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Beneficial Shows Improved ResultsWILMINGTON, Del. - Beneficial Corp. reported fourth-quarter

Commonwealth Auto Reinsurers, the Massachusetts assigned risk pool, has denied special status to a n

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

February 27, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gall

Western countries at the Helsinki conference on security and cooperation in Europe have submitted a

Soviet consumers, long accustomed to deficits of food and other goods, are getting a remarkable abun

The National Bonded Warehouse Association struck back at U.S. Customs Service user fees with a class

Home Life Insurance Co. reorganized top management to consolidate responsibilities under two major p

Negotiations between Latin American debtor nations and their foreign creditor banks continued to mak

The Commission on the Merchant Marine and Defense wants suggestions it can consider to bolster the m

GENERAL NEWS Spending cutbacks by U.S. automakers are expected to put the brakes on the robo

Claiming protectionism hurts California, the state's World Trade Commission called on Congress to pu

GENERAL NEWS President Reagan picked former Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker to be the ne

Riding on strong exports, South Korea posted a balance of payments surplus of US$622 million in Jan

Wallace T. Sansone, vice commander of the Navy's Military Sealift Command, said he sees hope for bet

Country elevator owners and managers will need to become more innovative in order to compete in futu

Tax Reform Effect on Property and Casualty Insurers, a conference, will be held March 5-6 in New Yor

Vatican 'Astonished' At Arrest WarrantsThe Vatican has expressed "profound astonishment" at

Farm-state Republicans have pledged to press for an expanded export subsidy program this year to inc

An arbitrator here has upheld Mobil Oil Corp.'s employee drug tests, forming what a company lawyer c

The Italian government reached an accord with striking truckers early Friday, ending the five-day-ol

IDA INDIA - $119.6 million from the World Bank's International Development Association for a

The government, revising its principal cost-of-living gauge to better reflect how Americans spend th

Fresh light on the power struggle inside the Chinese Communist Party may be shed when Secretary of S

The burden of providing security against terrorism and drug smuggling will fall most heavily on cru

"I wouldn't go into nuclear power in the United States," said the man who builds France's highly suc

A dozen consumer groups led by Ralph Nader, activist, rallied for a proposal that would lower liabil

Oil production in China increased in January as fields pumped 11.3 million tons, 5.3 percent more th

East Coast vs. the Gulf of Mexico - that's the transportation choice faced by foreign buyers of U.S.

The U.S. dollar had a firm tone in foreign exchange trading Friday after dropping sharply during the

Saudis End Supply Cut To Japanese ConcernsSaudi Arabia has notified Mitsubishi Corp. and Kyo

Dow Plans to Boost Styron Resin PricesMIDLAND, Mich. - Dow Chemical U.S.A. announced that th

State-owned British Coal should not be privatized in the immediate future, but it should surrender i

TVA Signs Contract With Queen Anne CoalThe Tennessee Valley Authority signed a spot contract

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

Philippine officials may be pressured to take a tough negotiating position when they begin debt talk

The future of a new air cargo charter service between Australia and Asia will depend on the support

Greece's decision to invite bids from foreign companies for several major public works projects repr

Britain's trade in goods and services with the rest of the world returned to the black in January af

Economic Reports Due WASHINGTON - The government reports today on construction spending for