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Hygeia Sciences Inc. of Newton, Mass., and Miles Laboratories Inc. of Elkhart, Ind., a subsidiary of

BP Polymers To ExpandUS BusinessesBP Performance Polymers Inc. announced plans to ex

Friday, September 12, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanadaU

Celanese Hikes Acrylic Acid Prices Celanese Chemical Co. Inc. announced it will increase the

Rancho Seco Start-up Delayed 2 More MonthsThe proposed start-up time for the Rancho Seco nuc

The Dow Chemical Co. announced that it reached an agreement with Ethyl Corp. for the sale of Dow's b

A preview was held for Hong Kong's first nuclear technology exhibition in what is seen as an attempt

Egypt is in the market for 400,000 to 500,000 tons of coking coal for 1987, a trader said, and vendo

A Kentucky utility returned to the spot coal market and the Tennessee Valley Authority ordered long-

Union Texas Petroleum, which recently completed a well in the Badin area of southeast Pakistan, conf

Union Carbide Agricultural Products Co. Inc. announced that the results of an independent study on t

After failing to attract adequate foreign investment to develop its huge coal deposits, China hopes

Petroleum futures closed mostly higher on the New York Mercantile Exchange after trading quietly in

Some analysts fear that higher interest rates are ahead because of reports showing strong retail sal

A mid-stream bulk-cargo handling facility will be developed in the Mississippi River below New Orlea

Gorbachev Gives Hints Of Journey to JapanMikhail Gorbachev, Soviet premier, indicated in a m

Steel shipping volume is on the increase, but profit margins are falling, and experts of the $20 bil

The convulsions that rocked the financial markets in recent days have shaken the confidence of large

A growing number of developing countries are turning to private enterprise to help spur their econom

Economic Reports WASHINGTON - The government reports business inventories for July today. In

TOP STORIES: The U.S. coal industry needs greater productivity and relief from environmental

General Motors Corp., accelerating its efforts to slash its white-collar labor force, wants 5 percen

The tentative contract settlement between the railroad industry and the Brotherhood Railway Carmen m

Foreign banks operating in the United States are lobbying to remove a tax reform bill proposal that

Lumber production, orders and shipments all decreased in 12 Western states in the week ended Sept. 6

The White House threatened to veto legislation permitting the sale of Conrail if it contains major c

Japan's five biggest steel companies said they will skip the usual mid-term dividend payments for th

Gen. Casey Nominated To Head Space DivisionNORTON AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Maj. Gen. Aloysiu

When the earthquake last year wiped out Mexico's most important hospitals, it also brought down a da

Japan's five biggest steel companies said they will skip the usual mid-term dividend payments for th

Last week's abruptly terminated contract talks between the International Longshoremen's Association

The Navy, in the process of reactivating the battleship Wisconsin, wants to reactivate some sailors,

Farmers are harvesting the second-largest corn crop on record and producing their highest yields eve

The Federal Maritime Commission said it will monitor the Asia North American Eastbound Rate Agreemen

Rubber Groups Pledge To Work for New PactKUALA LUMPUR, Malayaia - Chief rubber groups planni

Delegates from the world's major coffee-producing and coffee-consuming countries meet in London star

Drunk Driver Sentenced For 1984 Auto AccidentSANTA ANA, Calif. - A drunken driver responsibl

There is a growing concern in Defense Department and Navy circles that something will have to be don

Tokai Bank, one of Japan's leading financial institutions, predicts the U.S.dollar will be w

Indonesia devalued its currency by 45 percent, to 1,644 rupiahs to one U.Sdollar, to prevent