monday rejected a Reagan adminis

Agreement on medical malpractice insurance premium hikes between Georgia and the St. Paul Insurance

According to federal government and insurance industry calculations, the vehicle you'd least want to

Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. reported third quarter profit jumped 52 percentfrom a year earlie

John Cook, public affairs director for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, says his organiza

Marine Transport Stake Disclosed by InvestorJames Allan Mactier, a Nebraska investor, said h

The Soviet Union has agreed to honor its 1985 commitment to buy 500,000 metric tons of Indian wheat,

The U.K. grain harvest is set to be the second largest on record, with the provisional estimate at 2

The Supreme Court rejected an appeal aimed at shutting down, at least temporarily, the Diablo Canyon

Henkel Hikes Methyl EsterPricesHenkel Corp. announced an increase in the prices of m

The BFGoodrich Co. reported net income of $16.6 million, or 70 cents a share, in the third quarter o

Inland Steel Industries Inc. hasn't released details of a pending coal supply contract with Consolid

Western Canada's Obed Mountain Coal Co. cracked the highly competitive market in Florida for utility

An upstart fruit processor, owned by a New Jersey company, is seeking a share of the New York apple

Ultraform ExpandingOperationsUltraform Co., a joint venture of BASF Corp. and Deguss

Local contract negotiations between the New York Shipping Association and the International Longshor

The Soviet Union is facing an electric power shortage of 6 million kilowatts this winter because of

As part of its "open-door" policy, China will become the biggest buyer of Soviet aircraft in the new

Top Stories Indonesian pavilion, including a department store and offices of the National Ag

Congress, after a decade of catch-as-catch-can funding, approved omnibus legislation authorizing con

The trucking industry and the Teamsters union reached agreement on a plan to ease truckers' pension

Japan's crude steel production will drop under 100 million metric tons in 1986 for the first time in

Higher taxes drove third quarter profit at American President Cos. down 34 percent to $9.3 million f

In 1906, Standard Oil Co. of New York, part of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Trust, looked twoa

Norwegian-owned tankers delivered 527,000 tons of crude oil to South Africa between July 1 and Sept.

World Bank Approves Big Loan for NigeriaThe World Bank announced a loan of $452 million for

Friday, October 17, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. wants Maritime Administration permission for an unusual charter of least 2

LA Port Executive To Retire in JanuaryJack L. Wells, chief deputy director of the port of Lo

A hearing for a Los Angeles police officer and another man charged in an alleged $1 million stolen y

The rival port of Galveston has snared at least 74,000 tons of a 425,000-ton bagged flour shipment t

Felony Charged In Toxic Exposure CaseThe president, vice president and foreman of a Brooklyn

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives, by a vote of 174 to 24, passed legislation designed to pr

The Travelers Insurance Co. is developing a new long-term health-care insurance program designed to