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Borrowing costs in Britain fell by 0.5 percentage point Monday, as the Bank of England acted to curb

A proposal by 28 major Japanese banks to form an offshore company to pool Third World loan claims i

India's Food Output To Fall Short of TargetNEW DELHI, India - India's 1986-87 (July-June) fo

Foreign air carriers lost their bid for Supreme Court review of U.S. air cargo rates they claimed we

Flying Tiger Schedules Asia-to-Europe FlightsFlying Tiger Line has inaugurated scheduled wes

Tesei Corp. Develops Heat Source ControllerA Japanese company has developed a heat source op

The windmill, a Dutch national symbol of this industrious nation's ability to harness nature, is mak

GENERAL NEWS Chrysler planned purchase of American Motors will provide the automaker with th

The capsizing of the ferry Herald of Free Enterprise Friday raised new questions about the safety of

French exports of wines and spirits in 1986 edged ahead to a new record figure, despite a drop in s

In the first program of its kind, the Japanese government selected Oregon to take part in a new prog

Concerted action by developing countries is essential to combat the collapse of commodity prices, d

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is working out a ''blueprint" aimed at ensuring lo

The fast-growing Hong Kong electronics sector must upgrade in technology and design or perish, a sen

Washington state revenue officials this week will ask that interstate shipping be exempted from a pr

PPG Industries Inc. agreed to sell its $50 million ethylene business to Houston-based Sterling Group

A feud between members of the wealthy Getty family, which appeared resolved two years ago, has been

Using a new indicator of trade performance, an Agriculture Department economist says the United Stat

American Electric Power System's 1,300-megawatt coal-fired Mountaineer Plant at New Haven, W.Va., w

Brazilian Finance Minister Dilson Funaro explained Brazil's debt problems to his Japanese counterpar

Sen. Joseph L. Bruno, Republican chairman of the New York Senate insurance committee, plans to hold

Product liability insurers of the U.S. tobacco industry are cheered by the U.S. Supreme Court's rece

The Superintendent of Insurance has filed a $140 million lawsuit against Frank B. Hall & Co. Inc. an

F.A. Graugnard Jr. received the industry's most coveted prize - the Dyer Memorial Award as "Sugar Ma

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Officials are moving to restore confidence in China's investment opportunities amid suggestions that

Chrysler Corp.'s planned purchase of American Motors Corp. will provide the nation's third-largest a

The U.S. Labor Department disclosed that a federal grand jury in Newark, N.J., indicted a former emp

Latest Merchant Marine Ministry statistics on Greek-flag shipping show that 50 ships of 656,541 ton

The Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit against trustees and investment advisers of two maritime

The cross-channel ferries provide a vital link between Britain and Continental Europe, the market fo

Celanese Chemical Co. announced an increase in the selling price of nine products, effective April 1

Success by Siderbras, the Brazilian national steel company, in its effort to obtain a lower ocean fr

Mon., March 9, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

With one Japanese shipping line about to launch double-stack train servicefrom Seattle to Ne

The West Coast's largest utility chopped 43 percent from the price it pays for steam from the Geyser

In the first program of its kind, the Japanese government selected Oregon to take part in a new prog

The soaring yen is prompting the Japanese steel industry to diversify into other manufacturing secto

The Australian International Insurance Exchange is expected to commence business early in 1988.<

The U.S. dollar maintained a firm tone in foreign exchange trading Friday after some quick roller-co