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Joint Venture Hotels Banned for '88 in ChinaChina will not approve the construction of new j

Builders are gradually leaving the first-time home market and flocking into the more expensive move-

BASF Lacke Farben AG, the paint subsidiary of the West German chemical group, said it has formed a

A serious split has emerged in the European Community Agriculture Council over West German-led attem

Hoechst Boosts Aromatic PricesBRIDGEWATER, N.J. - Hoechst Celanese is increasing the price f

Foreign aviation companies appear to be lining up for a chance to get in on China's second joint-pro

State Farm Insurance Co. has settled a landmark sex discrimination case, but dismissed as a "ridicul

AVIATION Foreign aviation firms are jockeying for a role in China's next joint- output ventu

Pennsylvania Gov. Robert P. Casey said Tuesday that current auto rates in the state are "out of cont

Peru has reached an agreement on repayment of its $1 billion debt to the Soviet Union. Gusta

A prominent aerospace organization is calling for a national commitment to a vigorous space program

In 1985, health-care spending in the United States outstripped 21 foreign countries by 40 percent as

The Assembly insurance committee killed two bills Tuesday that would have banned auto insurance "red

Gerard van Schaik, vice president of Heineken Breweries, will become chairman in April next year, as

Stiffer EC Trade Stance With Japanese UrgedBRUSSELS, Belgium - A top European Community offi

A New York appeals court has rejected one of two cases in the second round of appeals to the Manvill

The Trans-Soviet container service linking the Orient and Western Europe will see dynamic expansion

Mass. Blues Drop Plan To Reduce Work ForceBlue Cross-Blue Shield of Massachusetts says it ha

Nedlloyd, the giant Dutch transport and energy group, is locked in a fierce battle with a group of d

A jury has awarded an AIDS victim and her sons $750,000 in what was described as the first medical m

The port of Los Angeles sees strong growth potential in serving the Midwest, and is re-establishing

The consulting firm of Booz, Allen & Hamilton Inc. has apologized and agreed to pay$150,000 to the S

The electronic office" that has promised to make U.S. business more productive has given employers u

A new economic law in the U.S. commercial truck market says that when thedollar goes up, Ja

The administration and leaders of the business community are at odds over the need to test for AIDS

The State Department is under considerable fire from industry and some administration officials for

A top Federal Reserve official is clearly bothered by last year's consumer price surge and is determ

A new high-tech pesticide triggered by light causes insects to die within seconds, but should be saf

Ethyl Net Income Rose 16 percent in QuarterRICHMOND, Va. - Ethyl Corp. reported fourth quart

Gulf States Utilities Co. has asked a state district court to overturn a Louisiana rate decision tha

Duke Power Co. is continuing to look for a West Coast partner to buy a troubled California nuclear p

Kentucky Utilities Co., Lexington, Ky., awarded six short-term coal contracts at prices slightly dow

Most LIPA Spending Goes for Legal FeesALBANY, N.Y. - The Long Island Power Authority, set up

January 19, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallo

Southern California Gas Co. restored service Monday to more than 800 of its largest gas customers af

The British Columbia coal industry finds itself between a rock and a hard place and is pleading for

OPEC is walking a shaky "pricing tightrope," Petroleum Intelligence Weekly reported Tuesday.

Brazil Posts Gains In Oil Output, UsageSAO PAULO, Brazil - Brazilian oil production rose 6.3

Japan is the focus of an intensifying oil market struggle between OPEC producers and oil companies,

Matlack Celebrating Its 100th BirthdayWILMINGTON, Del. - Matlack Inc. will be celebrating it