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Sri Lankans in Seoul COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - A government-sponsored trade mission will leave fo

A House subcommittee today will begin considering legislation that should determine whether the gove

Earnings of the major international oil companies are expected to decline in the third quarter as s

Two Companies Award Contracts to CogenicCogenic Energy Systems Inc. received two contracts v

Enichem, the industrial chemicals subsidiary of Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi, will emerge from the red

President Reagan and Congress are on diverging paths in their separate plans to deal with the growin

PTCA to Join Suit On Truck Tax RefundsThe Private Truck Council of America will file a legal

Federal-Mogul Corp., a maker of engine components, announced it signed an agreement to acquire the S

Pa. Places Mutual Fire Under SuspensionHARRISBURGH, Pa. - Mutual Fire, Marine & Inland Insur

Property insurers may see Connecticut's 1986 tort reform, which is effective Oct. 1, as sufficient t

Maryland has withdrawn its bid for legislation that would reimburse the state $58 million for the co

Higher prices for agricultural products, not increased exports, will solve the country's farm proble

Law professor Bhadra Galu Ranchod has been appointed ambassador to the European Community, the Forei

After-tax profit of U.S. manufacturers rose to an average of 4.7 percent of sales in the second quar

Economists Forecast Slower 1986 GrowthU.S. economic growth this year will ease to a "sluggis

The financial markets regained some composure Monday following last week's record debacle. S

Monday, September 15, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanadaU

A Japanese automotive belt manufacturer will build a $20 million plant that will bring as many as 25

Argentina's inflation rate reached 8.8 percent during August, the worst monthly figure under the gov

The congressional clock has all but run out on stalled efforts to pass acid rain legislation in 1986

Crude is flowing from Norway's Oseberg offshore field and into the production testing ship Petro Jar

In an effort to get legislative action on tort and product liability reform, an estimated 1,000 peop

6ndia Cuts Excise Tax On Additional SugarNEW DELHI- The excise tax on additional sugar produ

The Australian sugar industry is in danger of suffering a substantial cut, or even total loss, of it

The U.S. Coast Guard closed the Houston Ship Channel for six hours Monday morning after an accident

Baldrige Denies Leaks WASHINGTON - Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige said there are no doc

Financially plagued People Express will become a subsidiary of Texas Air Corp. in what could eventu

UP SCUTTLEBUTT: Gossip in transportation circles is focusing on another former Reagan Cabinet offic

The Argentine government lowered export taxes on several types of grains in a partial response to pr

Malaysia will further relax rules governing foreign investment to spur overseas interest and help bo

It's going to be harder for Oregon to compete for Japanese investment, thanks to California's decisi

Indonesia will take steps to shore up the country in the wake of the savage devaluation of the rupia

Volvo Recalls Cars For Possible DefectROCKLEIGH, N.J. - Volvo Cars of North America recalled

Exports and re-exports to China regained their upward momentum in July after a dip caused by tighter

Freedom Party Coalition VIENNA, Austria - Chancellor Franz Vranitzky announced an abrupt end

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

Spanish Line Names Omnium Gulf AgentOmnium Agencies (Louisiana) Inc. was appointed Eastern G

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

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