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About 11 percent of the Connecticut's population, or roughly 352,000 people, have no health insuranc

When U.S. steelmakers meet this week in Washington, the most pressing issue is whether they should l

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a decision generally barring foreign car manufacturers from fo

In Japanese real estate jargon, Tsuneko and Taiji Banno's apartment is called a 3LDK, which means it

The world's largest tanker is one of the latest casualties in the bitter eight-year war between Iran

OxyChem Boosts Caustic Soda PriceOccidental Chemical Corp. is increasing its list and off-li

A negotiated settlement is the best, most economical solution to the dispute over the Shoreham nucle

International Lease Finance Corp., a leading airplane leasing company based here, has given the lion

Mon., May 16, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

Argentina is preparing for new loan talks with the International Monetary Fund amid mounting concern

LA Court to Consider American Excel MoveA Los Angeles Superior Court will hold a hearing May

Production at the nation's factories, mines and utilities shot up 0.7 percent in April, the biggest

A transportation consultant has come up with an idea for a privately financed ship construction and

Robert E. Hart will help the United States repay a debt Friday when the merchant marine is honored f

For centuries, the merchants of this city worked out of small, usually one- room stores made of mud

May 16, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Better management and less bureaucracy appear to be the chief reasons for a consolidation of the min

Mexico Urges OPEC To Settle Output IssueNon-member Mexico urged OPEC to reach an agreement w

The steel industry's future is being built upon a foundation of silicon. Sophisticated use o

Rail labor's effort to block start of a low-cost subsidiary by Burlington Northern Railroad received

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