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Tall oil production rose in October for rosins and fatty acids compared to September 1988, according

Eight European countries and the European Community told the United Nations they have ratified a tre

EASTERN SHUTTLE SALE WINS JUDGE'S APPROVALWASHINGTON - A federal judge on Monday approved th

PENNIES IN THE FOUNTAIN: What's expected to be the fastest-growing industry in the West, with unprec

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it purchased 17,500 tons of steam coal under seven weekly spot m

AMEX LIFE ASSURANCE CO. (San Rafael, Calif.) - Ronald D. Hagen was named vice president, marketing a

Dozens of insurance industry defendants filed a joint motion for summary judgement Friday in the mas

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

Prices for Third World debt in the secondary market slid last week, as demand for paper dried up des

The wheat market has consolidated its gains of earlier this fall and is only about 5 cents a bushel

Salmon production is soaring at fish farms worldwide, spurred in part by greater demand and buying p

The Soviet Union plans to build a massive new icebreaker within the next five years, twice as powerf

U.S. demand for toys and other department store goods is making an economic superstar out of a once-

The Environmental Protection Agency Monday fined 25 companies a total $1.5 million for violating rep

Peter de Savary has been chairman of London-based Highland Participants PLC for little more than a y

Of Highland Participants PLC's many projects, the one that is stirring up most interest in shipping

Throughout the holiday season, Revco truck drivers will be tying one on in support of project red ri

More parties are joining a suit challenging a recent Federal MaritimeCommission decision giv

Adolph Coors Co. will lead all domestic beer makers in market share increases this year. Coo

The United Kingdom's seasonally adjusted, average gross domestic product grew 1.2 percent in the thi

A two-year-old controversy over the nation's largest project to enlarge a harbor has reached a new p

A national dock strike in Brazil entered its seventh day Monday, closing the country's principal con

Fri., Dec. 16, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

The European Community has blocked a Danish attempt to control a rival fur sales company that would

US CUSTOMS SETS UP SPECIAL HELP DESKThe U.S. Customs Service will provide a help desk in Was

The United States, for the first time ever, may produce more natural gas than oil this year, the cha

Dec. 16, 1988 U.S. Spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

ARMENIANS CAN MAKE COLLECT CALLS TO USMORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Armenians will able to make co

Ministers from the four member-nations of Airbus Industrie said last week the aircraft consortium's

HANLIN UNIT UPS POTASSIUM COSTSEDISON, N.J. - LCP Chemicals, a divison of Hanlin Group Inc.,

The Linde division of Union Carbide Corp. increased its prices for industrial gases, on the heels of

Most San Francisco Bay area business leaders expect George Bush to increase taxes when he takes offi

Dec. 16, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange*PrevClose High Low V

Several top port and business executives from around the United States are inquiring discreetly abou

Britain said Friday it was giving Kuwait three years to divest more than half of its stake in Britis

CONTINENTAL CORP. (New York) - George S. Zacharkow and Wayne H. Fisher were named senior vice presid

Two of California's largest banks are taking advantage of a provision in Proposition 103 that has so

Nearly 21 percent of the consulting engineers nationwide are operating without any professional liab

The Social Security commissioner said Friday she'd like every worker to have a personalized statemen

Extroverted Europe-oriented insurance companies with ambitions to eat rather than be eaten are likel