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Television networks are expected to portray as a national crisis the air emissions of toxic chemical

U.S. technology is playing a role in changing the face of China's locomotive production. The

Export Finance Group Plans Note OfferingNEW YORK - Private Export Funding Corp. said it plan

Tanzania's new economic program is showing some small success in generating exports to the United St

A fire Wednesday gutted a Soviet passenger liner carrying Communist Youth League members on a visit

Global Freight Cargo Shows 12 percent ExpansionInternational freight shipments expanded 12 p

The United States, with 52 companies confirmed, will have the largest participation after Greece at

Four men were arrested today in a failed scheme to embezzle $70 million from the nation's 10th-large

State Attorney General John Van de Kamp singled out the insurance industry Monday as a major reason

Daily Index Textiles Metals Misc.Smoothedpercent Change, -0.49

Housing construction edged up 0.5 percent in April, the third monthly gain in a row after a sharp sl

Japan and West Germany have replaced the United States as South Africa's top trading partners, accor

A 3M economist says Midwestern exports will remain strong into next year, so that factories must scu

The Swedish Club, the large marine insurance mutual that recently has been losing business to the Lo

The Senate Finance Committee Wednesday unanimously approved legislation to implement the U.S.-Canada

A California court has temporarily ordered the Port of Oakland to stop dumping its dredging spoil, e

About 12,000 doctors have joined a G.D. Searle & Co. program that gives free heart medicine to needy

Japan and the United States begin a new round of negotiations today over access to Japan's beef and

May 18, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

New textile legislation is unlikely to be passed this year, according to Peter Allgeier, assistant U

Brazilian oil consumption in April was 1.15 million barrels a day, up from 1.07 million b/d in March

Supplies of key petroleum products followed normal seasonal patterns with a drawdown of primary inve

Mobil to Offer Detroit 93-Octane GasolineFAIRFAX, Va. - Mobil Oil Corp. said it will introdu

A transportation safety group Wednesday urged the House of Representatives tobreak the logja

Air/Space America, World Trade Exposition and Air Show, May 13-22, 1988. Brown's Field, San Diego, C

Some beer fanciers have brushed off as a passing fancy the popularity of Corona Extra, the biggest-s

Shippers will have an easier time at India's principal ports with implementation of a single window

An aging baby boom population will face significant costs for long-term health care in the first dec

Ferro Unit Adds Stabilizer SurchargeBEDFORD, Ohio - The Bedford Chemical division of Ferro C

Canada's National Energy Board approved a spate of proposals Wednesday to significantly expand pipel

The European Community delivered a strong attack on U.S. agricultural policy at the opening session

After months of apparent foot-dragging, the government has agreed to join the private sector in a fu

Jamaica, the world's third-largest bauxite producer, has captured China as a new buyer for alumina.<

Elliot L. Richardson, a highly respected Cabinet member in the Nixon administration, Wednesday calle

CONTROVERSY OVER A RECENT Department of Energy report has turned the spotlight on the Reagan adminis

EC Proposes Extending Truck Length 1 MeterBRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Community Commiss

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

May 18, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High L

CSX Corp. has closed the sale of its Miami-West Palm Beach rail corridor to the state of Florida for

The ghost of Penn Central quietly was laid to rest Wednesday at Conrail's first regularly scheduled