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Like many teen-agers heading for college in the early 1970s, Lynn Korwatch couldn't quite figure out

ENSR Corp. a subsidiary of Sun Environmental Inc., has been awarded a $1.9 million contract with the

Sharp Electronics Corp., the U.S. subsidiary of one of Japan's largest electronics companies, announ

The state-owned Egyptian Petrochemical Co. is expanding its production capacity in an effort to beco

Japanese shipping lines are no longer sitting on the sidelines watching U.S.-flag carriers capture c

RHONE-POULENC TO BUY ICI SILICONES BUSINESSICI Specialty Chemicals has agreed to sell its si

Further slashes in the production capacity of Japan's shipbuilding industry were recommended Tuesday

Pyrotronics Inc. had more or less written off a debt of $40,000 owed by a Nigerian customer when it

The Taiwan government is spending more on pollution control in an effort to improve environmental co

Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney has hinted his government will, if necessary, delay the Jan.

Praising Michael Dukakis' trade, labor and fiscal policies, the AFL-CIO Wednesday unanimously endors

Texas oil producers and politicians say the repeal of the federal Windfall Profits Tax is only the f

Texas Eastern Corp., Houston, formed a new refined products terminaling subsidiary to offer contract

August 24, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon

An American innovation in car care - the fast oil change shop - is being exported to the European ma

Work resumed at four of Poland's striking mines on Wednesday amid signs that the country's worst lab

CMS ENERGY CORP. (Dearborn, Mich.) - Paul E. Geiger was named vice president and principal accountin

TANZANIA TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT IN COALDAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - A new Chinese-built coal

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

The U.S. dollar fell sharply Wednesday on a story that the Reagan administration wants the dollar no

Ashland Oil Inc. agreed to pay a total of $25 million to two former executives who claimed they were

Bank of Japan Governor Satoshi Sumita said Wednesday he cannot rule out the possibility that the yen

Financial analysts are divided on whether the Bundesbank will raise its interest rates after its bi

Rates on French overnight call money are being pushed higher as investors worry about interest rate

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

IMF TO LEND BRAZIL $1.4 BILLION IN STAGESWASHINGTON - Representatives of the 151 governments

Wed., Aug. 24, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Faced with a $1.2 trillion problem that has been worrying bankers increasingly since 1982, banks fro

President Reagan's proposal at world trade talks to scrap all farm subsidies is unlikely to survive

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Year8/24 8/23 Chan

JAPAN PREPARES AID FOR DOMESTIC FARMERSTOKYO - Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party Wedne

The Joint Underwriting Association will be the subject of an independent audit to determine if alleg

This summer's drought will limit the Canadian Wheat Board's ability to make new grain sales in 1988-

Attracted by growing individual speculation in precious metals, some Japanese trade houses are court

Home Insurance Co. filed a lawsuit against a former vice president who allegedly embezzled at least

Prospects for peace in Angola and independence for Namibia may make it easier to transport goods in

U.S. manufacturers are taking a bigger interest in the Caribbean Basin as a market for food exports.

Growth of Hong Kong's domestic exports jumped in July over June, but continued to lag compared with

Shoppers' resistance to the miniskirt inflicted maxi-damage on the women's apparel business in 1987

FRENCH ENTREPRENEUR MAY RESCUE DONNAYFrench pop-star-turned-businessman Bernard Tapie may re