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FINANCIALBank of Japan Governor Sumita said he can see no immediate need to lower the Japane

U.S. car buyers, spoiled by September's interest-rate war among major U.S. automakers, will be hard

The U.S. agricultural counselor said it was "highly significant" that U.S.S.R. reports repeatedly sa

Despite a series of closed-door staff meetings, U.S. House and Senate conferees are finding trouble

Some major non-conference operators are lobbying for entry into the conference fold having realized

Neither Miami nor New Orleans have given up on Crowley Caribbean Transport, but the International L

NO SURE THING. While H. Onno Ruding, Dutch finance minister is the favorite to replace Jacques de La

W.R. Grace & Co. said it cut 164 jobs in its corporate staff, a reduction of about 25 percent.

New England Hydro-Transmission Corp. says the New Hampshire attorney general has raised moot" financ

Cash petroleum prices gained in the New York harbor area this week, followinggains in the fu

Cuba signed contracts with Soviet and French companies to build a base capable of handling oil super

Senate Panel Delays Vote On Bermuda Tax TreatyThe Senate Foreign Relations Committee decided

The New World Shippers Association said its members shipped 700 40-foot container units of cargo und

The main prop of Indonesia's economy, its energy sector, is unlikely to recover in the near term, bu

Canada can deal a costly blow to British Airways if the United Kingdom follows through on a threat t

The idea that politics makes strange bedfellows was demonstrated in a joint press conference by the

The United States intends to become a signatory in 1987 to the Berne convention that protects the ri

A strengthening trend in chemical prices prevails as the fourth quarter begins. Prices of a

The main prop of Indonesia's economy, its energy sector, is unlikely to recover in the near term, bu

Citicorp has unwittingly opened a new window of opportunity for insurance agents to put more pressur

Canada's plastics fabricators shipped $8.7 billion worth of products in 1985, an increase of 11.4 pe

Stanford University says it has sold its stock in Diamond Shamrock Corp.because the company

Hong Kong's local toy industry, the world's leading exporter of toys, has set an ambitious goal to c

Atlantic Petroleum Corp., King of Prussia, Pa., and Ultramar Petroleum Inc., Monta vale, N.J., said

The FBI is investigating allegations that the Federal Aviation Administration softened a 1984 safety

Foreign businessmen could not find a safer investment than in China, paramount leader Deng Xiaoping

Senators negotiating a multibillion-dollar highway funding bill continue to cling to their plan to r

Conrail stock won't hit the markets until next year despite Congress' anticipated approvals of a pub

The port of Oakland is fighting one more hurdle to expanding its airport. After starting to

Marad OKs Financing For Ship ConstructionThe Maritime Administration approved Liberty Cruise

U.S. and Third World farmers can cooperate for mutual benefit, contrary to popular assumption, a stu

Hong Kong's local toy industry, the world's leading exporter of toys, has set an ambitious goal to c

Waterford Glass Offers To Buy WedgwoodWaterford Glass, the Irish crystal glass maker, made a

India may restrict imports of raw materials, industrial machinery and components by large engineerin

Burroughs Corp. is accomplishing what experts in transportation logistics say is difficult, if not i

France's state-controlled oil concern, Compagnie Francaise des Petroles, or Total-CFP, is taking adv

Specially formulated detergent gasoline brands can significantly eat away deposits that clog automob

Queen Visits Hungary BUDAPEST, Hungary - Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands arrived in Hungary

Essex Chemical Corp. announced that it acquired Union Plastics Inc., Kennedale, Texas, a leading pro

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