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GIVE THE LANDLUBBERS A BREAK - but do it carefully. The U.S. Customs Service is concentratin

Cash-rich companies have replaced corporate raiders of the bust-'em-up style on the merger trail, la

The market for plastics stabilizers for heat and light-resistant properties is firming, according to

After four years wallowing in red ink, Neptune Orient Lines has finally achieved a turnaround, with

A leader of the 5,500-member shipbuilders union at Bath Iron Works said the workers should not have

Kenworth Truck Co. is hoping to go far with a new aerodynamic tractor that doesn't have far to go.

CSX Reports Drop In Quarter's EarningsRICHMOND CSX Corp., which traditionally reports its e

Higher-than-expected costs in the trucking industry's new Teamsters labor contract could lead to ano

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

From 1984 to 1987, Pool-Tech Inc., a swimming-pool sales and service company in California's Contra

Negotiators for the United States and the Soviet Union have yet to make a decision on the next date

The Internal Revenue Service is intensifying its scrutiny of foreign-based multinational companies a

Trade Surplus Surges In South KoreaSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's trade surplus for the

Transdata to Assemble, Sell Wyse ProductsSAN JOSE, Calif. - Wyse Technology Inc. an independ

AUTOMATED MANIFEST SYSTEM - LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH SEAPORT. Following is a list of carriers that are

Growing concern about jobs led consumers to be less confident about their pocketbooks in March altho

A Swedish firm threatening to become a power in the East Coast furniture market is expected to buy A

A top expert in the race to develop high-temperature superconductors said he has rejected efforts to

BASF Corp. Hikes Prices of RayonWILLIAMSBURG, Va. - BASF Corp.'s fibers division has announc

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it awarded six spot market contracts March 25 covering deliverie

The Illinois Commerce Commission ruled that Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. won't have to make a refund

The U.S. market for finished parts made from advanced composite materials is projected to reach near

Cogenic Dropped From Quotation SystemCogenic Energy Systems Inc. announced that NASDAQ has d

The government on Monday denied a British report it had approached British Airways to buy the nation

As the glue that holds an industry together, electronic data interchange must accommodate a wide spe

The Supreme Court will determine whether judges should review denials of benefits to pension and wel

The Southeast economy continues to benefit from a depressed dollar, especially the region's manufact

Japan, US to Review Computer Chip PactJapan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry w

Book: How to Mine Gold From ComputersNEW YORK - Wanna make bucks with your computer? A new b

Pittston Coal Export Corp. reached an agreement with Japan's steel industry on a 1988 contract that

Chevron Buys Share Of Petrosynthese SAChevron Chemical Co. has acquired Total Chimie SA's 35

Good advice - money saving, headache saving and even job saving advice - will be dispensed at the an

The Chicago, Missouri and Western Railway, a 633-mile short-line carrier that will celebrate its fir

A two-year-old drought of new money loans to Brazil was formally broken with the signing here last w

A court in India Monday ordered Union Carbide Corp. to pay $192 million in interim relief for victim

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said that participation in its Futures and Options Marketing Pilo

Malaysia to Promote Palm Oil UsageKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - The Malaysian government has targ

Customs Finds CFCs In Imported CosmeticsThe U.S. Customs Service said it is testing imported

The Federal Reserve has tightened monetary policy and is pushing short-term interest rates slightly

Richard Holmes, the mayor of Lafayette, Calif., in 1985 and 1986, says he smelled a rat early in his