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The chief economist of Sears Roebuck & Co., the world's largest retailer, said that a recession is n

A Danish doctor and his wife invented what they claim is the world's first condom to be worn by wome

The Soviet Union has joined the exclusive capitalist club of banking with its reported decision to i

Like a boxer shrugging off a punch to the midsection, the economy absorbed the stock market crash of

The United States' ambitious program of planetary exploration, already years behind schedule and mil

Indonesia Aims to Hike Tin Output This YearJAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia hopes to increase

OECD Increases Export Credit RatesGovernments providing subsidized export credits will have

George Bush, vice president and front-runner for the nation's top spot, may recommend innovative way

With the declining dollar making U.S.-made products cheaper in Japan, Sanyo Electric Co. - a leading

Vigorous attempts by Malaysia to woo investment are said to be paying off with a boost for manufactu

Charges Dropped In Arms CaseMIDLAND, Texas - Victor Fonseca left for Portugal after authorit

The former vice president of a New York electronics firm has pleaded guilty to violating export laws

Finance Minister Gerhard Stoltenberg said Thursday the nation's 1988 budget deficit will widen sharp

Investors have snapped up one of the first partnerships of its kind for the Japanese market, a $256

International Minerals & Chemical Corp. subsidiary Mallinckrodt Inc. intends to sell its Dietzenbach

Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita should expect to hear the same message when he comes to the

Syria has talked Iran into delaying its winter offensive against Iraq and ending attacks on Kuwait,

Chemfix Technologies Inc. announced the acquisition of the remaining 50 percent of its Louisiana aff

Despite a deteriorating unfavorable trade balance and warnings that it will become a victim of dumpi

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Hong Kong banks probably won't impose any punitive negative interest rates as a means to ward off sp

Merger and acquisition pros, who last year worried about the impact of tax reform, vow they'll survi

Phillips, DOE Reach $30 Million SettlementBARTLESVILLE, Okla. Phillips Petroleum Co. said t

Some of the nation's largest breweries are aiding communities in the Pittsburgh area whose water sup

Delta Begins Service With Latest MD-88LONG BEACH, Calif. - Delta Air Lines has begun service

A.H. Robins Co. filed its third reorganization plan late Wednesday night, based on a proposed acquis

A stubby, deadly little missile made in China and cross-engineered from a Soviet prototype has creat

World cotton stocks are projected at 31 percent of world consumption levels for 1987-88 (August-July

An optimistic view of 1988 as a year of expansion and opportunity for Lloyd's of London, the world's

The Integrated Resources Life Insurance Cos., one of the top 50 life insurers in the country, is gro

Dealer Claims Victory In Volvo GM LawsuitA truck dealer claimed victory in the second round

Blount Unit Acquires Energy America StakeMONTGOMERY, Ala. - Blount Inc. said its constructio

Japan's mammoth trade surplus is finally showing signs of shrinking. Recent trade figures, h

Stormy seas battered a Christian library ship grounded on rocky shoals in the icy Beagle Channel on

Officials at Mack Trucks Inc. say they would like to forget all the hassles of 1987 and get down to

The next time you shop for a silk negligee, a BMW, a Sony television or boots of Spanish leather, pr

Hong Kong's exports are unlikely to grow this year at the breathtaking pace of the previous two or t

Tougher Customs inspection of Colombian exports to the United States is causing alarm among some imp

Oil companies have budgeted sharp increases in worldwide exploration and production spending in 1988

The Federal Maritime Commission has upheld virtually all of a rate-setting conference's rule that li