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Labor costs grew moderately last year, but they rose enough to halt the pattern of ever-smaller annu

President Reagan kicked off his final year of shaping federal budgets with a threat that could shut

Itel Corp. of Chicago finally succeeded in its bid to put together the world's largest marine contai

The U.S. dollar declined broadly Tuesday despite an uptick on news that Japan had allocated more mon

Tue., Jan. 26, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Most liability insurance premiums increased in New York more than 200 percent in 1985 and 1986 in Ne

Health-Chem Sells Stocklin Supply UnitHealth-Chem Corp. completed the sale of its Stocklin S

U.S. computer and business equipment manufacturers hope this week's high-level meeting of a multila

Transportation Secretary James H. Burnley said the administration will ask Congress to allow it to s

The port of Montreal set a new record for container traffic for the fifth consecutive year in 1987.<

Western coal mine operators failed to convince the Supreme Court to review a lower court decision t

Exxon Corp., New York, reported 1987 fourth quarter net income of $1.56 billion or $1.12 a share com

AMERICAN ULTRAMAR LTD. (Tarrytown, N.Y.) - Peter L. Raven was appointed president. He was chief fina

Britoil PLC, the United Kingdom's largest independent oil company, on Monday rejected a sweetened ta

UK North Sea Output Declined During 1987Crude oil production in the British North Sea fell t

Transportation Secretary James Burnley Monday ruled out any prospects that the Transportation Depart

U.S. raw steel output last year rose 8.4 percent to 88,472,000 net tons, the American Iron and Steel

The Department of Transportation will create a permanent new office to evaluate independently the ef

American companies, assembling everything from cars to men's trousers, are fleeing to Mexican border

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

AVIATION Transportation Secretary James Burnley stands alone as the only Cabinet member able

The general director of the Austrian state steel concern Voest-Alpine said Monday suspicions have st

Tax Bill Retaliates Against JapaneseWASHINGTON - Legislation will be presented today in the

West Germany succeeded in lining up a majority of European Community states behind grains and oilsee

BFGoodrich Co. is moving aggressively into the Asia-Pacific region through a joint venture signed Mo

The government of South Korea appears to be softening up the population for major concessions to the

Word on whether the United States will seek to extend or renegotiate a grains accord with the Soviet

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

The four-nation European Airbus Industrie consortium is reorganizing in an effort to reduce its cost

A law is being drafted to give cooperative ventures an edge over other types of foreign investment i

If you want to keep a finger on the world's pulse market, don't waste time with someone who doesn't

The stock market crash of last Oct. 19 has brought to the surface a simmering war between America's

Income Rises 24 percent At Rohm & HaasRohm & Haas Co.'s fourth-quarter net income climbed 24

Biodor Holding AG, a Swiss corporation specializing in production and sale of biochemicals, has reac

EASTERN UTILITIES ASSOCIATES (Boston) - Donald G. Pardus, president, was named chief operating offic

These have not been the best of times for Westmoreland Coal Co., the oldest independent coal company

Canada OKs Power Sale Despite OppositionCanada's National Energy Board said it has approved

A new service has given the oil industry a potent tool in dealing with rapidly fluctuating oil price

Oak Industries' Unit Now Called NordcoOak Industries Inc. has taken a new name, Nordco Inc.,

The way Congress handles trade and budget issues this year will depend on signals from voters in the