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The U.S. aircraft carrier Forrestal was steaming toward the eastern Mediterranean Tuesday en route t

Oakland Gets Nod To Extend ArrangementThe Federal Maritime Commission will allow the Port of

Agriculture Department economists say cattle production may be ending its latest tailspin and that s

American farmers may soon incur another cutback in their federal price support benefits, courtesy of

GENERAL NEWSConsumer spending posted a modest increase, while Americans' personal incomes ro

Family-owned Marten Transport Ltd. joined the swelling ranks of mid-sized truck lines mounting an in

The woman shrieked as she pried the lid off a can of pineapple from a vending machine. A salamander

A number of Norwegian shipowners have begun negotiations that could lead to the building of eight ne

A major trade delegation from Masan, South Korea, will visit the Port of Olympia in Washington state

Electronic Data Focus Of Paris ConferenceCompat 86, to be held in Paris Sept. 15-17, is the

Worldwide production of linear low-density polyethylene increased nearly twenty-fold in the first ha

Northern States Power Co. said its big new coal contracts are flexiblebecause of minimum and

The use of statistical techniques by shop floor workers enabled E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. to cut

Fred. S. James Acquires Miami's Perdue AgencyFred. S. James & Co. Inc. said it acquired the

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

The Reagan administration does not plan to implement a new agreement with the European Community on

Two economically ailing Oregon ports will ask for state help on their loan payments when the Oregon

The Soviet Union edged closer to joining the world trading community, but it probably won't be welco

Burlington Northern Railroad's year-old Twin-Pack stack train service, the first such operation to b

The New Orleans Dock Board reduced its dockage fees for ships in port for repairs or lay-up, but por

Airport officials have found a fly in the tax reform soup. A close reading of the agreement

US Extends Authority For Charters to JapanThe Transportation Department extended for another

Gasoline inventories continued to follow normal seasonal patterns and declined substantially, accord

Saudi Arabia informed Western and Japanese contract customers that it will not offer volume discount

The Soviet Union announced a sweeping reorganization of its construction ministries, the latest in a

A U.S. businessman filed a $58 million lawsuit against two close associates of Saudi Arabia's King F

CP National Studies PacifiCorp Buy-out PlanCP National Corp., a telecommunications company t

A 15 percent slice of a $10 billion transportation improvement pie in Virginia will go to ports, air

S. African Gold Output Falls During JulyJOHANNESBURG, S. Africa - South African gold output

USX Corp. said a company owned by Australian corporate raider Robert Holmes a Court intends to buy u

Southeastern textile employment increased in the second quarter by about2,200 jobs from the

The Reagan administration may decide to save political face at the last minute by supporting a water

Fed Cuts Rate to 5.5 percent WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve Board approved a cut in its ba

US Facilities Corp. is proposing to go public and enter the property/casualty reinsurance business w

The International Association of Medicine and Biology of the Environment (IAMBE) and the National Hu

Tuesday, August 19,1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanadaU.K.

News of the lowest quarterly economic growth figure in the United States in 3 years drove the U.S. d

Canadian Wheat Crop Looks Good So FarKANSAS CITY Canadian prairie wheat production this yea

Fears that Brazilian exports would be hurt by booming domestic consumer demand are proving to be unf

Australians are getting ready for what has been billed as the toughest national budget in half a cen