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Oil prices firmed on the European spot market Monday in response to the Organization of Petroleum Ex

Norway's oil and energy minister, Arne Oeien, says he is satisfied with the new OPEC agreement reach

In 1973, when Arab nations cut off oil supplies to the United States, Americans panicked, gasoline p

Senators from Florida, California and Massachusetts vowed Friday to block portions of the Interior D

The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection has approved a pier expansion proposed by Lex

BP North America Now BP America Inc.British Petroleum Co. PLC said Monday that its subsidiar

When the U.S. Department of Energy was created, its declared purposes were to promote energy alterna

If this turns out to be the beginning of a new oil boom, an event fervently awaited in Texas, then l

Mass. Waste Plant Shut Down; Tests CitedHAVERHILL, Mass. - Ogden-Haverhill Associates announ

NY's Empire Blues Granted Rate HikeThe state insurance department granted Empire Blue Cross/

Six out of every 10 Americans feel that anyone exposed to the AIDS virus should pay a higher insuran

Willis Faber and Stewart Wrightson, Britain's second and fifth largest insurance brokers, respective

Israel must reorient its economy and double its exports by 1997 if it is to be economically independ

The Power of the Pyramid is working overtime for Transamerica Corp. The insurance and financ

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., developer of nylon, Teflon, Lycra and synthetic rubber, spent $1.156

Florida is teetering on the edge of a malpractice crisis that doctors and state officials say could

GENERAL NEWS Tax Reform Act of 1986 may chase some corporate research and development projec

Peru's new prime minister and Cabinet were sworn in Monday, with Guillermo Larco Cox, chosen as prem

The National Coal Association and American Mining Congress will consider merging to form one major l

Leaders of the European Community's 12 member states were deeply divided Monday night on how to solv

Union workers are clear winners in last week's decision upholding transfer rights to Mack Trucks Inc

Lloyd's of London is in line for radical" regulatory changes, according to Alan Lord, deputy chairma

The political leaders of the 13-nation Caribbean Economic Community (Caricom) are likely to decide t

American Carriers Inc. vaults into the ranks of the nation's largest trucking companies with its acq

The problems of recruiting and retaining qualified outside directors and the issue of director liabi

Ambac Indemnity Corp. is no longer a perceived weak sister in the municipal bond insurance industry.

Technology and foreign money, especially from the United States, are seen as keys to upgrading China

Polish leader Wojciech Jaruzelski assured Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone Monday that Poland can re

The Indian government has scrapped a controversial agreement with Hemlock Semiconductor Corp. of the

U.S. Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger left Japan Monday afternoon with a promise from Prime Minis

Despite a general and rapid rise in Hong Kong exports to the United States, its biggest market, Hong

After creating a world market for pizza, the U.S. government is now taking a major role in the inter

The government of Bangladesh says Americans are poorly represented as investors in the Central Asian

The latest bid to resolve the longstanding row over European Community pasta exports to the United S

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

A new Dutch-built safety cabinet, employing a patented airflow regulation system, protects both pers

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

New Customs System To Enter Force July 29The Customs Service will offer an alternative entry

U.S. businesses may be neglecting their corporate identities even in the face of rapidly increasing

India Awaits Report On SupercomputerNEW DELHI, India - Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi said Mond