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The U.S. dollar steadied in quiet trading Wednesday, moving higher against some major foreign curren

GENERAL NEWSThe slump in public works projects led the decline in construction contracting.

US Pressed on Syria BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Community is asking the United States t

Canada's two major railways are stalking container business to be generated by four Asian car assemb

As hundreds cheered and applauded, former Governor and U.S. Senator Abraham Ribicoff told federal en

More than 3,400 ships called at Hong Kong in the second quarter with total capacity of 20 million ne

The European Community Commission approved a grant for Daimler-Benz AG, from a joint federal-state r

S. Koreans to Display Merchandise in NYCNEW YORK The Korean General Merchandise Show will b

U.S. policy on tin stockpiles is a matter of grave concern" to major world producers, who are urging

Chevron Corp. reported third quarter consolidated earnings of $208 million, 61 cents a share, down f

The insurance industry again plans to pay the highest average merit increases among salaried workers

A joint venture between two mutual life insurance companies may lead to more mergers in the industry

Norfolk Southern's Quarterly Profit SmallerNORFOLK, Va. - Norfolk Southern Corp. reported th

The nation's newest aircraft carrier, a $2.3 billion flattop named for Theodore Roosevelt, begins se

Contra Cases Open THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The World Court ordered the first detailed argume

The port of Long Beach reported net income of $12.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 198

Singapore Inaugurates Submarine Cable SystemYeo Ning Hong, minister for communications and i

Guilford Transportation Co. has asked a federal court to order the National Mediation Board to begin

President Reagan brought an abrupt end to the trucking industry's debate over front-wheel brakes wit

Demand for Acetone Strengthens The demand for acetone has strengthened a bit due to the rece

Mass. Academy Wins Scholarship AwardThe Student Port Propeller Club of the Massachusetts Mar

While some U.S. banks may be reluctant to participate in a package of $6 billion in new loans to Me

The United States and Japan face a head-on collision over trade unless each nation changes its funda

San Francisco-based Bechtel Group Inc. signed a protocol with the Turkish government to set up the c

GENERAL NEWSKnight-Ridder Inc. agreed to acquire the State-Record Co., a South Carolina news

San Francisco's district attorney is investigating whether a maritime union has been getting free r

South Korean shipbuilders appear ready to raise prices and cooperate with other countries in reducin

Dan-Air, Britain's second-largest airline, was told its refusal to hire men as cabin attendants is s

Kuwait will be the first member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to sell gasolin

The Rhode Island Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association wants state approval for an aver

A 58-country treaty calling on nations to report nuclear accidents to their neighbors went into effe

The director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey predicts the current International Lon

Saudi Arabia has offered discounts of 35 cents to 50 cents a barrel on outstanding net-back contract

Tuesday, October 28, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The appeals procedure has begun in Florida as the insurance industry continues its attempts to overt

Several Brazilian industries plan to take advantage of the country's recent lift of a ban on importi

Bankers, like players in the World Series, face growing pressure to either try to hit a home run and

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

A federal judge returned to state court two lawsuits filed by passengers of the hijacked Achille Lau

A fall in the price of soybeans and vegetable oils is likely before prices begin to rise again, the