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Failure by Congress to ratify the U.S.-Canadian trade liberalization accord would cripple U.S. aspir

The European Community Commission attacked the United States and Japan for their trading practices i

Electric utilities will spend $600 million more on construction in 1988 than the year before, sugges

New England Electric Interested in PSNHCONCORD, N.H. Public Service Co. of New Hampshire, w

Federal and state officials are investigating allegations of bribery and conspiracy involving contra

The Soviet Union has launched a critical broadside against what it calls the collective protectionis

Feb. 24, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Irish carrier Aer Lingus won a major shot in the arm for its European network this week with news th

The Indonesian state energy monopoly Pertamina intends to spend about US$6 billion in the fiscal yea

The free world's largest commercial aircraft builders agree that improving the cost-effectiveness of

Five maritime unions challenged in the U.S. District Court here the recent Coast Guard decision to a

The Minneapolis area will soon be at the center of an attempt to use one of the world's fastest supe

The National Organization for Women will go to court over the group's push to make mileage a larger

New Mass. Health Plan Faces Committee TestThe Massachusetts House Ways and Means Committee i

In an effort to spur foreign investment and divest money-losing state companies, Mexico may soon ren

Wayne G. Smith was elected vice president and general manager - North American aftermarket, worldwid

Domestic policy blunders helped cause the tremendous swelling of the U.S. trade deficit and volatili

China's Western-style investment company plans to convert a large military factory into a civilian e

Sub-Saharan Africa needs $5 billion a year in additional aid and debt relief to weather its financia

Japan's biggest ocean carrier, Nippon Yusen Kaisha, expects losses in its world shipping sector to b

A Finance Ministry committee Wednesday approved a report calling for tougher laws against insider tr

The recovery of the North American steel industry and demand for key commodities should benefit Grea

SCM Increases Silica PricesBALTIMORE SCM Chemicals, a leading producer of titanium dioxide,

At Ocean Spray Cranberries' manufacturing and processing plant a work crew watches as hundreds of bo

Savannah Electric and Power Co. approved its merger with the Southern Co. At a special meeti

Uslife Income Dips Slightly in QuarterUslife Corp., a life insurance-based holding company r

Supplies of key petroleum products followed normal seasonal patterns, with distillate stocks declini

Twelve ports in northeastern China are being expanded and modernized in a move to open the country's

1562.0 (Feb. 24, 1988) Previous day - 1563.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchan

MONTANA WHEAT AND BARLEY SHIPPERS are aiming for a full knockout in their seven-year rate fight agai

Wed., Feb. 24, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Recent threats by Zenchu, Japan's Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives, to cut feed grain impo

AVIATION Aircraft producers try different approaches to keep a lid on the cost of building a

Yasuko Yoshimi may not have enough money to buy a new Subaru four-wheel-drive car. But ask her if sh

Hoechst Celanese has announced a consolidation of all worldwide Hoechst separations activities into

Norman International A/S, the Norwegian shipping company that owns the tanker Happy Kari, is conside

A pricing manager from American President Lines headquarters in Oakland was named regional director

St. Lawrence Seaway May Open in MarchThe St. Lawrence Seaway may open to navigation as early

Nissan Diesel America Inc. will introduce three new import trucks at its dealer meeting in April in

Trade associations reacted with dismay Wednesday as Railway Minister Madhav Rao Scindia announced a