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The foreign aid program may be the most misunderstood and sometimes most unpopular federal program,

Retail sales edged upward a mere 0.4 percent in June, the fourth straight money of virtually unchang

The formal lifting today of 38 years of martial law in Taiwan isn't likely to have much immediate im

The new multilateral trade negotiations sponsored by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade coul

Shipper interests who want the American Bar Association to advocate U.S. ratification of the 1978 Ha

A bid by John R. Arwood to buy the 50 percent of Trans Freight Lines owned by TNT Ltd. precipitated

Rig Count Put at 891, 200 Above a Year AgoThe number of working oil and gas rigs in the Unit

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

USDA Purchases Beef For Sale to VenezuelaWASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture sai

Problems with the 1986 Risk Retention Act limit its usefulness, the National Association of Insuranc

In 1986 two idiots in Jamaica, without any experience, decided to manufacture garments, recounts Jam

Japan's Trade Minister To Visit WashingtonJapan's trade minister is scheduled to fly to Wash

Another surprising business connection has surfaced in the ongoing Massachusetts auto insurance mess

Coextruded films are expected to capture 25 percent of the 6.7 billion pound polyethylene film marke

Senate Set to Clear FAA, DOT NomineesThe Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committ

Thomas W. Teddy" Gleason Sr., who is retiring as president of the International Longshoremen's Assoc

The peso's daily devaluation against the dollar has been lagging behind Mexico's inflation rate this

Apple Computer Inc.'s profit jumped 65 percent in its third fiscal quarter on a 42 percent gain in r

For generations of newlyweds, Niagara Falls was the place to go, the cat's-meow of honeymoons. Today

One of the more formidable obstacles to affordable housing in the United States, a nation of 3,543,8

Negotiations between the European Airbus Industrie consortium and McDonnell Douglas on collaborative

A volatile wholesale market pushed the average price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States ov

Jack Wedge, who for years made his living as a shrimper in the pristine waters off the Florida Keys,

Offshore drilling by Continental Oil Co., or Conoco, a Du Pont affiliate, has struck oil in Congo.

The Illinois Central Gulf Railroad took a bold step and sued an Indiana utility for its refusal to t

European Community farm ministers opened talks Monday on a funding plan to keep the trading bloc's f

Burlington Northern Inc. goes into Federal District Court in New York Wednesday with a $35.5 million

Stocks fell on profit-taking Monday, as key foreign buyers pulled to the sidelines ahead of today's

Mon., July 13,1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

Brazil will resume payments on its $111 billion foreign debt only after creditor banks agree to ref

Reichhold Ltd., a subsidiary of Reichhold Chemicals Inc., announced plans to build a C$7.1 million (

Sen. Danforth Praises Truck Safety ProposalsWASHINGTON - Sen. John Danforth, R-Mo., praised

A House Ways and Means subcommittee agreed Monday to suggest either an excise tax on childhood vacci

Jamaica's garment industry has grown even though the country's apparel exports are denied preferenti

Japanese Firm Offers Magnetic Steel SheetOne of Japan's steel giants has developed a magneti

Canadian Rail Union Authorizes Strike CallWINNIPEG, Manitoba - A vote by the Associated Rail

A judge awarded the equivalent of $1.7 million to a former student who suffered brain damage caused

A plan to reduce U.S. costs for veterans' health care by collecting from their insurance policies ha

July 13, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

A Montana company is transplanting some of the flavor of the old West to Japan with an authentic log