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American Trucking Associations is urging the federal government to reverse a regulation that exempts

Domestic oil producers' most pressing need is for a tariff on imported oil, William C. McCord, chair

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

Britain is ready to adopt the role of peacemaker in an effort to head off the threatened farm trade

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

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

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

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

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

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

The British government is considering subsidizing the costs of employing U.K. crews on British deep-

Canada's Trade Surplus With the US DeclinesCanada's merchandise trade surplus with the Unite

A high-tech factory will consume Minnesota timber to turn out 132,000 pairs of chopsticks in 60 minu

Occidental Petroleum Corp. signed a contract with the Soviet Union for ajoint venture, said Dwayne A

The Interstate Commerce Commission has begun putting into effect the new law deregulating the nation

Greece's Socialist government has unveiled a tough 1987 budget that foresees increases in tax revenu

Mubarak in Paris CAIRO, Egypt - President Hosni Mubarak left Wednesday for a four-day visit

Washington public port officials are calling on the U.S. government to prohibit foreign crane operat

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

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

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

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

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

The 100th Congress is unlikely to be any more willing than the previous one to make the changes in t

Raymond T. Frias resigned from his post as U.S. representative for the Asia- North America Eastbound

It happens to everyone: You put some papers or equipment down somewhere, and when you resume work on

The San Francisco Bar Pilots Association may break a 151-year tie with San Francisco by moving the a

The U.S. Maritime Administration is studying a decision by Rhode Island environmental officials not

A special report on the problems facing French ports has become a hot potato for the government of P

Stocks rose sharply in moderate trading Wednesday, with blue-chip issues leading the way. Th

David M. Roderick, chairman of USX Corp., predicted that the U.S. steel industry will seek a modifie

FINANCIALStocks rose sharply in moderate trading, with blue-chip issues leading the way. Pa

Fast-food in Japan is growing at such a staggering rate that teen-agers are putting down their chops

December 9, 1986 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallo

Almost before he knew what was happening, Tom Hogan had let go 125 employees, stacked his company's

Faced with the prospects of excessive nuclear power generation capacity, France's state utility, Ele

Robert Hunter and Bill Gunter disagree on the effect of tort law changes in Florida on insurance com

The National Waterway Conference will sponsor a two-day seminar here Jan. 21-22 on the intricacies o