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Brazil's finance minister said his country will seek to renegotiate its $100 billion debt. I

Foreign banks are up in arms over what they see as high-handed and discriminatory action by the sult

GENERAL NEWSNovember jobs figures were somewhat stronger than expected, helping the fourth-q

The United States may soon lift a ban on imports of Soviet nickel, as one of a series of small steps

The stronger-than-expected November jobs report helped the outlook for economic growth through this

EC Studies Greek Plan BRUSSELS, Belgium - European Community finance ministers this week are

The withdrawal of United States Lines from the North Atlantic leaves the door open for Sea-Land Serv

The new Soviet law on joint ventures with foreign companies and the new economic restructuring steps

Inequities in the nation's highway funding programs are increasing thepressure for higher tr

High-speed, low-cost information technology will make secondary markets more accessible to investors

Josephine Driscoll winds up her one-year term as president of the National Association of Insurance

The credit markets have come through the Armsgate crisis without adverse impact thus far and they ap

Open Market Sought ROME - Henry Goldfield, U.S. undersecretary of commerce for trade develop

Treasury Secretary James A. Baker III criticized plans that would offer broad debt forgiveness and i

As Democrats prepare to take over Congress, the bared fangs of U.S. protectionists are having a prof

London's influential insurance groups are welcoming long-awaited European Court of Justice rulings g

The controversy over U.S. arms sales to Iran and the diversion of funds to the Nicaraguan rebels cou

Business executives in the United States and England fear the Iran arms controversy could seriously

The westbound shipping conference for the trade from the Western Mediterranean to U.S. Atlantic and

Speakes Resignation WASHINGTON - Presidential spokesman Larry Speakes said he is resigning h

Factory Orrders Plummet Orders to U.S. factories plunged 3.6 percent in October, the biggest

United States Lines said it is pulling out of the TransPacific Westbound Rate Agreement early next y

Norfolk Southern believes shippers will view RoadRailer, a truck trailer with rail wheels, as a tran

Sen. Paul Simon, D-Ill., who is in line for a key Senate Laborsubcommittee chairmanship, is pushing

QUESTION OF THE DAY: On everyone's mind, of course, is the Iran/contra/Afghan/ Wh ite House connecti

A private study on tax reform's impact projects higher effective tax rates for water, rail and air t

The United States and the Soviet Union resumed efforts to try to expand their two-way non-strategic

GENERAL NEWS The emerging Iran arms sales could reduce White House clout and complicate many

A series of new U.S. customs fees is embarrassing U.S. trade policy-makers. Within a period

The recent opening of an Australian merchant bank in the United States highlights the increasing mov

OIL/GAS SUN CO. (Dallas) - John P. Neafsey was named executive vice president and James E. M

Rejecting mounting political pressures favoring a unilateral debt moratorium, Brazilian President J

Here is a review of how some seasoned Washington hands think the Iran arms controversy could affect

The Brazilian government surprised local computer manufacturers and software houses Thursday, submit

Singapore-Burma Talks RANGOON, Burma - A Singapore delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister G

The West German gross national product grew 1 percent in the third quarter, seasonally and annually

The government has shifted the exchange rate on most imports to increase costs by 25 percent and giv

Honeywell Inc., a major U.S. electronics producer and defense contractor, will sell its South Africa

New government requirements have temporarily halted the expansion of the Portuguese banking sector.<

Britain's international trade performance during the third quarter of the year was considerably wors