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GENERAL NEWSConsumer confidence steadied after declining for a year, the Conference Board sa

Hart, Gorbachev Meet MOSCOW - U.S. Senator Gary Hart said Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev

U.S. Treasury Secretary James A. Baker III's plan to coax West Germany into firing up the country's

Zinc, lead and copper prices will probably be unchanged to lower next yearbecause a slight i

Authorized for the first time in Mexico last April, debt swaps work this way: a foreign company buys

COAL, UTILITIES GREEN MOUNTAIN POWER CORP. (South Burlington, Vt.) - Thomas Boucher and Step

The start-up of a $120 million cogeneration plant that will supply steam and electricity to the U.S.

The state of New Jersey has become the latest victim in the liability insurance crisis with no compa

Car makers are expected to produce more than 2 million cars with air bags by 1990, auto safety advoc

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

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

Local corporations and foreign companies operating here will be able to participate in a junior" sto

General Electric Co. and the Beijing Regional Administration of the Civil Aviation Administration of

Textile exports from India to the United States, already rising, are likely to grow even more sharp

The United States and 30 other countries agreed to a $12.4 billion increase in the resources of the

A snapped steel cable, which had a breaking point of 384 tons, has caused the latest delay in salvag

The nation's light plane makers shipped 10 percent fewer airplanes in last month than they did in No

Peru has no foreseeable intention of renegotiating its debt repayment position with the Internation

Its bright green containers are everywhere. It has the largest, most modern fleet of containerships

Thailand's Commerce Minister Montri Pongpanich set a minimum export target of 1.2 million metric ton

The Reagan administration may find some buyers for Amtrak's Northeast corridor but it appears unlike

As in so many childrens' stories where the runt, the outcast, the ugly duckling comes out on top, th

Australian Wheat Board Confirms Sale to EgyptThe Australian Wheat Board sold 2.0 million met

Despite the loss of a major shipping line, the port of San Francisco's cargo was up by 10 percent du

Dow Chemical IncreasesPricesDow Chemical U.S.A. announced an increase in off-list pr

Thermofil IntroducesProductsThermofil Inc. introduced chemically coupled glass-reinf

While corporate takeovers and real estate made up a sizeable block of Japanese investment in the Un

Real estate purchases in the United States represents another arena of investment for the Japanese.

Bermuda Star Line Inc. is planning a public stock offering to raise between $9.75 million and $12.75

Vietnamese leaders have unleashed a barrage of self-criticism, saying it is time to "purify" the nat

Monday, December 15, (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

NY Air to Discontinue Service to RochesterNew York Air said it will discontinue service to R

Textile exports from India to the United States, already rising, are likely to grow even more sharp

Working Rig Count Increases by ThreeThe number of working oil and gas rigs in the United Sta

It was widely expected and landed right on target, but the 0.6 percent rise in U.S. industrial outpu

Consumer confidence steadied in November after declining for more than a year, the Conference Board

Domestic auto sales by General Motors Corp. fell in early December compared with the previous year,

Personnel of private towing companies started an indefinite strike Monday, hampering shipping traffi

The government of Zambia recently got a much-needed $280 million loan from the International Monetar

Transport ministers of the European Community met in Brussels Monday without making any significant