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Consolidated Freightways Inc. has come up with a new twist that allows it to use the weaker U.S. dol

House Panel OKs First Product Bill AmendmentThe House Energy and Commerce Committee is slowl

In a challenge to the market's lagging mutual fund sales, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. ha

Luxembourg is rolling out the red carpet to U.S. insurance companies looking for a base in the Europ

New York women over age 49 would be guaranteed coverage for mammogram breast cancer exams in their g

Several California legislators are urging against a proposed takeover of a Los Angeles-based insurer

The United States, Japan and West Germany may need to act further to accelerate the correction of th

Insured losses from a major U.S. earthquake could reach $50 billion and result in serious availabili

Comptroller of the Currency Robert L. Clarke went to bat for the banking industry Thursday, telling

Consumers' confidence rebounded in April, suggesting consumer spending will remain strong in coming

The Hi-Tide is no longer your run-of-the-mill fish and chips shop. The American hamburger, fried chi

Welcome to the Brave New Supermarket. A Chicago-based marketing firm says computer technolog

TOP STORIES: Shipping Corp. of India marks 25 years of North American service. 1TU.S.-India

- Step on a crack, break your mother's back. Third grade? Earlier? Whatever the age - and th

From burying rail roads hundreds of feet below the ground to raising skyscrapers high above it, plan

Singapore Protests 'Meddling' by the USSingapore's second deputy prime minister said Wednesd

RJR Nabisco Inc. has created a new, $2.5 billion group called Del Monte Foods to manage its Del Mont

New and used clothing worn by or designed for U.S. military forces is becoming one of the hottest se

Rep. Leon E. Panetta, D-Calif., said a surge in produce imports intensifies concerns that foreign fr

Britain is in a lather over foreign stake-building in some of its largest companies and is hinting a

Ecuador's newly elected president is expected to strictly control foreign exchange rates, a move eco

Mobil Oil to Publish Chinese Novel in 1990Mobil Oil Co. will translate and publish a contemp

Some friction is inevitable in U.S.-Japan trade relations and Japan-bashing can only make things wor

In 1983 Dick Love visited a Hewlett-Packard Co. joint venture near Tokyo and was astounded by what h

The United States' lead in biotechnology research is threatened by overly protective regulations tha

Traditional Exports Oil, shrimp, bananas, coffee and cocoa.Potential ExportsTextiles

U.S. companies are finally starting to show as much interest as their Central American counterparts

Central banks of the major industrial nations may spend as much as $100 billion in foreign exchange

To the workers surrounding Democratic congressional leaders at Wednesday's combination rally and new

AIR CARGO Competitors don't seem to be following CF Airfreight's move to selectively increas

The United States and China Wednesday signed several agreements designed to promote sales of U.S. me

Solidarity leader Lech Walesa said Wednesday that lack of nationwide support doomed shipyard workers

U.S. employment could drop to 5 percent before causing significant wage inflation, Labor Secretary A

Small companies in the United States continue to outperform big business, according to the American

Dukakis Urges Support For Auto Reform BillMassachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis says a proposal

According to a Tuesday speech by William R. Rhodes, group executive at Citibank, Brazil's government

U.S. housing completions rose 8.7 percent in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.57 mill

Linda H. Lamel, president and chief executive officer of The College of Insurance, was named corpora

Microsoft Corp. said it plans to establish a software development center in India in three to five y

A Commerce Department official reported Wednesday that he is optimistic that Taiwan will make good o