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Two years ago, Sandra Harp's house was surrounded by aclose-knit, small-town neighborhood filled wit

Debate over Taiwan's proposed fourth nuclear power plant is heating up again with the announcement b

The Pittston Co. announced it's taking a $130 million write-down on three West Virginia coal mining

PHILADELPHIA - Caleb L. Fowler was named president of the property and casualty group and executive

Arco Withdraws From Pipeline ProjectForecasts of low natural gas prices have led Atlantic Ri

Charles D. Spencer & Associates Inc. will hold a conference on flexible compensation Jan. 26-27 in W

Homeowners insurance premiums are expected to decrease in Georgia, state Insurance Commissioner Warr

Chevron U.S.A. Inc. has announced a decrease of 50 cents a barrel in the posted price it will pay fo

DeSoto Increases Ethoxylate PricesDeSoto Inc. chemical specialties division has announced a

Harmonized System Fact Sheets AvailableThe U.S. Customs Service has made available to the pu

Widely used natural and artificial food additives such as preservatives and colorings pose very smal

Italy, Argentina Sign $5 Billion Aid AccordItaly and Argentina have signed a $5 billion acco

Settlement Agreed In Utility DefaultThe first settlement between bondholders and some of the

Australia is promoting the latest in coal-fired power stations to broaden its steam coal sales in to

Three new varieties of oranges have been developed in a 25-year research project that should deliver

Two Moscow conferences set for early March will attempt to build on the trade talks held here last w

Explosions aboard a grounded freighter lit the sky, forcing thousands of residents to flee their hom

A Norwegian company is going fishing for success off the coast of France - with a supertanker.

As part of its takeover attempt of Pan Am Corp., Braniff Inc. is seeking concessions valued at $800

The worn-out tire that once was good for little besides a backyard swing rolled into a new era recen

Australian exports of beef and veal in 1988 are expected to total 900,000 metric tons, unchanged fro

U.S. trading partners in East and Southeast Asia are bracing for a new firestorm of protectionist rh

Beryl Sprinkel, chairman of the president's Council of Economic Advisers, said that both the produce

The Senate unanimously approved President Reagan's nomination of Ann Dore McLaughlin, a former under

The United States won concessions in final negotiations with Canada on the sale of telecommunication

Pennzoil Co. and a committee representing Texaco Inc. shareholders have agreed on a $3 billion settl

The governor of New Jersey said the agency that runs the Garden State Parkway asked him to give prio

Deere & Co. reported net income of $32.6 million, or 48 cents a share, on revenue of $1.3 billion in

A $400 million multi-use intermodal facility proposed for the Mississippi River has "died on the vin

The U.S. Court of Appeals here has postponed for three days a scheduled argument on the legality of

Doing Business with the Soviet Union. Dec. 20. Seminar at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York. Focus

Japanese and Australian trade officials will meet here today for preliminary talks prior to bilatera

A consortium of three Japanese shipyards is favored to win a contract worth almost $1 billion to bui

Maritime Administrator John Gaughan believes there is a need for a U.S.-flag maritime industry, but

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

Akron Announces Polymer CenterAKRON, Ohio - Mayor Donald Plusquellic has announced plans to

Legislation to increase the state's gasoline tax by 2 1/2 cents a gallon narrowly won Assembly appro

Officials say an investigation of whether a Southern California beverage distributor is defrauding t

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is expected to hold a hearing soon on the Pittsburgh & Lake Er

The record October U.S. trade deficit and the resulting plunge of the dollar shocked Japanese busine