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In Sweden, they delight in sucking the bellies. Louisiana natives prefer to pinch the tails and suck

AIR CARGOThe U.S. Postal Service hopes to offer expanded services for business accounts incl

A second oil strike was reported off Ecuador by Taiwan's state-owned Chinese Petroleum Corp.

China Ready to Halt Utility Waste DumpingThe Chinese government has told fossil fuel- fired

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey forecasts its 1987 total cargo volume will hit 13.2 mi

In several West European countries there were school vacations the last week of October. Because of

The U.S. Postal Service is taking steps to make its overnight Express Mail service competitive with

One of the incredible economic achievements of our time has to be Japan's adjustment to the rising v

The United States' Japan-bashing is wearing patience thin in the nation on the receiving end, and or

Kaiser Unit to Manage Greek Refinery DesignOAKLAND, Calif. - Kaiser Engineers Inc. said one

A plan to convert Mexican debt into U.S.-backed bonds was hailed by Mexican finance officials and fo

Lately, the sports equipment industry in Taiwan has been feeling the pinch of economic realities.

Spain Found Subsidizing Granite Exports to USSpain is subsidizing granite exports to the Uni

Capt. Frank C. Seitz Jr. divides his time between his recent "real world" experiences and guiding a

Executives of Mazda Motor Corp. refer to it as just on time, arguing that the word on is more precis

The U.S. economy is likely to generate only 1.5 million new jobs next year, down sharply from about

Tue., Dec. 29, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

The recent U.S.-Canada free trade agreement has boosted the fortunes of the ruling Progressive Conse

Investigators said Tuesday they did not know which ship struck the other in last week's ferry disast

When the dollar began declining sharply in value against major world currencies in 1985, nearly ever

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it. And if it breaks, insurance will cover it." A California c

A key legislator in Thailand is digging his heels in over a long-stalled and hotly controversial new

THE NEW PRESIDENT of the International Longshoremen's Association, John M. Bowers, has moved quickly

Here are the 25 most-profitable companies in the United States, as compiled by Forbes magazine on th

Help-wanted advertising in major U.S. newspapers declined in November, the Conference Board says in

The latest fall in the price of oil has caused the Soviet Union, the world's largest oil producer -

Philip F. Anschutz, who slightly more than three years ago didn't have a stake in the railroad busin

Karl-Heinz Sager grinned as he displayed Senator Line's 1987 Christmas card. When Senator an

Medco, France's Sanofi Form PartnershipMedco Research Inc. recently signed an agreement with

In a rare collaboration, most of the region's major universities have joined in an effort to make Ne

The dollar's plunge against the Japanese yen and West German mark has left a widespread impression t

EC Approves PVC VentureBRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Community approved a joint venture f

A onetime leading businessman and political figure in Malaysia and Singapore was charged Monday with

After six years of losing money, America's farmers plowed profitable ground in 1987. Their p

AVIATION Those responsible for keeping weapons off commercial airliners receive low wages an

The Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp. Monday announced it will sell the Southern Pacific Transportatio

Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corp. said it will begin operations on schedule on Jan. 1 after Volvo White Tru

Federal officials appeared in court in Tennessee Monday to ask a judge to permanently bar a trucking

Orient Overseas Container Lines Ltd. has signed a deal for two containershipsfrom Taiwan's C

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