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Hartford Insurance Group said its life insurance operation signed an agreement to acquire a 22 perce

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is likely to exceed its 15.8 million barrels a day

Ente Nazionale per Energia Elettrica, the Italian state utility, was believed to be discussing at a

GENERAL NEWS Moderate growth and rising inflation are in store for the U.S. economy this yea

Despite price cuts by the ports of New Orleans and Pascagoula, Miss., several key rubber shippers ar

Chemical Manufacturers Association efforts over the past few years to stay ahead of U.S. public conc

Production of plastics resins totaled 4.1 billion pounds in March, up 10.8 percent from the same mon

Sharply higher levels of technology transfer and indigenous research and development are essential i

One of Australia's largest coal producers is trimming its operations in response to depressed intern

American Brands Inc., the Connecticut-based consumer products and financial services conglomerate, i

Legislation pending in Congress could put steel importers out of business by re- quiring them to tra

The new heads of the Chemical Manufacturers Association are projecting even stronger results for the

The Swedish Club, fast-becoming one of the world's largest hull underwriters, has warned shipowners

Rock music blares inside the college's sixth-floor student activities area, which has an array of we

Medical care for AIDS patients in the United States probably will cost more than $37 billion from mi

Beaumont Reports 22 percent Tonnage IncreaseBEAUMONT, Texas - The port of Beaumont reported

Senate Banking Committee Chairman William Proxmire, D-Wis., introduced legislation Thursday that he

Hadron Inc. said it has received a three-year contract from the U.S. Customs Service to provide tech

Truck lines operating in the Eastern Central United States approved a proposal to hike freight price

Hobelmann Port Services opened its newest facility, Atlantic Terminal, adding to Baltimore's growing

The Propeller Club of the United States, Port of New York. Luncheon meeting. June 8 at the Downtown

Teco Energy Inc. said it expects its coal and commodities transportation unit and its coal company t

FINANCIAL J. Ikegame NamedDirector at Nikko UnitJunsuke Ikegame was named a director

When Alan Greenspan takes over as Federal Reserve Board chairman, he will inherit what appears to be

The U.S. economy will continue to grow moderately this year and next, but the inflation rate will be

Shipping on the Illinois Waterway between Peoria and Beardstown will be interrupted for two months t

France's state-controlled airline, Air France, is gearing up to the rising demand for seats from its

The Senate Commerce Committee moved to block Reagan administration plans to order two polar icebreak

A new series of measures to further open Japan's financial and capital markets was announced Thursda

On the day the continent's largest oil field was discovered here 19 years ago, the North Slope becam

Kentucky will raise its speed limit to 65 miles per hour on rural sections of interstate highways Ju

The United States and Mexico may reach a basic accord this year on trade and investment policies, a

The Canadian government is greatly concerned about US. trade legislation, particularly elements deal

American Transport Lines Inc. has withdrawn its $14 million offer to purchase five United States Lin

Diplomatic Sanctions Imposed on Iran by UKBritain imposed diplomatic sanctions on Iran Thurs

Delors Defends Plan To Tax Vegetable OilsBRUSSELS, Belgium - The proposal to tax vegetable o

Shipowners are calling on banks to consider requests for financial backing sympathetically as the in

If you have read the financial news pages casually in recent years, you might think that not much wa

Subsidiaries of Texas International Co., Oklahoma City, and Conoco Inc., Wilmington, Del., working w

Japan's Sekisui Buys US Lumber ProcessorOSAKA, Japan - Sekisui House Ltd., Japan's largest h