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Polycast AcquiresUniroyalSTAMFORD, CONN. - Polycast Technology Corp. announced that

The U.S. Supreme Court will determine the reach of state product liability statutes following argume

The British government is planning to tighten airport security after an all- party committee of memb

Boycotts in S. Africa JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - The government said it will close 40 more

Wednesday, Nov. 5, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Democrats bolstered, but only moderately, their majority in the House of Representatives in Tuesday'

More than a year after the European Community reached agreement on a plan to reduce exhaust emission

India's coffee exports rose to 99,298 metric tons in fiscal year 1985, ended in March, from 68,896 m

Hampton Roads Steamship Agency of Norfolk filed for liquidation after being pulled down by the busin

The concept of a single European Community ship registry proposed by two top EC officials has not be

The Federal Maritime Commission will tighten requirements on carriers and conferences in the foreign

Japan's continuing economic slump due to the strong yen has had an adverse effect on manufacturing a

Radioactivity levels in some Swedish farmers have risen dramatically six months after the Chernobyl

Investors haven't given up on new insurance companies after all. Enhance Financial Services

New Jersey auto insurers are enthusiastically backing a state Insurance Department plan to cut a $30

C.E. Heath, one of Britain's largest independent insurance brokers, may have fought off a contested

Previously deadlocked negotiations between representatives of the United States and Japan on renewa

The Federal Aviation Administration will hold the second of two annual lotteries on Dec. 9 to alloca

The U.S. Commerce Department has formally withdrawn its sponsorship of a controversial Mexican expos

Sales of the Hyundai Excel continued at a rapid pace in October as the company sold 17,578 of the po

Already one of the world's poorest nations, Communist Laos is plagued by inefficiency in almost ever

The state Price Administration is lifting price controls on 749 commodities, the state-run China Dai

Coal trade negotiations between the U.S. and Japanese governments apparently have hit rock bottom af

Negotiations for local longshore contracts in four North Atlantic ports are being pressed, spurred b

Los Angeles Voters Want Less GrowthVoters in sprawling Los Angeles and two tiny San Diego Co

US-China Jeep Plant Will Export This YearPeking Jeep Corp., a joint venture between a Chines

Private funeral services will be held Friday for James J. Henry, founder and president of the naval

Fokker BV, the Dutch aircraft manufacturer, announced the sale of up to 100 jets to a new, joint-ve

Joaquim Chissano, the 47-year-old urbane and moderate foreign minister, has inherited the economic p

Volkswagen AG, West Germany's largest automaker, denied vehemently rumors claiming that the company

Jan. 1, 1988, is not a date earmarked for celebration by CP Trucks of Toronto, one of the Canada's l

GENERAL NEWSThe Democrats' strong showing in this year's Senate races leaves their leadershi

The U.S. merchandise trade deficit next year will decline significantly, according to a new Commerce

The Democrats' surprisingly strong showing in this year's Senate races leaves their congressional le

The chief executive of Navieras de Puerto Rico predicts the government-owned shipping line will turn

Jacksonville voters overwhelmingly rejected a referendum that would have created a tax district for

ICC Adopts New Rules About Rate InformationInterim rules for providing shippers information

G.S. Flaherty Named a VPAt CaterpillarPEORIA, Ill. - Caterpillar Inc. named Gerald S

The United States should insist that U.S.-flag ships share in the fast- growing trade of automobile

Monsanto Develops Technology ST. LOUIS - Monsanto Chemical Co. formally announced that the t