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Australia's spending on oil exploration fell sharply in the three-month period ending in June to A$1

P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. set a price of $11.25 a share for its initial public offering of

Japan's delegation to next week's round of global negotiations plans to propose discussions on nine

Electronic Data Focus Of Paris ConferenceCompat 86, to be held in Paris Sept. 15-17, is the

Platinum prices will continue to fall in a volatile market as traders take profits from the gains th

The government is considering a proposal to further deepen the Visakhapatnam outer harbor as well as

Japan's chemical companies must invest more abroad and Europe's must cut more capacity than they al

James J. Carey, vice chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission, said market conditions are the roo

Holt Cargo Systems Inc. and Lavino Shipping Co. are conducting talks that could lead to Holt acquiri

The Soviet Union's interest in developing an arctic sea route to link Vancouver with northern Europe

Report: Japanese Yards To Lose 65 Billion YenJapan's seven major shipbuilders are likely to

The port of Quebec will be shut down Monday unless longshoremen and management break their current d

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

The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., or Freddie Mac, reports that it and Fannie Mae and Ginnie Mae

The state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PdVSA) expects to buy this month half of the U.S. comp

Scientists have a new explanation for the powerful surge in energy that blew the top off the Soviet

Mitsubishi Metal Corp. Plans to Acquire SiltecMENLO PARK, Calif. - Siltec, one of the last U

For five years, while Silicon Valley grew like crazy and then fell flat on its face, Lockheed Missil

Budget ministers of the European Community agreed on a 1987 draft budget and warned that new savings

China's Science Policy PEKING - China on Tuesday released its first government white paper,

Cotton acreage could be slashed in Texas and reduced in Oklahoma and some mid-south and southeastern

Colombia's steady supply of accumulated coffee stocks helped avoid a price panic in a year of worldw

Three large framed photographs dominate the paneled walls of Mayor James Baker's office. Each pictu

Argentine farmers are demanding a higher support price for remaining old crop wheat and new crop whe

Continental European reinsurers are being urged by a leading Lloyd's of London underwriter to follow

New Jersey doctors soon will be required to report new AIDS cases under a regulation that will allo

Officials at Nine Mile Point 2 nuclear power plant discovered valve leaks in a critical safety syste

Lower oil prices have apparently worked miracles for France's state- controlled oil company, Elf Aqu

A number of Norwegian investors are rubbing their hands in satisfaction after the drilling rig they

Soo Line Corp. reported second quarter net income was $2.6 million, or 28 cents a share, compared wi

Five Norwegian companies and the Export Council of Norway are making a special effort to promote Nor

The United States is prepared to heat up the farm trade war unless European Community ministers agre

Privatization of hundreds of state-controlled companies in Nigeria, boasting the largest economy in

A joint effort by West Coast ports to evaluate Customs Service staffing levels is using the Freedom

HELLO, MY NAME IS: It looks as if name tags may be necessary when the Gulf Ports Association holds i

The rising tide of protectionism in Washington and the ebbing of interest in foreign trade in Ottawa

A survey by the Martin E. Segal Co. indicates that fear of federally imposed withdrawal liability st

The Reagan administration labeled product liability legislation approved by the Senate Commerce Comm

NY, Insurers Disagree On Painting DamagesALBANY, N.Y. - More than 2,000 claims worth an esti

Tuesday, September 9, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanadaU