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WORLD BANK HUNGARY - $150 million from the World Bank for tax, banking and industrial reform

This year's expected bumper crop of Washington state apples couldn't have come at a worse time, as t

Crossings at the U.S.-Mexican border are down to almost half of what they were a year ago, and with

Budget Deficit Hits $1.9 Billion in ChinaFinal figures put China's budget deficit in 1986 at

The United States led the industrialized world in improving its manufacturing efficiency last year a

France's state-controlled oil company, Compagnie Francaise des Petroles, or Total-CFP, is considerin

Offshore oil development work could grind to a crawl under bills before the House and Senate.

Radiation levels have dropped. Operations have resumed at two adjacent reactors. Some 300 villagers

Much of the details are kept private, but it is known that Tim Stafford, manager of fleet developmen

Commercial banks may have done themselves more harm than good when they declared a vote of no-confid

People struggling to understand superconductivity can take heart in one simple fact: Even scientists

China American Petrochemical Co. and its shareholders - Amoco Chemical Co., Chinese Petroleum Corp.,

Housing construction fell 2.7 percent in May, the third consecutive monthly decline, the government

Higher market prices spurred farmers and feedlot operators to boostgrain-fed cattle production this

Whenever Tim Chen heard a shipper talk about needing a distribution center farther inland, the port

966.0 (June 16) Previous day - 973.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in Lo

A lawsuit aimed at keeping an East Brunswick landfill open has been dismissedbecause the sta

CIS Technologies Inc. said it will receive a new infusion of capital from a major worldwide reinsura

Japan's massive annual trade surpluses threaten the very basis of the world's economic system, accor

World oil consumption rose by about 2.5 percent in 1986 to 59.9 million barrels a day, the highest g

Mark Joseph, president of Maran Coal Co., New York, was incorrectly quoted in the June 15 coal indu

East Tennessee Natural Gas Co., an interstate pipeline unit of Tenneco Inc., said construction has s

Calif. PUC Accepts Decommissioning CostsPacific Gas & Electric Co. customers will pay an ave

A study from the Institute for International Economics calls on the newly industrialized countries o

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

National Steel Corp. named two new executive vice presidents and formed a new management committee t

Production at the nation's factories, mines and utilities rose 0.5 percent in May, the biggest incre

Europe is prepared to deregulate its airline industry, but the president of Lufthansa Airlines does

Taiwan is heading toward a collision with the United States if the current trade imbalance between t

Upgraded Boeing Meets Noise SpecificationsA program to give new life to more than 1,200 Boei

Just as sure as the wind blows and the grass grows, the Reagan administration each year asks Congres

Boston's shipping community helped to keep the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority commuter rail sys

A federal appeals court has refused to reconsider a ruling that the Norwegian owners and insurers of

The Society of Professional Benefit Administrators, companies that provide benefit plan administrati

Peru has named a neutral interim chief of its central bank, but the man tapped to be its next perman

A yearlong crackdown on corruption in the U.S. Customs Service uncovered a nationwide problem of ins

Japanese oil companies have signed medium-term contracts for Iranian crude oil recently, oil traders

Falling Dollar Prompts Car Import Cost HikesBritain's Range Rover and Japan's Nissan Motor C

Paper industries within Pacific Rim nations face a strong opportunity for growth, assuming economic

Indonesia is imposing stiff new rules in an effort to boost textile exports, a key to the government