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British Airways Orders 16 747s From BoeingBritish Airways has ordered 16 advanced 747s, with

The following are the results of Friday's St. Louis Merchants Exchange call session for barge freigh

Libyan Visit Planned AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Surinamese leader Desi Bouterse is planning a

A new three-year program to channel as much as $11 billion into agricultural production is designed

The ruling Politburo has ordered a halt to three projects that have provoked fierce debates over con

Union Carbide Corp. announced the development of Ucarsil FR additives, new products to be used in fo

Northwest Pipeline Corp. suspended delivery of transport or spot-market gas to seven utilities servi

Dow Chemical U.S.A. notified customers of a $30 a ton increase in the off-list price of caustic soda

Americans and Canadians who produce, distribute and use natural gas were told here this week that th

Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. agreed to sell the CHR Industries unit of its Aerospace and Strategic

Triton, Worldwide Sign Merger AgreementTriton Energy Corp. and Worldwide Energy Corp. execut

Imperial Chemical Industries PLC agreed to acquire from Hanson Industries - the U.S. arm of Hanson T

Delivered coal prices continue to fluctuate amid talk that a recent decision by the Organization of

Texas Gas Exploration (U.K.) Corp. paid out 15.7 million (US$23.4 million) for 76.8 percent of Indu

Environmentalists, thwarted by Republican delaying tactics, say time is running out on their effort

Peter Bradford, chairman of the Maine Public Utility Commission, whom Gov. Mario M. Cuomo is expecte

Oil prices crept higher throughout last week on the northwest European market in response to Iraq's

The steady drop in the cost of money soon may translate into dropping utility bills for customers in

Natural gas supplies will be able to meet future U.S. requirements, George H. Lawrence, president of

Companies Increase Postings for WTIAmoco Oil Co. raised its posted buying price for West Tex

Taxi fares rose 45 percent in Mexico City in the first ripple from the recent increase of up to 48 p

UNITED STATES THAILAND - $10 million from the U.S. government's Export-Import Bank for Bangk

In what could prove a blow to those hoping to attract a mall and amusement park to Niagara Falls, N.

Economic problems piling up over the years have begun to cloud Hungary's image as the consumer parad

A former Cuban official says Havana and Moscow disagree strongly over how to deal with the Caribbean

A finance bill proposal for 1987 presented by the government forecast the first Danish state budget

Brazil recorded a July trade surplus of $1,013 million, its lowest since February as agricultural an

The United States is helping the Soviets gain influence in the South Pacific by giving insignificant

Catalog sales increased 10 percent when advertised items carried a "Made in U.S.A." logo, compared w

Japan should overhaul its economic structure to put it more in tune with the global economy, a gover

The U.S. dollar inched higher Friday in trading that was extremely lightbecause much of Euro

Japanese wholesale prices dropped 10.7 percent in July from a year before, reflecting cheaper import

A direct 24-hour telephone hot line connecting civil air traffic controllers in Anchorage, Alaska, T

Rising oil prices and prospects for lower interest rates could provide the proper environment for th

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

Friday, August 15,1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanadaU.K.G

Congress Begins Recess WASHINGTON - Official government business in the nation's capital is

For month after month the Agriculture Department has published figures showing gloomy prospects for

The International Monetary Fund formally declared Peru ineligible for further IMF loans until Peru s

FINANCIALThe credit markets expect another Federal Reserve discount rate cut in September, b