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Trouble on the British Telecom telephone network, where 110,000 engineers are on indefinite strike,

Workers occupying Caterpillar Inc.'s factory near Glasgow to protest closureplans by the U.S

Abundant supplies and the easing of severe cold in Europe caused petroleum prices on the cash market

With the economy in disarray and prospects for a social pact among government, labor and industry f

Navy Housing to Move Through Houston PortHouston has been designated the load port on a year

Washington state senators today will reconsider legislation that could put unemployment benefits in

Three more nuclear submarines will be decommissioned at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in 1987 and 1

Despite a mammoth October earth slide, the Panama Canal had its best revenue quarter ever in the clo

Maersk Line is still a leader in trans-Pacific shipping, despite the fact that the Danish-flag opera

Great Lakes and European Lines Inc., a firm that tried to develop containerized shipping business ou

Japan's Indicators Index Falls to 42 percent From 75 percentThe leading index of the Japanes

Calif. Official Urges Spending Limit ReviewLt. Gov. Leo McCarthy wants Gov. George Deukmejia

The government of Taiwan is actively seeking ways to encourage the service industries. In th

Royal Viking Line awarded a $125 million contract for a new cruise ship to Wartsila Marine Industri

Sales at large Japanese retail stores totaled 2.13 trillion yen in December, up 1.4 percent from a

Visiting U.S. negotiators pressed Japanese officials Tuesday to stop discriminating against foreign-

Japan's decision to extend its voluntary" export limit of 2.3 million cars a year to the United Sta

Reagan Names Kingon Representative to ECAlbert H. Kingon, secretary of the White House Cabin

The government of Taiwan is actively seeking ways to encourage the service industries. In th

There is a growing feeling in Australia that the country has been neglected by Japanese investors fo

Japan's decision to extend its voluntary" export limit of 2.3 million cars a year to the United Sta

Sales at large Japanese retail stores totaled 2.13 trillion yen in December, up 1.4 percent from a

Visiting U.S. negotiators pressed Japanese officials Tuesday to stop discriminating against foreign-

The leading index of the Japanese economy's performance dropped to 41.7 percent in November, after r

Ohio Casualty Corp. reported fourth quarter operating income rose to $23.3 million, or $1.03 a share

GENERAL NEWSThe head of the Congressional Budget Office said cutting budget deficits enough

The director of the Medical Society of New Jersey predicts a flood of lawsuits and even higher insur

Ore. Officials Propose Accident Fund ReformSALEM, Ore. - Two Oregon lawmakers are proposing

Norfolk Southern Corp., flush with cash from its failed bid to acquire Conrail and coming off record

Insurance industry and state officials say they hope a request for a 30.4 percent rate increase on w

US-Mongolian Ties WASHINGTON - The Reagan administration, reaching out to close Soviet allie

Damage to the Dutch submarine Walrus, which caught fire in Rotterdam last September while fitting ou

A state regulation designed to reduce insurance fraud isn't working and should be repealed to reduce

The high cost of day-care liability insurance in California can only be resolved with government hel

The Tung shipping empire took delivery of two new containerships from Japan, with the chairman of th

Major U.S. companies are searching for ways to cut the soaring cost of health benefits for fast-risi

Some computer companies ship to Europe by land, sea and air, but they won't go near the water.

In five years, the Japanese will be producing almost as many automobiles in the United States as the

A new rail and freight brokerage subsidiary created this week by the parent of American President Li

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den