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A union representing shipyard workers in the province of Quebec has approved a proposed major takeov

Dixie Services Wins Approval as AnalyzerThe Customs Service approved Dixie Services Inc., Ga

Japanese Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa said it may be possible to reach an agreement with the Uni

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it signed an agreement with the government of Jamaica u

Tin Producers Meeting To Fix Export QuotasKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Members of the Associatio

Ten states, mostly large grain and cotton producers, accounted for more than 63 percent of the $7.7

The Chinese 1986 cotton crop is smaller than expected and will cause a drop in China's 1986-87 (Sept

In a move aimed at undermining a thriving black market in hard currency, the government of Guyana ha

Cocoa-trading nations decided unanimously to bring into force their new agreement to stabilize price

California Gov. George Deukmejian told Japanese businessmen Tuesday they must act quickly to avoid a

Japan's Steel Output Down 6.7 percent For YearJapan's 1986 crude steel output was down 6.7 p

The Brazilian government, its economic policies in shreds, began talks with business and labor leade

Aquino Issues Warning MANILA, Philippines - President Corazon Aquino warned that democracy '

LEFT HAND, RIGHT HAND: In recent weeks, hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of imported electrica

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRIES, GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH INVESTORS' FORUM. Main objective is to promote fore

A recent change in U.S. defense procurement policy may spark a boom for Caribbean electronics assemb

China's crackdown on "bourgeois liberalism" is necessary, but the country will not change its reform

Jack Hughes Joins StaffOf InsurerHome Insurance Co. hired Jack R. Hughes as senior v

The Export-Import Bank will finance riskier U.S. export sales as part of an effort to boost U.S. exp

China issued provisions allowing foreign-owned productive enterprises to export Chinese products to

The president's budget chief believes Democrats must come up with their own budget plans before Pres

Digital Equipment Corp. invaded International Business Machines Corp.'s most secure and profitable t

Xerox Corp. introduced a new mid-volume copier that uses a computer to ensure quality and speed, acc

Pressure for a new trade bill is building as labor leaders repeated their calls for Congress to toug

Regional and short-line railroads have established a new lobby group to represent them before Congress.

GENERAL NEWSContinuing debate over economic outlook colors views of strong industrial produc

Sometimes house doors in parts of Ohio, Illinois and other states don't open properly. Some houses

Michigan has ruled that a new form for liability insurance be limited to the sort of risks that are

U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o.b., ex. barge. Pr

The Federal Maritime Commission yielded to industry requests and extended for another month the comm

Up to 175 representatives of ports, state and local governments, water carriers, dredging companies

The U.S. Court of Appeals threatened to strike down rules permitting the repayment of construction s

Wardair Orders European AirbusesWardair said it ordered 12 European A310 Airbuses valued at

Air France said preliminary figures report the airline posted a 1986 net profit of about $580 milli

Guinness PLC's new acting chairman admitted that the giant brewer illegally arranged for a Swiss ban

Air Canada and Canadian Pacific Air Lines are engaged in a global war over air freight services and

The Conference Board has some bad news for U.S. executives and other white- collar workers: their sa

The government is lifting a ban on exports of oil and gas drilling equipment to the Soviet Union to

Oil prices weakened slightly Friday, in the wake of a respite from a two-week spell of bitterly cold

In a major push for oil exploration, four U.S. companies are among eight foreign oil companies biddi