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The World Bank's International Finance Corp. announced its first venture in Hungary - a $3 million e

More than one-fifth of the 6.7 million new full-time jobs created by the U.S. economy between 1979 a

Iran Arms Deal Hit ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - The United Arab Emirates denounced the

West Germany's trade with the Mideast fell sharply in the first three quarters of the year, and the

European Community ministers in charge of research failed to agree on a future five-year common rese

Caribbean-based producers of ethanol, including subsidiaries of U.S. companies, say they are concern

U.S. housing completions rose 0.2 percent in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.736 m

African Trends Exhibit To Be Held in New YorkAfrican Trends is an exhibition designed to acq

The U.S. foreign trade deficit totaled $37.7 billion from July to September, the largest Three-month

Many Brazilian and Argentine businessmen are looking for information and contacts to take advantage

The U.S. economy will grow at about a 2.6 percent annual rate in 1987, just slightly more than the 2

The Korean Traders Association said that South Korea's exports are expected to reach a record US$76

The government of Indonesia is seeking foreign loans in hopes of preserving what it calls vital deve

The country's first onshore oil exhibition and conference so far has fallen short of its advance hyp

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors gave a qualified go-ahead to Exxon's $2.5 billion plan

SO FAR, SO GOOD: South Atlantic and Gulf locals of the International Longshoremen's Association hope

The supply of distillate fuel oil and gasoline increased according to the American Petroleum Institu

Mobil Confirms Find In Norwegian North SeaMobil Oil Corp. confirmed that its Norwegian affil

Workers at Three Mile Island have had trouble removing damaged nuclear fuelfrom the Unit 2 r

Researchers at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station narrowed down the extent of the corrosion

The budget President Reagan sends to Congress next month probably won't contain any surprises for th

BP Performance Polymers Inc. announced that it signed a letter of intent to sell its PVC compound bu

As Boston Edison officials tested a new Pilgrim nuclear power plant emergency center under federal s

Occidental Petroleum Corp. and Henkel Corp. announced that they signed a definitive agreement under

The port of Oakland approved an environmental impact report as the first step toward building a new

Coal production by the longwall mining system is declining in the United States despite its advantag

The Federal Maritime Commission announced the following items will be taken up in open session at it

Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney announced Tuesday his government would pay C$1.0 billion in s

New Hampshire regulators conditionally approved a plan for a 121-mile transmission line to carry Hyd

Strong seasonal grain exports continued to boost traffic on the Great Lakes during October, although

The onslaught of 16 foreign banks on the Australian financial scene has had little impact on local c

The nature of the insurance crisis and its causes came in for a measure of attention during a panel

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange's decision to trade Australian dollar futures starting Jan. 13 has a

Small and medium-sized businesses will soon have easier access to excess liability insurance coverag

The Australian Wheat Board has no official comment at present on reports the Canadian government wil

Two insurance companies controlled by a U.S. trust face new opportunities in the capital markets as

The Agriculture Department says it will take another look at a proposal to let Japanese Unshu orange

The health and life insurance industries are backing Health and Human Services Secretary Otis Bowen

The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents adopted this new logo to help portray itse

Nac Re Corp. said it filed plans to offer 1.2 million shares of common stock at market to raise capi