American ships are sailing under Panamanian, Liberian and Nigerian flags to avoid paying union maritime wages.
I do agree with your editorial (May 27), "On Showing the Flag," that tangible help in the Persian Gulf is mandatory to the United States.
Your editorial (May 19), "Tragedy in the Persian Gulf," pondered many questions.
Chatsworth-based Powertec said its earnings for fiscal 1986, which ends Oct. 31, will likely be $1.6 million to $1.9 million, or 60 to 70 cents a share, down from $2.5 million, 90 cents, in fiscal 1985.
Nelson Research & Development Co. on Thursday reported a net loss of $529,453 during the first quarter, compared to a net loss of $428,254 during the first quarter of 1985.
Nonprofit organizations nation-wide can get the lowest rates available on long-distance telephone service through a telephone cooperative called Telecommunications Cooperative Network.
The maker and retailer of eyeglass products said it will advise shareholders not to tender their shares to Revlon Group, which lowered its original tender offer by $6 a share to $29.50, claiming that Frigitronics' financial performance had deteriorated.
With home mortgage interest rates again in the single digit--nationally averaging 9.86%, down from 12.5% just a year earlier--the country's mortgage bankers were in a jubilant, although guarded mood here last week as their annual convention wound down on a record year.
Martin Marietta of Bethesda, Md., posted lower net earnings for the 1986 year, despite record high sales.
Lower oil prices and the sale of assets pushed up Dow Chemical's third-quarter profit 56% above the corresponding period last year, despite a 3% decline in sales.
Dennis Conner was humble. "I'm just the quarterback," he said.
Bond prices were unchanged to slightly lower in mostly quiet trading Friday, capping a sluggish week in the credit markets.
expects net earnings for its fiscal 1987 third quarter to be "significantly lower" than the $1.4 million reported last year.
GTE Corp. and United Telecommunications attributed lower profits to increased losses and fraud by
The nation's closely watched trade deficit improved substantially in March, in part because of a near-record surge in exports, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
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If you like jokes about homosexuals, pregnant hookers, dogs with weak bowels, elderly rape victims, black pimps, sex offenders and unconscious winos, then you'll love "Night Patrol" (citywide), an astoundingly feeble attempt to cash in on the popularity of such recent lowbrow hits as "Police Academy" and "Bachelor Party."
The U.S. dollar was generally lower today in active European trading following rumors that U.S. banks might cut their prime lending rate.
People in the dome-home industry have been saying for a long time that their housing is the most efficient when it comes to heating and cooling.