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U.S.-Iraqi economic relations will slowly but steadily keep improving, Iraqi Ambassador Nizar Hamdoo

Mon., Aug. 31, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Israel's decision to halt development of the Lavi fighter jet leaves U.S. defense contractors scramb

The British economy is expected to expand by more than 3 percent this year, faster than previously f

AVIATION A proposed change in the definition of an air carrier is a step back, critics say.

Power Packaging Inc., one of the nation's largest packagers of food products, has won approval to op

Ground Broken in Mich. For Wood-Fired PlantGround was broken Monday for a 16-megawatt wood-f

General Electric has halted shipments of one line of military jet enginesfrom its Lynn plant

Striking while the iron's hot, Venezuelan Container Line will add a regular call at Port Everglades,

The White House on Monday called on Iran to indicate its willingness to comply with a U.N. cease-fir

After years of building up their economic and political influence in the United States, U.S. Hispani

A grand send-off for a replica of the 15th century ship Santa Maria on its voyage to Europe was post

Former Armco Inc. Chairman C. William Verity, President Reagan's nominee for secretary of commerce,

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

International Minerals & Chemical Corp.'s decision to spin off a substantial portion of its fertiliz

The 850 lock operators and maintenance workers employed by the St. Lawrence Seaway in Canada have vo

Imperial Chemical Nears Top of UK Exporter ListImperial Chemical Industries came close to ed

The maker of an antibiotic commonly used to treat cuts and scrapes is stinging from its latest legal

Japan reported that its seasonally adjusted trade surplus rose to $7.68 billion in July from $6.88 b

American Telephone & Telegraph Co. has showed its continued strength in the phone business by winnin

Japan will remain the largest market for both life and non-life insurance in terms of the growth of

The head of an organization pushing for limits on medical malpractice awards said last week that fai

The dollar may break through temporary support levels in the days or weeks ahead and drop to record

Leaders of Britain's largest miners' union are to decide on Sept. 6 whether to call a strike or work

Taiwan Won't Import Coal From ChinaTAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan will not import coal, grain, cott

Latin Debtors Weigh Cap on Interest RatesMONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - Officials from 11 Latin Ameri

The reshaping of the U.S. financial services industry is likely to generate continuing battles among

Giant Japanese agencies such as Dentsu Inc. and Hakuhodo Inc. are discovering that, despite their be

California, Washington Challenge Leasing PlanCalifornia and Washington state have filed lega

The U.S. Customs Service is seizing three times more textile imports this year than it did last year

Congestion at bulk grain elevators in western Canadian ports will continue for at least two weeks as

Skips A/S Excelsior (Viking Supply Ship) of Kristiansand and K/S Stad Seaforth Shipping A/S of Oslo

Ryan-Walsh Stevedoring Co. will begin operating a new $300,000 bulk facility at the port of Beaumont

Leaders of affiliated unions representing U.S. and Canadian seamen appealed jointly to their governm

It is the intent of the Environmental Protection Agency to cut down on the number of (pesticide) pro

Japanese officials meeting U.S. representatives at semiannual trade talks in Hawaii starting today h

When Erik Holter-Sorensen takes a vacation, he spends four weeks on an island - not a balmy tropical

Canada's Stelco Inc. is making inquiries about the purchase of a significant amount of spot market

Digital Equipment Corp. wants everyone to know that its ship has come in. Not just any ship

The U.S. dollar's level against the deutsche mark is hurting West Germany's industrial competitivene