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The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

The federal government is considering whether it should extend automobile safety standards to light

The value of exports of Norwegian manufactured goods to Sweden declined by 10 percent in 1986. Accor

The barriers separating traditional banking and securities activities are being chipped away and ind

Breyers had long been a leader in premium ice cream in the Northeast, but its packaging drew so many

Government bureaucrats here are busily scrutinizing McDonald's menus - and it's not because they're

The fast-growing pharmaceuticals industry is expected to help drive U.S. demand for amino acids from

Prices farmers get for raw products in January dropped an average of 1.7 percent, beginning the new

Iran boosted its oil production to an estimated 2.2 million barrels a day after a three-week lull in

Commerce Rules Chile Dumps CarnationsThe Commerce Department made a final determination that

Chase, Paribas Brokers Get Japanese LicensesThe Finance Ministry licensed brokerage houses a

Airborne Freight Earnings IncreaseSEATTLE Airborne Freight Corp. reported fourth quarter ear

Manchester's Ringway Airport, Britain's busiest outside London, was closed to passengers for a fift

Tenneco United Co., a general trading and marketing unit of Tenneco Inc. of Houston, Texas, has open

A California congresswoman who sought to create a seaport park to preserve historic ships died the n

The boards of Berry Petroleum Co. and Norris Oil Co. unanimously approved a resolution authorizing m

Output of gold from China was up 14 percent last year on 1985, with a much larger contribution from

American Association of Port Authorities. Seminar on container terminal design standards. Feb. 9-11

February 2, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallo

Montedison SpA and Ferruzzi Group, both of Italy, and Biospherics Inc., of Rockville, Md., announced

The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originatingfrom 49 produc

Peoples Energy Corp. reported net income of $18.8 million, or 58 cents a share, for the quarter ende

Japanese Firms Sign Kuwaiti Oil ContractsThree Japanese trading houses signed contracts with

Use of imported parts in weapons systems should be identified and limited, the Reserve Officers Asso

Having built Brazil's third-largest private airline from humble beginning as a meat-wagon carrier fo

Hans Jakob Kruse, chairman of Hapag-Lloyd AG, still appears chastened by afinancial debacle

Patrick Petroleum Co. and Bayou Resources Inc. agreed to a merger, in which Bayou will become a subs

Weekend stoppages at Europe Container Terminus, Rotterdam's largest container handler, fueled fears

Yugo America Inc. says it will add an updated base car and two new models to its low-priced U.S. lin

The new Chicago, Missouri and Western Railway will start an intermodal short- haul service to rival

Foreign companies trying to establish affiliates in Japan must improve their image to attract qualif

China contracted to send a U.S. communications satellite into orbit in 1988, in its first foreign sa

A longshoreman for 46 years, Charles Baumont says he's never seen anything like the 21-week-long wat

Hapag-Lloyd Flug Orders Airbus AircraftHapag-Lloyd Flug of West Germany said it sign

Stocks rose sharply in active trading Monday, even as bonds slumped ahead of the Treasury's big refu

The Navy's Pacific Fleet intends to phase out long, expensive ship overhauls in favor of quicker, ch

NRC Finds Violations At Nine Mile Point 1SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The federal Nuclear Regulatory Com

Gynex Inc. secured Food and Drug Administration approval of two new generic oral contraceptives deve

U.S. wheat exports to South and Central America could increase, but political and economic problems

Canadian live hog exports to the United States in 1987 are forecast at 501,000 head, down from the 1