Business
The dollar rose Tuesday, strengthened by year-end corporate demand, speculation of higher U.S. interest rates and a sharp jump in oil prices.
Dec. 21, 1988
The U.S. dollar was generally lower today in active European trading following rumors that U.S. banks might cut their prime lending rate.
Jan. 10, 1985
Corporate Lending Falls 21% in 1st Quarter: Bank loans to U.S. companies slowed in that quarter amid a pause in lending for mergers and acquisitions.
April 17, 1996
The dollar fell Wednesday, giving back some of the gains of recent days in light, uneventful trading.
Dec. 22, 1988
Climate & Environment
Environmentalists and tribal leaders are fighting a plan by K2 Gold to sell its mining claims to a large corporation for development.
March 14, 2021
U.S. proposals for tough new anti-apartheid sanctions could force a heavy selloff of South African gold shares by American investors and send prices tumbling, mining analysts said Tuesday.
June 29, 1988
Avis Rent a Car Inc., the second-largest U.S. rental car company, said Wednesday that it will appeal the class-action certification of a lawsuit alleging that Avis denied Jewish customers the benefits of corporate accounts because of their religious background.
Feb. 11, 1999
London-based Consolidated Gold Fields says Chemical Bank’s pledge not to finance new takeovers by corporations tied to South Africa does not go far enough.
Jan. 9, 1989
State and federal securities law enforcers complain that they have been hamstrung in efforts to shut down so-called “boiler room” operations in Southern California because two recent appeals court rulings have created a no-man’s land in the regulation of gold and other commodities they call “exotic securities.”
Dec. 28, 1987
World & Nation
At least seven tons of gold worth more than $75 million reportedly disappeared from the inventories of the Philippine national treasury in the seven years after President Ferdinand E.
March 16, 1986