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The Interstate Commerce Commission approved the Union Pacific Railroad Co.'s acquisition of the Miss

The commodities pages carried an important bit of news last week. The Department of Agriculture revi

The first shared Foreign Sales Corp., the new low-cost mechanism for smaller and mid-sized exporters

Demand for platinum is expected to outstrip supply for the next two or three years, with the Japanes

German Trade Surplus Fell During FebruaryFRANKFURT, West Germany - West Germany posted a tra

Angora goats partial to the thorny brush and arid West Texas terrain are clothing the world's fashio

If the U.S. sugar loan rate had been set at 12 cents a pound in 1982 instead of 18 cents, countries

Control Data Corp. plans to invest M$20 million (US$7.7 million) in the Malaysian state of Penang to

Textile Quotas to Watch as of 5/14/88* Fully Utilized Textile Quotas as of 5/14/88* Reflects

Hard on the heels of similar moves in Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines, Indonesia is pushing b

Vermont lawmakers have approved controversial legislation designed to preserve open land and give th

The Supreme Court will decide if New Jersey can levy its corporate business tax on oil company profi

The Senate Finance Committee voted Monday to require that the Senate approveappointees to th

British officials are fretting over what they view as an alarming drop in interest by U.S. companies

After three years of appeals to the Supreme Court, the insurance industry Monday lost another bid to

Trading Halts Urged During Fast DeclinesWASHINGTON - The White House working group on financ

A Florida armored car company said it will file a lawsuit this week against its insurer, a Lloyd's o

The first study of Great Lakes pilotage in 15 years concludes that theU.S.-Canadian system probably

The FBI arrested three workers at the Peach Bottom nuclear plant for unspecified illegal drug activi

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it awarded only one spot coal contract, for 8,500 tons, during t

Gasoline prices in Massachusetts are beginning their summer seasonal climb, but state energy officia

A natural gas industry leader praised a new Department of Energy report concluding that the United S

Stanford University researchers say they have formed the first fibers from the new generation of sup

FAA Proposes Rule Requiring Safer SeatsFederal Aviation Administrator Allan McArtor proposed

Arco Chemical Co. announced start-up of a new plant for production of Thanol polyols used in flexibl

Ocean tanker owners are applauding a U.S. decision to help neutral ships under attack in the Persian

Trucking companies and their drivers operating in metropolitan areas will be forced to comply with f

The Interstate Commerce Commission will announce today its approval of the Union Pacific Railroad Co

Central Banks, Firms Trim Dollar ExposureFRANKFURT, West Germany - Both central banks and no

CORROON & BLACK CORP. (New York) - Gary R. Griffith was named president and chief executive officer

Competition to sell medical malpractice insurance in Maryland is on the rise as two new companies fi

The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a new method of regulating interstate telephone r

The Big Three automakers sold 36.2 percent more domestic-made cars and light trucks in the first 10

The United Transportation Union's rejection of CSX Transportation's gain- sharing proposal as a corn

Canadian transportation industries and the federal government in Ottawa are backing development of a

Sears Agrees to Sell Western Auto DivisionSears, Roebuck and Co. said it agreed to sell Midl

The nation may leave the 1980s with roughly half as much economically recoverable oil and natural ga

The bulk of 30 or so steam coal supply bids received May 10 by Britain's Central Electricity Generat

Federal safety inspectors began an investigation late last week at National Steel & Shipbuilding Co.

Venezuelan Oil Earned $1.75 Billion in QuarterCARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela earned $1.75 bi