Latest news

Japanese government action to restrict semiconductor exports would be counter-productive to achievin

Central Gulf Lines Inc. elected Erik L. Johnsen a vice president and James M. Baldwin Jr. an assista

World cereal carryover stocks for 1986-87 will increase to 452 million metric tons, compared with an

Chevron U.S.A. Inc., the domestic oil and gas unit of Chevron Corp., began its long-delayed installa

Hawaiian Electric Industries wants to take advantage of potential in property and casualty insurance

A U.K. official threatened Wednesday that unless Japan accepts a timetable proposed by U.K. official

Wed., April 8, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Small Trade Surplus Reported by ECThe European Community showed a small trade surplus in the

A delegation of top rank Dutch navy officers will visit Saudi Arabia this weekend to lobby for a 3

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 50 YEARS, the International Longshoremen's Association agreed to accept wage

Taiwan's trade surplus in March rose to $1.45 billion from $1.32 billion in February, the Directorat

The European Commission announced it has decided to give another 2.7 million ECUs ($3 million) in fo

The fledgling private U.S. launch industry received a boost with the an nouncement by aerospace gian

GENERAL NEWS The Rolls-Royce aero-engine unit returns to private sector 16 years after a tra

International automakers and the Brazilian government are expected to sign a formal agreement here w

The House Armed Services Committee has cut $16.7 million from the Staten Island homeport budget, whi

ICC Approves Plans For New Line in NMThe Interstate Commerce Commission approved Star Lake R

The Engineering Thermoplastics Department of The Dow Chemical Co. announced it is amending a recent

China has moved to limit issues of shares and bonds until the current heated debate over the princip

The socialist government indicated that a near-freeze on wages would end in 1988 if the Greek econom

General Motors Corp. will maintain efforts to move parts production to outside companies, but has no

Seven people were injured when a tanker truck carrying butane gas fell off an elevated exit ramp an

Welder Offered for Use On ThermoplasticsA Norwegian company has come up with the world's sma

The outgoing superintendent of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy says federal budget cuts and a shrin

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China has decided to stop lending money to enterprises that ar

A supertanker, the Agip Abruzzo, 348.9 meters long and 254,000 tons, built in 1977 for Agip, the Ita

Inland water carriers are taking an unusual position on a proposed government crackdown on drinking

Salvage vessels hauled the British ferry Herald of Free Enterprise onto its keel Tuesday in an arduo

Knight-Ridder Inc. and Tele-Communications Inc. announced their joint venture, TKR Cable Co., signed

Union Pacific Corp. is launching a new freight marketing program linking regional truck lines with t

The robust demand for advanced materials provided by the chemical industry will average 12 percent g

Stock prices fell sharply Tuesday as the dollar continued to slide against the yen ahead of the meet

International Tin Council sources said that delegates at this week's quarterly session may not vote

The General Accounting Office will recommend a takeover of the Farm Credit System by a federal contr

Analysts for the Petroleum Information Corp. say petroleum drilling in the United States plummeted 4

Oil prices will range from $18 to $20 a barrel in 1987, as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting C

Last August, oilman Bill Davie announced formation of Asset Alliance, the world's first intentionall

Activity in the cash refined products markets was light last week, characterized by sideways price m

Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, friend of President Reagan, would like to keep his date at the Whi

Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, friend of President Reagan, would like to keep his date at the Whi