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As of Friday, the U.S. foreign trade deficit for last year will be officially revised downward by mo

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will issue a notice of intent to cancel the registration of

M.A. Hanna Co. has completed an estimated $290 million tender offer for shares of Day International

The fourth block at Hungary's only nuclear power station at Paks on the Danube River has begun opera

Japanese direct investment in the United States rose to more than $10 billion last year, almost doub

Two-Year Plan Raises Hudson Pilotage FeesALBANY, N.Y. - Pilotage fees for ships on the Hudso

The top negotiator for the Pacific Maritime Association fears West Coast longshoremen will reject th

Frankfurt Autumn Fair Set for Aug. 22-26The 79th Frankfurt Autumn Fair will be held Aug. 22-

Hyundai Motor Co. said strikes at its 20 parts factories have forced it to shut down indefinitely.

Newest Trade Zone Activated in New YorkHENRIETTA, N.Y. - New York's newest foreign trade zon

The new administration governing the U.S. Virgin Islands has reorganized, cut its deficit and laid p

Reginald Lewis, a Wall Street lawyer with a talent for spinning deals, has set up a $985 million tra

Eric E. Dawson, commissioner of Economic Development and Agriculture for the U.S. Virgin Islands, sa

Despite a day of emergency meetings, government officials have been unable to end a boycott by custo

The tip of Manhattan. A splendid view of New York Harbor. A silvery new office tower. The Wi

One of the United States' leading suppliers of automatic teller machines, other payment equipment an

Soviet experts will visit a U.S. chemical weapons destruction plant in Tooele, Utah, in October as p

A vaccine research agreement between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and a private company has ra

Niagara Mohawk Seeks Rate IncreaseSYRACUSE, N.Y. - Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. asked the Publ

This fall's corn crop is expected to yield 7.23 billion bushels, down 12 percent from the 1986 harve

An American Airlines official says trouble is ahead for airlines unless Congress acts to require suc

Japan's major banks, riding high on profits from their worldwide investment boom, are boosting reser

Tue., Aug. 11, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

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

The home handyman of the future might find a heat gun or ultrasonic welding device handier than a ha

A new series of air-powered, bench-drilling crawlers that can travel almost across the roughest terr

The Swiss government said it opposes raising current speed limits of 80 kilometers an hour (50 mph)

To hear Rep. Pat Schroeder, D-Colo., tell it, there's a panacea out there for most of this country's

Sea-Land Taps Cowan To Head Asian UnitEDISON, N.J. - Sea-Land Service Inc. named Thomas G. C

London office workers out for lunch stopped in their tracks last week when 34 suntanned, pom-pom twi

The United States is massing military might in the Persian Gulf with the intent of "establishing U.S

Nigeria, the largest African oil producer, is reviewing bids from U.S. and other builders for an est

Repairs to coal unloading equipment at Brindisi, in southeast Italy, are expected to result in a 50

Ford Motor Co. has moved the auto body replacement parts war out of the insurance adjuster's office

Conn. Blues Fraud Unit Recovers $321,621The special investigative unit of Blue Cross/Blue Sh

U.S. executive branch agencies believe that Peru has modified its cargo preference system to the poi

Jamaica and Mexico are planning a joint venture for the production of aluminum, using bauxite ore mi

Taiwan Trade Surplus Declines SlightlyTAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan registered a trade surplus of

Chrysler Corp. may add to its U.S. lineup a minicar made in Brazil by Italy's Fiat, a trade journal

Federal corruption charges were announced Tuesday against 58 New York state business and public offi