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Hong Kong shippers reacted angrily to news of more rate hikes by the Asia North America Eastbound Ra

GENERAL NEWSSuperfund will likely determine if Congress will adjourn for the year next week

ICC Disappoints Soo With Trackage RulingThe Interstate Commerce Commission turned down a com

A major competitor to the Bank of America hinted it would fight a proposed $2.8 billion takeover of

PPG Industries said it has completed its acquisition from Litton Industries Inc. of the medical elec

Companies Hike PricesFor SulfateGeneral Chemical Corp. announced that it will increa

Financier Carl C. Icahn has tightened his hold on USX Corp. with an 11.4 percent stake, but analysts

Thursday, October 9, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

US Crime Rate Fell To Record Low in '86A record low number of crimes was committed in the Un

A California shippers group is suing the Korea Shipping Corp. for $1 million in damages, alleging br

President Raul Alfonsin of Argentina rounded on labor leaders for declaring another strike, their se

Toyota's US UnitNames VPGEORGETOWN, Ky. - Toyota Motor Manufacturing U.S.A. Inc. app

General Motors Corp. said it will drop prices on two of its 1987 Cadillac models and hold prices at

Controversial Rice Deal WASHINGTON - White House efforts to dole out campaign help to Republ

The most successful intermodal steamship companies of the future will do much more than carry cargo.

Farm trade deficits that produced shock waves this summer and worsened the U.S. balance in world mar

Canadian truckers will face no serious threat from giant U.S. carriers if the cross-border trucking

Pa. Advocate Seeks Lower Utility RatesHARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania's state consumer advoca

Texas Air Corp. told the Department of Transportation it will be apprehensive about investing more m

The port of San Francisco is hoping a new city attorney will solve a controversial port problem.

Mexico's government-run oil company, Petroleos Mexicanos, and Mexican Petroleum Import Corp. of Japa

Gas deliveries to Western Europe from Norway's Troll and Sleipner offshore gas fields could be more

Unchanged Ceiling Seen Hiking PricesIf the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries thi

The Environmental Protection Agency said it is imposing an immediate ban on dinoseb, a widely used h

A new mixture that can dramatically increase the strength and durability of concrete has been develo

Hong Kong Increases Foreign Bank CriterionForeign banks wishing to set up shop in Hong Kong

The growing use of outpatient services and clinics is causing a plunge in hospital use by Americans,

Sales of new electronic truck engines could soar if leading fleets bury the hatchet with manufacture

Superfund legislation will probably be the final hurdle facing Congress as it strives to adjourn nex

The world's economies and bulk shipping markets will improve substantially and sustain the gains, mo

Stanford Divests Stock In Diamond ShamrockSTANFORD, Calif. - Stanford University said it has

The Maritime Administration denied a Sea-Land Service Inc. petition for reconsideration of a decisio

Australia exported a record 16.0 million metric tons (1 metric ton equals2,200 pounds) of wh

House-Senate conferees approved a three-year reauthorization bill for the Commodity Futures Trading

Acid rain pollution not only poisons fish and destroys forests but could also be harming people's h

A citizens group demanded that Governor Mario Cuomo help shut down the Indian Point nuclear power pl

The repair of faulty safety valves at the over-budget Nine Mile Point Two nuclear plant has fallen b

The worldwide proliferation of industrial development zones, free trade zones and export processing

Transamerica Airlines, which grounded its planes last month, has sold two 747s to International Leas

Nigel Lawson, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, made no mention of sterling's plight in his key