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The House voted 225-186 Thursday to approve legislation requiring notification of workers of exposur

Two of the most active insurance departments in the state-regulated insurance industry are strengthe

The Insurance Information Institute says the Massachusetts attorney general's office took a quantum

Efforts to settle the dispute between Fireman's Fund Insurance Cos. and the Massachusetts insurance

Since engineers or architects are usually blamed when buildings collapse, they should be hired to su

Pa. Agency to Award Coal Research FundsHARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Energy Development

Eastman Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Eastman Kodak Co., paid Immunex Corp. of Seattle slightly m

A U.S.-Mexican trade regulation agreement should be signed by the end of this year, Commerce Ministe

The U.S.-Israeli free trade agreement hasn't produced dramatic breakthroughs for Israeli exporters,

Americans Donald J. Cram and Charles J. Pedersen shared the Nobel Prize in chemistry with French res

Even a change in government won't affect foreign investors in France, a high- powered group of offic

Imports into France continue to outstrip that country's exports, according to the latest trade figur

There is a vigor and drive in the Finnish capital that may be greater than ever before. Fore

Alfa Romeo to Export Luxury Cars to JapanMILAN, Italy - Alfa Romeo, the Italian car maker, a

Many Japanese would welcome stern measures aimed at forcing their country to drop unfair trade pract

Top-level members of the Nakasone administration are scheduled to reach a long-expected official dec

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

The European Community's trade deficit with Japan, after worsening rapidly forseveral years, has beg

U.S. agricultural exports will show an increase in fiscal 1987, with the volume of U.S. foreign comm

Siemens Gives Contract To Apollo ComputerCHELMSFORD, Mass. - Apollo Computer Inc., a major s

A Minnesota factory shipped its first truckloads of chopsticks to Japanthis week, a venture the comp

QUICK! WHAT NATIONAL ISSUE continues to threaten sharp, unintended cuts in government programs, or a

Three Gulf Coast marine surveyors accused a terminal operator of hampering their ability to do busin

The Coca-Cola Co. said Thursday that its third-quarter profit rose 16.4 percent. The company

The proposed U.S.-Canadian free trade pact could hurt, not help, U.S. auto parts makers and distribu

Massachusetts port and transportation officials are laying the groundwork now for a series of major

President Raul Alfonsin's economic crash program bore the mark of the International Monetary Fund, l

AVIATION The Air Transport Association plans a public education campaign aimed at raising su

The port of Los Angeles has taken an important environmental step required to secure permission for

Jay F. Kilkenny joins Catalyst Thermal Energy Corp. as president of this owner of district steam uti

Treasury Secretary James A. Baker III attacked recent rises in domestic and foreign interest rates,

Maritime Shipping Conference. Oct. 20. Indianapolis. Sponsored by U.S. Departments of Transportation

US-Soviet Ship Talks End With No CommentU.S. maritime negotiator John Gaughan left Moscow Th

This is the hurricane season on the East Coast and Capt. Henry Engelbrecht is a little worried. He's

Because of technical problems at the U.S. Department of Commerce, The Journal of Commerce isunable t

Truckers are expected to sidestep government rejection of a collective rate increase by independentl

Two major U.S. shipping executives called for reform of the U.S. ship subsidy program. Getti

The Maritime Administration took another step toward opening to qualified foreign insurers the $4 bi

When Marcus S. Kostolich had his own bulk transport company, he feared having to compete against the

The St. Lawrence Seaway is in crisis due to governmental lethargy on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian