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A group of 35 Japanese financial institutions, including 23 banks, so far have agreed to extend $833

A U.S. District Court judge has indicated that a challenge by asbestos producers to the Manville Cor

An item in the Insurance category of the On the Move column Tuesday, June 16, incorrectly described

Swidler & Berlin Chartered, a Washington-based law firm, announced that three top-ranking officials

The timber industry has bounced back from the dark days of the early 1980s but now faces another thr

The world's customs administrations will depend on each other increasingly as the global economy bec

The domestic energy industry has met with no success in its campaign to convince Congress that it ne

When Don Jenkins, plant manager for Reynolds Metals Co.'s reduction plant in suburban Troutdale got

The McDonnell Douglas Corp. is hoping to usher in a new generation of wide- body air travel with a s

Two of Asia's notorious piraters of trademarks and copyright are moving to clean up their act, and C

Saatchi & Saatchi Co. announced the formal merger of two of its advertising agencies to form a combi

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said Monday that instead of risking alignment with one side in th

To cheers from crowds lining the harbor and the beach, the world's oldest ironclad warship, the 127-

The sinking of a British ferry last March might have been avoided if the ferry company had been will

The British ferry accident last March has cost insurers almost $1 million so far and marine underwri

Calif. Tries to Resolve Civil Cases QuickerSANTA ANA, Calif. - A pilot program starting next

Capt. Herbert M. Walling was appointed manager of harbor operations of Moran Towing & Transportation

An Indian scientist whose career has been dedicated to improving farmers' productivity was named as

Japanese Wage Hikes Hit Record LowThe average Japanese worker received a record-low 3.5 perc

Four large-scale Japanese manufacturers of heavy -duty trucks have temporarily imposed self-restrain

June 22, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Richard L. Lawson was named the new president of the National Coal Association to replace Carl E. Ba

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

Despite the growing concern of public health officials, there is still little or no evidence that th

A panel of insurance executives says the industry needs to educate the public about insurance to att

Mon., June 22, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

The Federal Aviation Administration acknowledged its inspectors are engaged in increased surveillanc

Almost half of strikes on the Australian waterfront involve political issues unrelated to working co

Commission Rules On Rail-Truck MovesRail-affiliated truck lines performing the highway porti

Reporters were summoned to American Express Tower in the World Financial Center in lower Manhattan o

Four large-scale Japanese manufacturers of heavy-duty trucks have temporarily imposed self-restraint

The timber industry has bounced back from the dark days of the early 1980s but now faces another thr

A ranking committee of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries endorsed a further cut

Throwing the switch forward on imported power from Canada would be a boon to the United States, acco

WORLD BANK MEXICO - $400 million for relending to Mexican farmers. A 15-year loan, at a vari

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

The external debt of developing countries in Asia grew much faster than that of counterparts elsewhe

Tokyo Stocks Suffer Third Worst LossTOKYO - Tokyo stock prices plunged Monday to the third w

The Supreme Court Monday refused to review the Federal Reserve Board decision to allow a bank to dea

A state-owned Taiwan company will buy more than $1 billion worth of U.S. petrochemical products duri