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Philippines-based businessmen are happy that the private sector is seen as the engine of economic gr

Prototype tubular sails aboard Jacques Cousteau's new research ship are cutting thousands of dollars

Singapore Taps AT&T For Telephone ProjectThe telecommunications authority of Singapore signe

Japanese companies increasingly plan to move production facilities to the United States and the newl

A new bilateral textile accord between Hong Kong and the European Communitykeeps growth limi

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will discuss recent redemptions of U.S. sugar under loan and othe

Egyptian Postings Unchanged to Oct. 15Egypt said it was leaving its oil prices unchanged for

When Peter Barker moved to this picturesque seaside village two and a half years ago, he accepted th

Those three-wheel buggies that youngsters love to zoom across fields and beaches would be barred to

Last week's million-ton European wheat sale to the Soviet Union was subsidized at a rate of about $1

North East Insurance Co. said it plans to appeal an order by the Maine Insurance Department that que

The U.S. dollar declined against the deutsche mark Thursday, but was mixed against other major curre

After two days of respectable gains, the stock market drifted aimlessly in lethargic fashion Thursda

"We're going to do our thing," J.H. "Buddy" Raspberry, the Southern chief of the International Longs

Libyan-Tunisian Ties? TUNIS, Tunisia - The official Libyan radio claimed Tunisia is prepared

Sanctions Endorsed WASHINGTON - The Senate voted 78-21 to override President Reagan's veto o

After the first hot air balloon crashed and burned, things began to go wrong. A half-dozen o

New Exxon Tanker Christened on W. CoastSAN DIEGO, Calif. - A christening ceremony was held a

European bankers never forget, say state officials who have found that pre- Civil War debts can caus

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

A sugar industry group hopes a relatively clean bill of health from a government panel will help kno

Thursday October 2,1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

The E.I. du Pont de Nemours Co. completed its acquisition of the U.S. assets of Shell Agricultural C

Merck & Co. and Imperial Chemical Industries PLC completed worldwide licensing agreements covering t

Hospital Corp. of America and the Institute of Clinical Pharmacology PLC announced the formation of

Bethlehem Steel Corp. said it intends to sell its High Power Mountain coal mining complex and other

Southern-based trucking companies agree it's too early to tell if the ILA walkout will result in mor

6 Pa. Drivers Challenge Conn. Licensing LawHARTFORD, Conn. - Six Pennsylvania truck drivers

Britain announced Thursday it is banning all flights by Libyan Arab Airlinesfrom Nov. 1 beca

Shipping companies say they'll lose millions of dollars if the dock strike at U.S. North Atlantic po

The store window is irresistible. Tiers of tape recorders, radios, TVs, calculators, video players a

Sanwa Investment Opens New York OfficeSanwa Investment Management Co., owned by Japan's Sanw

STRIKINGLY DIFFERENT: The International Longshoremen's Association walkout not only surprised peopl

House Public Works Chairman James Howard was to meet with senators to discuss terms of multibillion-

Three large industrial users of electricity in West Virginia asked a state appeals court to overturn

The airline industry will save millions of dollars in taxes as a result of exemptions to the transit

A third-flag carrier charged that the latest steps taken by Colombia will worsen trading conditions

Despite its initially tough stance in September's debt negotiations, the Mexi can government failed

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson said that "perverse" world agricultural policies in

Moss Rosenberg Verft in Moss, 40 miles south of Oslo, delivered what could be its last ship.