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The Kuala Lumper Commodity Exchange bet a world's first Monday by launching a palm kernel futures c

Sheep Slaughter Rises in AustraliaAustralia's sheep slaughter in the four months ended Oct.

Acute unpopularity of its latest Cruzado Plan economic adjustments - manifest in violent demonstrati

Stock prices declined sharply early Monday as the dollar fell to its lowest level in nearly six year

Reagan Wants Facts WASHINGTON - President Reagan, saying he wants "all the facts to come out

If further proof were needed of China's determination to shed all vestiges of the drab uniformity of

A study by a U.S. top asbestos expert reveals new evidence that the fibrous substance, a known cause

Iran's oil exports fell below 1 million barrels a day last week because of Iraqi air raids in the Pe

FBI agents and a General Motors Corp. official raided a Taiwanese importer's California warehouse la

Lean times ahead are anticipated for the Washington Public Ports Association as the state's largest

Vancouver Port Cargo Nears Record LevelsVANCOUVER, British Columbia - This year the port of

The Malaysian economy appears to be moving toward recovery after sinking into negative growth last y

Aetna Insurance Co. is suing the J.B. Speed Art Museum to establish ownership of a Robert Rauschenbe

President Reagan's signature on legislation to compensate the 50 to 75 children injured each year by

More corporate restructurings of major Hong Kong companies are imminent and the stock market "is goi

Life Technologies Inc. completed the sale of the company's Sensititre product line to Radiometer A/S

Sun Exploration and Production opened a new natural-gas-processing plant to service its Mio Field pr

East-West trade is expected to grow by a modest 3 percent to 4 percent in the short-term, in line wi

The amount of oil spilled in accidents worldwide dropped dramatically in the past two years, reflect

Gulf Corp., once one of the world's mightiest oil companies, has been reduced to just 11 employees a

CBOE to Trade Options On 6 5/8 percent US NotesThe Chicago Board Options Exchange said it wi

Foreign companies in China can import materials and parts without having import licenses, beginning

The EC-U.S. agreement over Spanish grain imports is flawed and difficult to apply, agriculture sourc

Gas Surge Causes McDonald, Ohio, FiresMcDONALD, Ohio - Officials expect damage to exceed $1

The moderate growth of the U.S. economy continued in November, according to the nation's industrial

Resins OutputIncreasesTotal production of plastics resins in the United States incre

The Maritime Administration dropped its 30-year-old restrictions against U.S. subsidized lines embar

The 201 non-vessel-operating common carriers apparently lacking evidence of having anti-rebating pol

The U.S. Customs Service clarified its rules governing bonds submitted by limited partnerships.<

The fifth round of Sino-British talks on Hong Kong ended after the two sides agreed on government pe

Rules governing the new International Cocoa Agreement's buffer stock manager's power to regulate wor

China plans to reach a new high in vegetable oils production and will try to handle over 60 percent

CP Rail will soon open its first intermodal rail terminal in the United States. The terminal

Steel imports declined in October to an estimated 18.9 percent of the domestic market, surpassing th

Cominco Ltd. of Vancouver said it plans to go ahead with development of the Red Dog lead, zinc and s

OxyTech Systems Inc., with headquarters in Chardon, Ohio, was recently elected an Associate Member o

The Malaysian economy appears to be moving toward recovery after sinking into negative growth last y

The government of South Korea expects a trade surplus this year of between $4 billion and $4.5 billi

The weekly general freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent

The fifth round of Sino-British talks on Hong Kong ended after the two sides agreed on government pe