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Japan, China Sign Loan Accord for 1987Japan will provide China with 85 billion yen, or $586

The tremendous dependence" by Asian exporters on the United States as a market is piling up serious

Shipping industry officials blame a 17 percent decline in coal shipments from Lake Erie ports during

The current upheaval in South Korea is not likely to tarnish that nation's long-term economic outloo

Peat Marwick named several partners. Steven R. Kay audit partner, insurance and government auditing,

The United States and Brazil appear close to a major accord on computer software protection.

A federal judge whose court is handling more than 1,500 asbestos-related claims by seamen against sh

Electric Pulse Record Set by IBM ScientistsYORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. - IBM scientists here have

Nuclear Power Output Up 22 percent, OECD SaysThe amount of electricity generated by nuclear

Jobs created by Japanese firms in California have increased by 56 percent since 1983, and all indica

The House voted 340-81 Wednesday to give the Army Corps of Engineers $3.2 billion for port dredging,

Elders Finance Group said its investment, property finance, merchant and private banking activities

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

The Transportation Center at Northwestern University sponsors conference on safety in airline and m

The Bay Area Rapid Transit system said it will begin providing daily express bus service between the

The American Medical Association has called for a ban on smoking on all commercial U.S. aircraft, ci

Roche Vitamin & Fine Chemicals, a division of Hoffman-La Roche, announced a price increase for vitam

Interest Rates Spur Resales of HomesConsumers' apparent worries over rising interest rates p

Evidence that the Greeks are drawing on their savings to support a buying spree, at a time when both

Japan's Daihatsu Motor Co. and Bombardier Inc. of Canada have abandoned plans to jointly produce car

This nation's oldest nuclear power plant was judged safe by the International Atomic Energy Agency,

NCR Corp. announced a new computer program that will let engineers design custom computer chips more

Four Japanese manufacturers of heavy-duty trucks have halted exports to North Korea temporarily beca

Coffee Exchange Plans Options on InflationWASHINGTON - The Commodity Futures Trading Commiss

Three U.S. warships steaming to the gulf to escort Kuwaiti tankers through the gulf war zone complet

917.0 (June 24) Previous day - 925.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in Lo

As Japan gradually internationalizes its financial system, its banks face a growing responsibility t

The two commuter ferries that collided off the fog-shrouded Monmouth County, N.J., coast were not us

The Supreme Court is expected to act soon on two more truck tax cases following this week's importan

Tobacco product manufacturers and their insurers are facing the biggest challenges yet to their unbl

Calif. Panel Urges Drilling Request DenialThe staff of the California Coastal Commission has

The Italian car group Fiat announced Wednesday the signing of a joint venture project for the assemb

Japan, China Sign Loan Accord for 1987Japan will provide China with 85 billion yen, or $586

GENERAL NEWS Top superconductor physicists predict a room-temperature superconductor will be

For the past decade, the American Chamber of Commerce in Brazil has presented annual Million Dollar

The American Association of Port Authorities has a new president - Erik Stromberg, formerly the asso

Stationing the battleship U.S.S. Missouri and 10 other warships in the city will not pose significa

Iranian fighter jets shot down an Iraqi helicopter early Wednesday after it had attacked a Turkish m

Legislation to end what the government calls "malpractices" by shipping agents is drawing a storm of

Ten to 12 cars of a northbound Santa Fe freight train derailed near the Beacon Oil refinery in south