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The chances for congressional passage of a 1988 tax bill appeared to slip this week, as time ticked

Lower U.S. soybean oil imports contained in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's supply and demand b

AGENCY URGES DOUBLING OF AFRICA FARM OUTPUTAfrican agriculture will need to double productio

Westar Petroleum Ltd. has reached an agreement in principle to sell its Canadian oil and gas assets

Oil prices shot up like rockets Wednesday as one of the worst storms ever threatened the Gulf Coast

Supplies of gasoline and distillate increased, according to the American Petroleum Institute's weekl

The Federal Aviation Administration is drafting a proposal to require special training for freight f

MACK HAILS DECISION UPHOLDING CONTRACTALLENTOWN, Pa. - Mack Trucks Inc. hailed the decision

The National Defense Transportation Association, New York chapter, is holding its annual fall golf c

Manville Corp. has reached an agreement with American Centennial Insurance Co. in another settlement

Japan will be going to international monetary conferences in West Berlin later this month with its h

CHINA REDUCES USE OF FARM PESTICIDESSHANGHAI, China - China's use of pesticides has been cut

A fire at a Quebec warehouse storing polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, last month has ignited an i

U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Vernon A. Walters on Tuesday called for a U.N. investigation o

Less than 10 years ago, with the national economy in a slump and the U.S. auto industry languishing

Waterfront management opened negotiations on a new Atlantic and Gulf Coast dockworkers' contract Wed

The United States in July recorded its smallest monthly trade deficit in over three years - $9.5 bil

The U.S. dollar soared Wednesday in reaction to the surprisingly good U.S. trade report, but currenc

New York state could become known as the Gateway to Canada if its businesses take full advantage of

CHINA BANS EXPORTS OF PANDAS, MONKEYS BEIJING - China has temporarily banned the export of

The Dominican Republic's 12 industrial free trade zones help boost exports as well as attract foreig

Sept. 14, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

There's a good chance that the plane you took on your last flight doesn't belong to the airline whos

Airports trying to squeeze more jetliners into congested airports must be allowed to boost landing f

E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO. (Wilmington, Del.) - The board elected Edgar S. Woolard Jr. to succeed

Young & Rubicam Inc., a leading U.S. advertising agency, said Wednesday it will open an office in Mo

Four more foreign insurers of ship hulls are seeking certification from the Maritime Administration

The Federal Maritime Commission again extended its investigation of possible rebates and other poten

China's latest assault on inflation may come down heavily on some U.S. exports to the giant Asian co

U.S. industrial production rose 0.2 percent in August after revised increases of 1 percent in July a

AUSTRALIAN TRUCKERS BLOCK CONTAINER TRAFFICSYDNEY, Australia - A truck drivers' blockade of

The Navy's Military Sealift Command disclosed late Wednesday that it had suspended temporarily the r

The Mexican government, in a bid to ease its overwhelming economic dependence on the United States,

CANADA TRADE SURPLUS INCREASES SLIGHTLYCanada's seasonally adjusted trade surplus was report

GENERAL AUTOMATION SIGNS SINGAPORE PACTANAHEIM, Calif. - General Automation Inc., a supplier

EPA ISSUES STANDARDS ON UNDERGROUND TANKSThe Environmental Protection Agency issued final an

A Granada Hills psychotherapist who was treating a chiropractor for a fear of driving pleaded guilty

Colgate-Palmolive Co. agreed Tuesday to sell its medical products subsidiary Kendall Co. and associa

2nd American Railroad Conference, seminar on productivity and regional railroads, Sept. 21-23.Hyatt

Western Union Corp. said it has agreed to sell the WorldCom International Private Line Services busi