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The following table lists the spot coal contracts signed between the Tennessee Valley Authority and

The Soviet Union may place orders for new ships with Western countries as it embarks on a major flee

The shrinking oil revenues of the wealthy Middle East have caused a reduction of aid for the world's

A dozen new power stations are to be built by the South Korean government over the next 10 years, wh

Leaders of the European Community are returning from their summer break this week to face an agenda

Citizens Resources Corp. received a letter of credit for a "garden variety" oil purchase financing d

Portugal will be mum on its opposition to agricultural subsidies if the European Community has to de

Black African Summit BLANTYRE, Malawi - Four black African leaders met for a mini-summit tha

GENERAL NEWSIndexes of a business study group indicate better U.S. employment, less decline

Consumer confidence hit a three-year low last month, with an increase in the number of surveyed cons

The automotive industry spent 18 percent more on television advertising in the first half of this ye

A heated work rule dispute between the National Railway Labor Conference and the Brotherhood Railway

New business was slow to emerge in the tanker market Thursday, although in the Persian Gulf brokers

Agricultural experts from nine Southern African nations will meet in Harare later this month to agre

Calif. Attorney General Joins Airport LawsuitOAKLAND, Calif. - John Van de Kamp, California

The weathered remains of a pirogue, or dugout canoe, thought to have been used in the 1806 explorati

The U.S. dollar struggled to top a six-week high against the deutsche mark Wednesday after a strong

Mexican Border Firms To Bank in DollarsThe government said businesses along the U.S.-Mexico

Two Reagan administration officials indicated they were fed up with foreign government policies rest

A nationwide rail strike would boost freight levels for many full truckload motor carriers, but coul

The Evergreen shipping conglomerate is transferring eight Panamanian-flag ships to its Taiwanese-fla

Oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau is preparing for the second leg of a five-year expedition aboard

The complaint filed by the U.S. Rice Millers' Association against Japanese rice import restrictions

The image of the Japanese as workaholics steadfastly loyal to their companies and giving up vacatio

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

Dexter Eyes AcquisitionOf RPIWINDSOR LOCKS, Conn., - The Dexter Corp. announced it h

Controls Seen Hindering Clean Coal DevelopmentCurrent emissions legislation before Congress

Norway's decision to cut its North Sea oil exports by 10 percent in November and December is seen as

The Union Pacific Rail System asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to take another look at its d

Argentina's Agriculture Secretariat confirmed earlier re ports that wheat sowings would fall sharply

The Port of Portland Commission approved a hurry-up deal in which the port will spend $1 million ren

Some farm lobbyists and others think the Reagan administration soon may unveil a package of goodies

Attorneys for an airline whose military charter crashed in Canada, killing 248 Fort Campbell soldier

A group of soybean industry economists predict a decline in U.S. soybean exports coupled with an inc

Cocoa-trading nations have decided that they should allow four months for the new price-stabilizatio

Honda Motor Corp.'s top man is urging the company's employees to strive for a three-fold gain in pro

Honda Motor Corp.'s top man is urging the company's employees to strive for a three-fold gain in pro

The wider agreement in east Asia on the services question in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Tr

A congressional technical research office questioned whether the United States can effectively negot

COMMODITIES IMPERIAL COMMODITIES CORP. (New York) - Lee J. Muenzen was named to the new posi