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The president of Coca-Cola Co. Wednesday countered reports that the Atlanta soft-drink maker bribed

The value of newly started U.S. construction projects rebounded by 9 percent in May to an annual rat

Traditional Exports Fish, iron, steel, petroleum, fertilizers, paper, paper products, wood p

COLDWELL BANKER (Los Angeles) - Thomas F. Sternfield was named a vice president of Coldwell Banker R

Wed., June 29, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

The nation's gasoline stocks declined and distillate fuel stocks increased slightly last week, accor

GAS EXPLOSION KILLS 40 MINERS IN CHINAForty miners are believed to have died after a gas exp

EAST HAMPTON AIRWAYS GETS GROUNDING ORDERFederal Aviation Administration officials grounded

For 44 years, the official policy of the self-anointed Heart of Silicon Valley has been to distrust

The newly named Port of Tilbury, operated by the Port of London Authority, was earmarked Tuesday for

South Korean companies are likely to be the big winners of a recent U.S.-Japan pact aimed at opening

CHINA HITS QUALITY OF COMMODITY IMPORTSChina is complaining that it imports too many inferio

Nickel prices will remain at high levels for the rest of this year, supported by a record world dema

Much-needed rains came to some parched farm lands in the Midwest Tuesday night, triggering a rush by

More than 1,000 people demonstrated in Taipei against plans to build chemical and petrochemical plan

TOKYO ELECTRIC TO BUILD CALIF. ASSEMBLY PLANTFREMONT, Calif. - Tokyo Electric Co., which bui

U.S. meat imports ran at a record pace in the first half of 1988, and the U.S. Department of Agricul

The Bundesbank does not expect to call a press conference after its regular biweekly council meeting

Miami's international banks, awash in millions of dollars of flight capitalfrom Panama, are

ADAMS & PORTER INC. (New York) - Ralph J. Ursillo was named senior vice president at this insurance

Experiments to generate energy from hot dry rocks in southwest England may turn into an important m

A picture is worth a thousand bytes. Electronic data interchange usually involves the comput

ALAN ALDA TO APPEAR IN IBM COMMERCIALActor Alan Alda has teamed up for the first time with a

Johnson ScanStar, lead partner in a consortium that hauls 25 percent of the cargo between the West C

U.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter named Washington state's governor to an advisory board on

Circle K Corp., the Phoenix-based convenience store operator, will shortly expand into Taiwan throug

Substandard port productivity in Australia has been blamed as part of the reason for steep freight r

June 28, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High

1231.5 (June 28, 1988) Previous day - 1238.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchan

The conference covering imports from North Europe postponed action on freight rates for wine and spi

Kvaerner Shipping reported a first quarter profit of $6.6 million, on earnings of $43 million, compa

June 28, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

UK NORTH SEA RESERVES SEEN GOOD BEYOND 2000The North Sea has enough oil and natural gas to m

Major airlines that have ordered advanced Airbus airliners are sticking withtheir plans for now desp

Reach out and touch your cargo. That's what more and more of American President Lines Ltd.'s

References to the month of June in the story Hong Kong Trade Growth Slows Down that appeared on this

While Puerto Rico is pushing hard to promote the U.S. government's Caribbean Basin Initiative, the g

AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND DIRECT LINE (San Francisco) - Stuart N. Rattray was named vice president of op

Coast Guard Vice Adm. D.C. Thompson is a witty man. The smile wrinkles come quickly to his eyes.

WITCO INCREASES PEROXIDE PRICESThe Argus division of Witco Corp. is increasing prices of met