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California's three largest private utilities say their customers might pay in the short run but woul

Hoechst Celanese To Sell Fiber UnitsSOMERVILLE, N.J. - Hoechst Celanese Corp. announced it h

Production Declines For Tall Oil Fatty AcidsOverall production of tall oil fatty acids was d

Japanese Ambassador Nobuo Matsunaga tried on a pair of U.S. shoes, pronounced them good and vowed to

President Reagan's administration has pledged to six other leading industrial countries to "do every

Arms control, human rights and a possible summit between President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail

The nation's single largest labor contract, affecting virtually every home and business in the Unite

Two years ago Spain reopened the gate that had cut off Gibraltar from the rest of Europe for 15 year

Investigators hunted for clues at the crash site of a Southern Air Transport cargo plane that plunge

Europe's airline cartel suffered a setback Thursday after three flag carriers agreed to meet the Eur

Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp. urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to reject as frivolous and

The Federal Maritime Commission has ordered an investigation of possible wrong doing in the shipping

Attorneys for Pennzoil Co. and Texaco Inc. are preparing for next week's appeals hearing in the cont

Galaxy Oil Co. said it has consented to the removal of its common stock and 9 percent convertible su

The head of Argentina's state nuclear energy board, Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica, resigned a

Boston Edison's Pilgrim nuclear power plant likely will not be restarted until late summer, adding t

CECOS International Inc., a subsidiary of Browning-Ferris Industries Inc., announced an intent to se

Japan and UK Sign Insider Trading PactJapan's Finance Ministry signed an agreement with the

Caterpillar Inc. named James W. Wogsland executive vice president, financial and legal counsel, and

Doubts and criticism continue to dog the major nations over whether they are doing enough to improve

The sharp drop in the U.S. dollar and a consequent plunge in bond prices Thursday carried over to th

Rep. Walter B. Jones, D-N.C., chairman of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, is afte

ARNOLD PALMER said recently that American senior professional golfers are lazy. If they once knew ho

The Reagan administration's trade policies have "gravely weakened the manufacturing base of the Unit

Vessel Developed For Offshore DrillingA British company has introduced a high-speed vessel f

India's 1986-87 (July-June) output of rice, wheat, coarse cereals and pulses is estimated to total 1

The former chairman of Conoco Inc. said he will head a new Dallas-based energy holding company estab

Richard V. Parks, president and chief operating officer of Farrell Lines Inc., says his company is s

The Chicago River, once so polluted only carp and assorted nasty sediments thrived, is making a come

Barging rates for coal have taken a sharp jump in recent weeks and could stay up for the remainder o

TVA Awards Contracts For Coal DeliveriesTennessee Valley Authority awarded six spot market c

Ropak Opens Office For Sales in TokyoFULLERTON, Calif. - Ropak Corp. said it has opened an o

The International Telecommunications Satellite Organisation has approved a telecommunications facili

A delegation from California is seeking a new type of real estate investmentfrom Japan, enco

THE TRUSTY JAWBONE was again the blunt instrument of economic policy, as government officials tried

Pending next week's quarterly estimate by the Commerce Department, the 1987 outlook for capital spen

The European Community said Thursday it would investigate industry complaints that Japan was dumping

The search for an adequate health insurance plan for the nation's elderly is beginning to resemble t

More than 300 members of a striking black transport workers union were arrested for allegedly gather

World cereal imports during 1986-87 are expected to total 178.9 million metric tons, compared with a