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April 13, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

The Massachusetts Legislature narrowly approved a landmark universal health- care bill Wednesday, bu

Passage of new banking legislation that will fundamentally restructure the U.S. financial services

Southern textile companies are enjoying a small revival in exports, thanks partly to the dollar and

Chevron Chemical Co., a subsidiary of Chevron Corp., and Sumitomo Chemical Co. of Japan signed a joi

While the president's intentions concerning the omnibus trade bill are still unknown, the final pack

1544.0 (April 13, 1988) Previous day - 1560.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Excha

Future sales clerks at retail outlets may be silicon instead of flesh and blood. A number of

Gasoline inventories declined moderately and distillate stocks increased marginally, according to th

Counted among the most emotional of commodities, if not the most unpredictable, gold has proved its

The Port of Long Beach is making a big push to acquire more land for expansion to help it overcome t

Toluene diisocyanate, or TDI, sales are on a roller-coaster ride that just won't stop. Produ

Allied-Signal Inc. and Union Carbide Corp. agreed recently to form a joint venture that will be an i

Scanning a list of the world's largest corporations, one notices two dominant categories: cars and o

Seven Great Lakes steelworkers filed lawsuits Tuesday in the Wayne County Circuit Court against 34 m

Georgia joined the list of states with captive insurance laws last week, adopting a captive law that

Texaco Inc. is considering withholding millions of dollars it pays the government of Panama under a

The Commerce Department today will issue its report on the nation's merchandise trade during Februar

Stronger trade sanctions on South Africa may well become a reality this summer, congressional staffe

A group of upstart Texas vintners say Italians were pleased and intrigued by five brands of Lone Sta

Another flap over the movement of U.S. defense shipments to Iceland appears to be brewing despite a

Japan's major dockworkers' union and management at Japan's major ports reached an agreement earlier

The U.S. dollar pushed higher Wednesday against all key currencies except the Japanese yen and the C

The current calm in the developing nation debt situation and in global currency markets will foresta

New York and Los Angeles are the biggest debtors among American cities, and just eight large communi

Texas Air Corp. Wednesday became the largest airline company ever targeted for a preliminary Transpo

Fueled by suppliers' efforts to replace metals and thermoset plastics, U.S. consumption of engineeri

OH JOY! Ed Emmett, director of Tex-Aid, breezed to victory this week in a Republican primary run-off

Rep. Phil Sharp, D-Ind., said Wednesday he is concerned the Energy Department is so anxious to unloa

China has long-range plans to turn Hainan Island, its newest province, into a fifth tiger in Asia, g

Defects being uncovered in Boeing Co. jetliners are largely the result of hiring thousands of new wo

With his controversial takeover of British Caledonian Airways due to be finalized this week, Lord Ki

ACS, Pansophic Strike Joint Marketing DealCONCORD, Calif. - ACS Network Systems Inc. has cut

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

World Money System With Penalties UrgedPARIS - Bank of France Gov. Jacques de Larosiere Wedn

The export-control agency Cocom is meeting in Paris this week to review enforcement of curbs on stra

An improved version of the big communications satellite destroyed aboard the Challenger will be ship

BASF Increases Antifreeze PricePARSIPPANY, N.J. - BASF Corp. Chemicals division increased th

Mobil Oil Corp.'s British affiliate drilled a successful gas appraisal well in the U.K. Southern Gas

State Minister for Science and Technology Soichiro Ito warned executives of Japan's nuclear energy i