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A new Federal Maritime Commission investigation will look into possible shipping law violations of t

FDA REVIEWS EFFECTS OF DUAL HORMONE USECHICAGO - The Food and Drug Administration is conduct

Trade negotiators from about 60 countries agreed Friday to begin informal consultations this week on

A foul smell permeates the warehouses where bundles of used plastic milk jugs and laundry detergent

SPRAGUE CLOSES DEAL WITH ATLANTIC FUELC.H. Sprague & Son Co., Portsmouth, N.H., has closed o

The politics of electronic data interchange are leaving even seasoned Washington bureaucrats confuse

Apple Computer Inc. has launched another volley in the battle for the corporate market, introducing

The dollar's rally ran into concerted central bank intervention and interest rate hikes in Europe la

GE UNIT TO RECEIVE SATELLITE TRANSPONDERROCKVILLE, Md. - GE Information Services, a subsidia

DOREMUS & CO. (New York) - Cynthia E. Pierce-Belak was named a senior vice president. She is

Suddenly, Canada's skies have become the privileged domain of only two carriers with national networ

Progress has been made on developing materials for an airplane that can take off from a runway and f

European crude oil prices scaled 14-month highs in very active trading Friday as the market responde

BOEING SEEKS CHECKS OF CARGO BAY WIRINGAll 26 airlines that fly Boeing 767s are being asked

American Electric Power Services Corp. said it received 40 bids last week from companies trying to w

The Soviet Union should think of inviting more Western businesses to enter joint enterprises within

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

Janet Roth, executive vice president of New York-based Inpak, said she will be happy if she never ha

The United States must choose its battles more carefully when it comes to high-tech export controls,

Bruce A. Bunner is a partner in the national insurance practice of KPMG Peat Marwick in New York. Mr

U.S. electricity experts arrived in Buenos Aires Thursday to help Argentina overcome a month-old ene

Italian tomato and wine producers say they're pressed from lost sales because of the current trade d

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

Fri., Jan. 20, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Brazilian authorities explained the country's embarrassingly low reserves following a record $19 bil

Borrowing on world capital markets rose 21.8 percent in 1988 to a record $370 billion, according to

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES (Houston) - Robert F. Allen was named senior vice president, human resources. H

Baroque music plays in the background as customers shop at Dean & DeLuca's large, airy store stocked

Officials who run the New York City area's three airports are considering introducing nighttime nois

A Korean steamship company is disputing close to $1 million in rail charges with Southern Pacific Tr

The Vermont Legislature is considering a bill that would require mandatory liability insurance, or e

In a major policy speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France,Commission Preside

The Federal Maritime Commission at its next scheduled meeting Wednesday, Jan. 25, will hear the foll

Jan. 20, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

BASF AG's capital expenditures are expected to total $2.1 billion this year, or 14 percent more than

BOX BUSINESS UP 21 PERCENT AT PORT OF FELIXSTOWEThe Port of Felixstowe, owned by the Peninsu

Port Everglades Authority has approved an ambitious master plan covering the port's facility needs t

Higher crude oil prices and plywood prices on top of hefty increases in previous weeks sent The Jour

The Great Lakes shipping season closed for this year as the Canadian freighter Frontenac arrived at

The Thai government is holding firm to its intellectual property right policies despite the United S