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By harvest's end, the 1986-87 U.S. cotton crop could drop to 9.5 million to 9.6 million bales, sever

Stung by an average 18 percent authorized increase in hospital rates, various segments of Connecticu

An effort to revive land claim settlement negotiations between the Puyallup Indian Tribe and the por

Gelco Corp. said it has found potential buyers for five of the company's units that it intends to se

Mugabe, Kaunda Meet VICTORIA FALLS, Zimbabwe - Prime Minister Robert Mugabe and Zambian Pres

The energy ministry selected CGEE-Alsthom, the French company, for construction of the Dulhasti hydr

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The yen's sharp appreciation and the decline in the cost of crude oil imports have allowed Japan to

Virginia's maritime industry is on a roll led by strong economic development, good port facilities a

Wilh. Wilhelmsen will take over the first of two giant ore/tank ships from Ishikawajima de Brasil-Es

Thousands of people in the United States are returning to blindness and suffering other physical pro

Safeco Announces Sale Of Title Insurance UnitSafeco Corp. has sold its title insurance unit

Thirteen years after negotiations began, Corning Glass Works of the United States has signed final a

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

Cogentrix Inc., faced with citizen opposition to a coal unloading site for a proposed cogenerating p

Rectangular headlights may help truckers see further but it may be a long way down the road before t

Emons Industries filed a plan of reorganization with the bankruptcy court for the Southern District

The historic Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, the nation's oldest, is being eliminated as a separate busin

Jamaica's garment manufacturers have been landing lucrative contracts from wholesalers and retail ch

BancTec Inc. said London-based Barclays Bank PLC has placed an order valued at $2.9 million for two

Most employees can expect to see smaller pay raises over the next year, averaging about 5 percent, w

The president of the United Mine Workers of America called on the European Community to enact sancti

Airline stocks gained Tuesday, but oil issues slid amid reports of dissension within the Organizatio

U.S. beef production this summer was a little larger than anticipated, while pork output was below e

Cargo traffic in and out of Peru is expected to be slow for the next five to six months because of a

The 26,614-deadweight-ton Liberian bulk carrier August Star was prepared for towage Oct. 13, althou

About 100 angry French mutton producers intercepted a British truck loaded with lamb carcasses and d

Nearly 40 years in air freight forwarding, twice president of the original Air Freight Forwarders As

Funeral services will be held today for James J. Reynolds, former president of the American Institut

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A Kuwaiti company won a $120 million contract for building a petrochemical complex at Turkey's Medit

The Venezuelan government disagrees with a proposal to suspend payment of its $35 billion foreign de

After record profits in 1985, France's national-flag carrier, Air France, is expecting more modest r

A joint forwarding service launched by Pilot Air Freight and Flying Fresh International is helping p

Steel production rose to 1.299 million tons in the week ended Oct. 11, a 1.2 percent increase from t

U.S.-Soviet trade relations won't be affected by the failure of the United States and Soviet Union t

U.S. Healthcare Inc., and Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, reached agreement for Lincoln Nat

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

The Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association's Board of Governors approved two companies

A Montreal company that financed one-tenth of the cost of a $230 million coal loading terminal at th