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

In a bid to protect jobs in the Northwest and ensure higher payments to the Treasury, the U.S. gover

Shipper associations want the Federal Maritime Commission to require ocean carriers and their rate-m

Yangjialing Xinhuo Chemical Works has started construction of a 100,000-ton organosilicon plant in Y

Supplies of gasoline and distillate fuel increased slightly last week, according to the latest suppl

The Soviet Union has fallen as much as nine years behind the United States in ability to manufacture

For all you people upset about mailboxes stuffed with junk mail and dinner hours interrupted by junk

A new material shows possible superconductivity at up to 66 degrees above the current record tempera

The United States is falling behind other countries in providing advanced information services like

A Cape Verde program to sell food donations to its hungry population raised an outcry a decade ago b

As hearings start to set 1989 automobile insurance rates, one insurance industry official fears a fa

The Soviet government is negotiating possible investment in a Mexican government-owned tractor compa

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

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

The U.S. trade deficit fell by 14.9 percent from April through June, the biggest improvement in more

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

Canadian postal workers went on strike in selected locations across the country early Wednesday afte

The Port of Montreal, Canada's leading general cargo port, Wednesday unveiled a long-term developmen

DOT TOUGHENS RULES ON BRIDGE INSPECTIONSThe Department of Transportation issued new rules th

Rising operating costs and flat freight rates cut first-quarter profits for the nation's largest tru

BIRMINGHAM INTERESTED IN MILL SOUGHT BY IRAQOfficials with Birmingham Steel Corp. say they a

Britain will resume official export credit insurance cover for Brazil. Medium-term export cr

JAPANESE GROUP WINS IRANIAN PIPE CONTRACTA Japanese consortium has won an order worth about

San Diego Gas & Electric Co. adopted a poison pill severance plan for its employees, effectively end

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

Fertilizer consumption in the United States is projected to grow slowly through 1992 to 45 million

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

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

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

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

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

Union dockworkers returned to their jobs at the Port of Jacksonville, Fla., following a 27-hour walk

NORTH SEA OIL PROJECTS ON HOLD AFTER DISASTERBritain said Wednesday it was shelving applicat

The C-17, a new military transport plane designed to ferry huge amounts of gear and troops onto smal

U.S. Customs Service agents seized a Lloyd Aereo Boliviano passenger jet Tuesday after finding 46 po

1252 (Aug. 24, 1988) Previous day - 1248 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange i

Pacific Australia Direct Line and Hyundai Merchant Marine are merging their services between the U.S

NORTH EAST INSURANCE CO. (Portland, Maine) - Howard Gunty resigned as chairman at this insurer effec

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