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British Aerospace intends to expand to Airbus Industrie programs its practice of subcontracting work

A delegation of Iranian oil officials unexpectedly joined a group of OPEC leaders here Thursday for

Castle Energy Corp. said Thursday that it has signed an agreement with Hiawatha Oil & Gas Corp. to a

The AeroMax is taking to the road and the air with the emphasis on durability as well as fuel effici

CSX Rail Transport agreed to cut freight train speeds in the Washington area temporarily following t

Chevron Cuts Posting By 50 Cents a BarrelChevron U.S.A. Inc. decreased its posted buying pri

New surface-mineable reserves of good quality coal were found in southern Alaska this summer, and fe

U.S. political figures long have used well-publicized trips abroad to boost their domestic standing,

Conn. Commuter Study Offers No SurprisesNORWALK, Conn. - A survey of 4,000 railroad riders o

Japan has launched an intensive study on ways to assist Western efforts to protect shipping in the v

Protectionism is not the way to revive the sagging trade fortunes of the United States; continuing t

The government won a confidence vote in the Senate Wednesday night on its decision to send an eight-

The Staggers Act is responsible for 1986 being the best year ever for railroad safety, the head of t

FMC Gets Proposal On Rate AgreementThe Federal Maritime Commission received a proposed rate

Ports up and down the West Coast are seeing a 30 percent surge in export tonnage as the Japanese cas

Starting Dec. 1, most Soviet families may add balancing the checkbook to their list of chores.

Burmah Oil PLC announced a 62 percent rise in pretax earnings for the first half of 1987 to 61.0 mi

New NY Unit to Probe Flex-Rating ViolationsThe state insurance department has set up a speci

This land, unique in so many ways, is trying to govern itself by a home-grown blend of capitalism an

Many Blue Cross-Blue Shield senior executives disagree with their firms' data processing managers on

Thursday marked the 90th anniversary of the Lattimer Mines shootings. Luzerne County sheriff's deput

Cities and counties surveyed by an accounting firm say privatization of services saves substantial m

The world still appears headed for an economic recession, a leading international economist said.

Israel's finance minister has set a goal of at least 4 percent growth in his country's gross nationa

Unemployment among Hungarian youth almost tripled between 1984 and 1986 despite a shortage of labor

The 52nd Frankfurt International Auto Show, considered one of the two most important in the industry

Japanese personal taxes will be slashed by an estimated total of $15.7 billion within a few days und

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

Japan's trade surplus with the United States dropped to $3.73 billion last month, down from $4.41 bi

Exports from the United States to Hong Kong are growing, but much less quickly than from some rival

Taiwan's clothing industry is trying to show overseas buyers it can do more than mass produce low-en

South Korea Hopes To Buy US WheatKANSAS CITY -- South Korea is in the market for 42,400 metr

APPROPRIATE AND WELL-TIMED was the assessment by former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker of the

The continuing string of federal budget deficits are less important to the nation's economic welfare

U.S. automakers scheduled the assembly of 113,077 cars in domestic factories this week, Ward's Autom

AVIATION United Parcel Service is putting a huge package-sorting operation in place in Phila

Swedish Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson staunchly defended his nation's socialist economic policies T

A federal judge said that regional telephone companies will become free, under the Bell System break

K. Yoshida to Head Sumitomo Bank UnitSAN FRANCISCO - Keizo Yoshida was named president and c

Canadian regulators have removed the last obstacle on their side of the border to exports of natural