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Japan's new budget cannot work to assist the government in achieving its economic growth target of 3

Taiwan Will Boycott ADB Meeting in AprilTAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan will boycott the annual meet

Tuesday, December 30, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Integrity Insurance Co. was placed under rehabilitation in a consent order signed Tuesday by the Sup

President Reagan once again will call for cuts in spending for basic energy research programs in the

Student Elected HEFEI, China - A student who declared himself a candidate has been elected t

Bristol-Myers Co. announced that the Food and Drug Administration has approved the release of Enkaid

Mining industry ministers of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia will meet in Singapore Jan. 9 to seek

The National Futures Association has voted to expel troubled First Commodity Corp. of Boston, a move

Some state and local prosecutors have been going after businessmen who endanger their workers, citi

Coast Guard Revising Load Line RegulationsThe Coast Guard has begun revising its regulations

An association of Northern California ports will pay $152,000 for a conceptual design for computers

Westinghouse, the electrical giant, is eyeing the Caribbean as a way to help it continue making some

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRIES, GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH INVESTORS' FORUM. Main objective is to promote fore

Northeast Utilities is awaiting a Connecticut Public Utilities Commission ruling before deciding if

Flying Tiger Line Inc. said a comprehensive employee partnership and cost reduction program for admi

Being in exactly the right place at the right time - and knowing how to capitalize on the situation

December 30, 1986 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gall

The Swedish company Oljeprospekting AB (OPAB) contacted Norsk Hydro about joining forces to drill fo

Atlantic Richfield Co. said it will cut its 1987 capital spending budget by 20 percent to $1.6 billi

Honduras has targeted the maritime industry to help it reduce unemployment and spur economic activit

Stocks struggled fitfully to mount a traditional year-end rally Tuesday in what was expected to be t

For the shipping industry, 1986 may be looked upon as the year of consolidation, upheaval and bankru

The U.S. dollar was narrowly mixed in light activity Wednesday as the market dwindled to minor, inte

U.S. firms have been acquiring considerable amounts of technical know-howfrom the Soviet Uni

The Soviet Union led the list of borrowers from international banks during the first half of 1986, a

The overthrow of president Jean Claude Duvalier 11 months ago has been followed by an increase in fi

The United States will impose sharply higher U.S. tariffs on EC wine, brandy, gin, cheese and other

Wu Huiding's family of four used to sleep in one bed, a common plight for residents of the most crow

Computer Aids UnderstandingOf PolymersAT&T Bell Laboratories developed a computer mo

The new chairman of the Senate Aviation Subcommittee will be Sen. Wendell H. Ford, D-Ky., not Sen.

Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger will authorize money next year to begin construction of two a

McDonnell Douglas Corp., which builds two planes a week at its factory in Long Beach, Calif., will l

Nearly one year ago, Mack Trucks Inc. announced it would close anassembly plant here and reopen it i

The United States and its allies could face a new energy crisis in the next three years and few pol

Soybean planting is about 90 percent complete in Brazil, but still lagging behind the normal pace du

Iffy as forecasts may be about any branch of business endeavor, they are particularly iffy today in

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

Strong grain traffic boosted cargo levels at some of the Great Lakes ports this year, and officials

The Immigration and Naturalization Service has scheduled a deportation hearing for Jan. 29 to decide