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The Soviet Union led the list of borrowers from international banks during the first half of 1986, a

The overthrow of president Jean Claude Duvalier 11 months ago has been followed by an increase in fi

The United States will impose sharply higher U.S. tariffs on EC wine, brandy, gin, cheese and other

Wu Huiding's family of four used to sleep in one bed, a common plight for residents of the most crow

Computer Aids UnderstandingOf PolymersAT&T Bell Laboratories developed a computer mo

The new chairman of the Senate Aviation Subcommittee will be Sen. Wendell H. Ford, D-Ky., not Sen.

Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger will authorize money next year to begin construction of two a

McDonnell Douglas Corp., which builds two planes a week at its factory in Long Beach, Calif., will l

Nearly one year ago, Mack Trucks Inc. announced it would close anassembly plant here and reopen it i

The United States and its allies could face a new energy crisis in the next three years and few pol

Soybean planting is about 90 percent complete in Brazil, but still lagging behind the normal pace du

Iffy as forecasts may be about any branch of business endeavor, they are particularly iffy today in

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

Strong grain traffic boosted cargo levels at some of the Great Lakes ports this year, and officials

The Immigration and Naturalization Service has scheduled a deportation hearing for Jan. 29 to decide

GENERAL NEWS President Reagan will ask Congress to cut spending for basic energy research an

The 1986 shipping season on the St. Lawrence Seaway marked a possible small turnaround for Great Lak

Grenada's business leaders are disappointed that the expected flood of new foreign investment has f

Continuing valve problems could delay the commercial start-up of the Nine Mile Point Two nuclear pow

Coal's share in Brazil's energy picture, still only 2 percent, could triple by the end of the centur

Racal Increases Stake In Cellular NetworkLONDON - Racal Electronics PLC said it signed agree

International Salt to Hike PricesInternational Salt Co. announced price increases on its eva

Santa Fe Energy Acquires PropertiesSanta Fe Energy Partners purchased gas producing properti

A pilot "job bank" computer program to match farm workers with farms that need them will begin early

Competition Erodes US Edge in High TechSANTA CLARA, Calif. - The United States begins 1987 w

Albany Hospital Probe Yields New IndictmentALBANY, N.Y. - A continuing investigation into po

An attorney for the widow of an astronaut killed in the space shuttle Challenger explosion said a fi

Japan's economic expansion in fiscal 1987, starting in April, will depend much more on efforts to st

United States Lines Inc. received permission from a U.S. court to file for protection from its credi

It seemed nothing more than a light summer shower. But the Aug. 8 rain at the port of Jacksonville l

States are expected to act quickly to implement a new law establishing a national commercial truck d

Panel Talks to Rebels MANILA, Philippines - A four-member government panel flew to Saudi Ara

RETAIL BUYERS TAKE A BREATHER: The Christmas holidays mean a hiatus for retail store buyers. The sea

The Commerce Department reported still more evidence of improved economic health during the fourth q

AT&T's planned New Year's Day price cut for long-distance service will be larger than previously ann

The Chinese government has drafted a law that would forbid the interception and opening of mail of

Financing Nearly Done For Midwestern RailFinancing is being completed for the purchase and o

Alaska's economy may be in store for a better New Year, as the Organizationof Petroleum Exporting Co

Japan's new budget cannot work to assist the government in achieving its economic growth target of 3

China's trade deficit dropped to US$2.13 billion in the first 11 months of1986, less than half what