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JOHNSON & JOHNSON (New Brunswick, N.J.) - Marvin E. Jaffe was appointed president of the newly creat

In this city it is not very startling for private groups or industries to come calling for federal a

Pacific Europe Express and Hapag-Lloyd said they each will add two vessels to the West Coast-Europe

SHIP REPAIR COMPANY TRIMS QUARTERLY LOSSThe American Ship Building Co. narrowed its net loss

British comedienne Tracey Ullman was in town recently looking for a slice of life of the Motor City

A marked increase in Far Eastern trade is prompting Orient Overseas Container Line to step up region

A one-month test began today in Florida, Texas, and Arizona to see whether National Guardsmen can be

Members of Congress were weighing several alternatives Monday to prevent the strike that is looming

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

UNITED COMMUNITY INSURANCE CO. (Albany, N.Y.) - Edward W. Kovalefsky was named vice president and co

FREYMILLER TRUCKING REPORTS DROP IN NETBAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Freymiller Trucking Inc. report

The Kremlin leadership on Friday adopted broad goals for introducing reforms that aim to make govern

Sandwiched between two ham companies, the Port of Tacoma says it will go whole hog to resolve proble

The United Transportation Union is asking Congress to order a new cooling-off period to prevent a st

The 199th Anniversary of the U.S. Customs Service. Aug. 1. A celebration of the formalization of U.S

Economists liken South Korea to a teen-ager who has grown up too fast and is being forced to take on

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of AgricultureForeign Agricultural Service

The last of Britain's four big banks to report half-year results last week, Lloyds Bank PLC, kept up

While the argument rages whether Brazil is slipping into uncontrolled hyper- inflation, at least a f

Fri., July 29, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

New U.S. export orders kept rising at a torrid pace in July as production and prices rose more slowl

The United States is about to impose anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imports of electrical

Cargo shipped in containers worldwide is expected to increase 15 percent by 1990 compared with 1987

A New York state assemblyman is pushing for legislation to impose new safety standards on petroleum

The Japanese are still faced with among the world's highest prices for beef and other foodstuffs, th

WENDY'S RESTAURANT TO OPEN IN TURKEYDUBLIN, Ohio - Wendy's International Inc. has awarded th

Kirk G. Roeser is president and a founder of Gill & Roeser Inc., a New York- based reinsurance inter

George W. Ansbro, chairman and chief executive at Royal Insurance U.S.A. will retire at the end of t

Dow Chemical Co. is considering expanding its chemical plant in Thailand and a large petrochemical e

VIKING CHANGES SOY OIL PRICINGViking Chemicals Co., a subsidiary of M&T Chemicals Inc., set

COMPUTER MEMORY PUT IN PERSPECTIVESAN JOSE, Calif. - The folks at Hewlett-Packard Co. of Pal

July 29, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High

JAPANESE TRADING FIRM BUYS US BEEF COMPANYJapan's Farmland Trade Co., Yakima, Wash., has pur

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

The European Community said Friday it had made progress on "complicated" measures aimed at transform

Electronic communications networks are headed for another round of price cutting. They're ma

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Year7/29 7/28 Chan

MERIDIAN OIL INC. (Houston) - L. Edward Parker was named vice president, marketing, effective Aug. 1

NORTHROP WINS PACT FOR BOEING FUSELAGESNorthrop Corp. was awarded a $730 million contract fr

Steve Wozniak, who won fame and riches by co-founding Apple Computer Inc., has put his latest high-t