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Crude oil prices surged on the New York Mercantile Exchange Wednesday on news of an oil terminal bom

The European Community's steel ministers have extended the present quota system on steel production

While the majority of airline pilots believe commercial-airline travel is safe, 43 percent believe a

PBGC Pension Plans Face Higher PremiumsAbout 17 percent of the 112,000 private pension plans

West German economists reacted favorably Wednesday to the Group of Seven statement on stabilizing th

A top administration official raised doubts that the United States would defend the dollar at curren

The New York Public Service Commission will audit the board of directors of the Long Island Lighting

Stiffer requirements for the manning of U.S.-flag vessels by U.S. citizens are in the cards, thanks

Brazilian Financing Is Fully SubscribedNEW YORK - A $3 billion interim financing for Brazil

The dispute over continuing the antitrust exemption for the Trailer Train Co. has led to a flurry of

More air carriers would participate in the Civil Reserve Aircraft Fleet program if the government wo

The push for trade protectionism that gathered steam in the United States in mid-1987 has faltered.

Penn State Professor Leaves Logistics GroupLOUISVILLE, Ky. - Dr. Joseph L. Cavinato, associa

Cancellation of three-fourths of 1988 construction projects and closing of some post offices for at

A second major forecasting firm has lowered its estimates for heavy-truck sales next year in the wak

The Pacific region's eight states averaged higher annual pay than the rest of the United States this

An increase in currency surcharges on cargo to Japan from North America won't squeeze U.S. exporters

Nerco Inc. announced it has resolved a dispute with Utility Fuels Inc. over a long-term coal supply

The oil industry is breathing easier after learning that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is

The future of Britoil PLC, Britain's largest oil producer, was thrown into confusion Wednesday. Brit

It's back to square one for Pan Am Corp. and its unions. The two sides are expected to get t

Japan plans cuts next fiscal year in its import duties on 107 items rangingfrom chocolate to

The concept is simple, like all good ideas. It goes like this: Shipyard workers know how to load shi

Coast Guard Further Tightens Its BeltThe Coast Guard, one of the hardest hit agencies in the

Shoppers yearning for VCRs and "camcorders" under their Christmas trees are advised to buy now, as J

John Bowers, the president of the International Longshoremen's Association, said he is no longer pre

Pott Industries Corp. hopes to establish what may be the first commercial hazardous waste incinerato

A group of former employees and New York area investors has purchased Wedtech Corp.'s high technolog

Glaxo Inc. and Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Corp. of East Hanover, N.J., have signed a letter of intent on

Malaysia Expects Dip In Palm Oil ProductionMalaysia's crude palm oil output in December will

The absence of any clear reference to interest rates in the latest statement by the Group of Seven m

Wed., Dec. 23, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

ICC Refuses to Give Data on BN Line SaleThe Interstate Commerce Commission refused to provid

The U.S. dollar may fall to the 70-yen level over the next two years, says the head of a Japanese tr

There's affirmative action at the North Pole. Proof positive is that during the holidays I d

An easier, more efficient means of complying with the regulatory requirements of the National Associ

The current and future cost of the AIDS epidemic for life insurers has prompted San Francisco-based

The slide of the U.S. dollar against a variety of world currencies has reached serious proportions,

The U.S. dollar rose early Wednesday in reaction to the Group of Seven's statement urging dollar sta

Ford Motor Co. said its transfer of $61 million to a former South African subsidiary was legal, deny