Latest news

Domestic textile shipments rose by 4 percent this year from 1985 to $54.7 billion, the American Text

Landlocked Zambia, located in the southern part of Africa, succeeded in signing up oil exploration c

Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry announced strict restrictions on exports of for

The California Insurance Department is suing 144 insurance companies to recover $1.2 billion in unpa

At a time when the rising cost of employee benefits already accounts for more than 10 percent of bus

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

GENERAL NEWSExperts see economy's growth rate rising and falling in the space of a few month

The Panama Canal Commission altered slightly its provisions allowing vessels to schedule transits in

One month after Greece's Socialist government announced a packet of measures designed to help Greek-

Censorship in Chad N'DJAMENA, Chad - The government of President Hissene Habre announced imp

The Kirk Co. of Puyallup, Wash., the country's largest grower of Christmas trees, has cause for cele

ON THE USL TRACK: It's always difficult to cover a company filing for protection from creditors unde

Pyro Energy Corp. said third quarter per-ton revenue from its coal unit dropped 13 percent and it at

Exxon, Kraftwerk Reach AgreementExxon Corp. and Kraftwerk Union AG said they have reached an

President Reagan announced Tuesday he will nominate defeated Republican Sen. James Abdnor of South D

A prominent Canadian advisory body urged federal authorities to privatize Air Canada and Petro-Canad

Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Hanford Dole promised to consider very carefully a broad list of

Price readjustments in Brazil promise relief for some industries, but the specter of slower growth n

Tuesday, Dec. 23, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Top Gandhi Aide Quits NEW DELHI, India - Gopalswamy Parthasarathi, the top foreign policy ad

If the experts are right, the U.S. economy could be in for a roller-coaster ride over the next few m

United States Lines Inc. said it began delivery of cargo held aboard four of its giant container ves

Phelps Dodge Corp. announced that it has acquired Columbian Chemicals Co. for approximately $250 mil

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. confirmed that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has u

CNW Buys Stake In Coal Rail RouteCNW Corp. formally purchased a half-interest in a Burlingto

Major U.S. steelmakers will eliminate up to 30,000 jobs next year, but the industry will still be le

Having recently bought into a major Canadian gold-mining firm, a local company is going on a treasur

Prime Minister Bob Hawke issued a global call for bids for what will become the world's largest unde

The U.S. dollar drifted lower again Tuesday on what was seen as a combination of fundamental and tac

Koppers Inc. purchased the Atlac specialty thermoset resins business of ICI Americas Inc. for an und

Unprecedented winds of change are buffeting Chinese family-run businesses in East and Southeast Asia

The Maritime Administration approved the sale abroad of the 5,760-gross-ton drilling vessel E.A. Wil

The United States and Thailand reached a better understanding over bilateral trade problems after a

Stauffer Hikes Sulfuric AcidPricesStauffer Chemical Co., effective immediately or as

The member lines of the Asia North America Eastbound Rate Agreement announced a new program to strea

Twelve of OPEC's 13 members, excluding Iraq, set the following price differentials at their meeting

December 22, 1986 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gall

Mexico's Congress passed a controversial new tax code that may effectively raise corporate taxes eve

Telerate Inc. reached agreement in principle to acquire the 49.6 percent minority ownership of the A

GENERAL NEWSA prominent Swiss banker weighs international repercussions from the Armsgate af