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"It's worth half a cheer," remarked one top London economist as the markets digested the contents of

Emhart Sells Interests In South AfricaFARMINGTON, Conn. - Emhart Corp. announced Monday that

The proposed California-to-Texas oil pipeline, allowing overland shipments of offshore and Alaskan c

Machinists union members have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to enter early contract negotiation

An article on AIDS and its impact on insurer solvency Thurs., Nov. 19, contained a typographical err

Moves are afoot in Bangkok to break a political impasse that has frustrated attempts by the governme

Soviet Official Says Food Prices Must RiseThe Soviet Union must increase food prices to rais

Foreign and farm ministers of the European Community sought Monday to remove key obstacles to agreem

One of China's foremost eyeglass manufacturers is truly a man of vision. Clad in a plain whi

Fokker 100 Is Cited For Its AirworthinessAMSTERDAM, The Netherlands - Fokker Aircraft's Fokk

To hear high-level government officials tell it, the United States' somewhat tarnished leadership in

The U.S. market for advanced ceramics is projected to climb to $23.1 billion by 2005, spurred by fut

Six U.S. senators have urged the United Nations to convene emergency international meetings to respo

Burlington Northern Railroad has published a new intermodal services guide that provides customers a

A public hearing was held Friday to receive comment on the Supplemental Environmental Impact Stateme

Santa Fe Railway Sets Intermodal RecordsSanta Fe Railway is enjoying a record year in interm

Venezuela is considering purchasing portions of its own public-sector foreign debt, currently rated

There's always been friction between rival seamen's unions, but the depth of their acrimony has seld

For 16 months the Seabrook Nuclear Power Station and its 210-foot-tall twin domes have stood watch o

C-E Unit Wins Pact To Study Air QualitySTAMFORD, Conn. - A subsidiary of Combustion Engineer

Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) is poised to launch its bid this week to acquire a stake in Briti

Sea-Land Corp. plans to put five ex-United States Lines ships it bought last week into service by mi

Blue Cross and Blue shield of Massachusetts will likely lay-off employees following 1987 losses some

Apollo Computer Inc. announced Monday that it has received a workstation order from Malaysia's publi

Burlington Northern Railroad is negotiating with a group of West Coast investors headed by John Gray

A new penny-a-dose vaccine can largely prevent typhoid fever, one of the world'smost common diseases

In what it calls a "radical re-thinking" of the personal lines insurance business, the Chubb Group i

Mon., Nov. 23, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Pests and diseases ranging from weeds to worms are responsible for a loss of 45 percent in food prod

AIR CARGO BA launches a nightly service to capture more European courier traffic. 5BAVIATION

Capt. Aghelos C. Boulalas has a mission. He says $7 billion in oil is being stolen annually

Shipyard workers at the port of Portland have agreed to a new two-year contract calling for some pay

Any hope that the huge Latin American debt burden will magically disappear is misguided and the debt

Indonesia Seeks Aid From Foreign InvestorsJAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia offered 124 foreign

The most successful world trade centers offer specialized services to small and medium-sized busines

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

Several times each year, ConAgra International Inc., a division of ConAgra Inc., the huge U.S. grain

Top Stories: The Dominican Republic is diversifying its economic base to include tourism, industr

Some of the most beautiful truck designs ever to cut through the air never get to see the light of d

The shuttle launch director at the Kennedy Space Center says it's still possible that the shuttle Di