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British Caledonian Airways intends to pursue negotiations on a possible link- up with another Europe

Regional airliner manufacturers are finding increasing success selling outside their usual markets.<

Chinese Plane Venture Seeks Foreign PartnersBEIJING, China - Aviation officials are looking

Southern Pacific Opens New Facility in DallasSouthern Pacific Transportation Co. opened its

The Port of Portland dedicated its new intermodal rapid transfer yard last week. Lloyd Ander

Labor troubles confront the railroad industry from coast to coast as unions press their drive to res

CP Rail is hoping that coal cars originally given a 15-year life expectancy in unit train service wi

While much of the world's shipping industry is deeply troubled, traffic on the St. Lawrence Seaway i

Rep. James Oberstar, D-Minn., chairman of the House Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, is

U.S. companies have streamlined operations to meet threats of foreign competition and are likely to

Amid a blizzard of legal actions, the newly appointed securities review committee holds its first me

Prospects that the major industrialized nations will reach an effective currency stabilization accor

Average weekly earnings of U.S. workers other than on farms rose 0.9 percent in October, after adjus

Higher costs for shelter, new vehicles and clothing pushed U.S. consumer prices for all urban consum

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

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

Fri., Nov. 20, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Wheat growers are optimistic that a new variety with a higher profit potential than its Australian c

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

Being globally competitive today involves more than the capability of selling products overseas. It

Commerce Secretary C. William Verity pressed Japan to permit U.S. and other foreign companies to par

While the U.S. government presses Japan to open its market more to U.S. construction firms, well-fin

Maine Gov. John R. McKernan Jr. Friday afternoon signed a new worker's compensation bill aimed at st

Non-Communist World Steel Output Up 10 percentBRUSSELS, Belgium - Crude steel output in the

Indiana Gov. Bob Orr said he was distressed over a decision not to allow foreign firms, including an

On U.S.-Japan relations A cornered mouse may bite at a cat.Sadanori Yamanaka, Former Head Ja

U.S. Senate leaders plan to move quickly on legislation approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Com

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

S. Korean Toy Exports Near $1 Billion MarkSEOUL, South Korea - South Korean toy exports are

Because of the woes of some U.S. industries, especially those that make electronic equipment, cars a

Japan's largest private sector union was inaugurated at the weekend in a move designed to expand the

A proposal filed in Congress would make it easier for Americans to sue foreign manufacturers for dam

The Soviet Union's trade deficit with the West could shrink to less than $1 billion this year from $

A new Senate bill would authorize banks to enter all parts of the insurance industry but would put o

AVIATION Airbus Industrie of North America Inc. expects to capture a 30 percent share of the

Arnold S. Brenner was named senior vice president and general manager of Japanese operations at Moto

Due to an editing error, the statement in a Page 1 story on Nov. 20, the National Association of Ins

Albert L. Kraus, editor emeritus of The Journal of Commerce, received theEliot V. Bell Award for sig

It was a day late and a dollar short, but this time those federal budget negotiators at last had a d

Top Stories: The turmoil in financial markets last month proved that stock markets are internatio