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

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

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

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

Plunging automotive sales pushed U.S. retail store sales down 0.4 percent in September to a seasonal

Inflationary pressures caused by stricter U.S. protectionist trade policies could require the Federa

Thu., Oct. 15, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

The U.S. chemical industry must learn to "sell in the language of the customer," if it is to survive

AVIATION The shakeout from airline deregulation may be slowing, the resulting drop in wages

Senior U.S. and West European trade officials will meet in London later this month to discuss Americ

Ala. Terminal Loads Its Largest Coal CargoMOBILE, Ala. - The largest single coal cargo ever

Kidder, Peabody & Co. hopes to write over-the-counter currency options as part of its establishment

The fight before the New York Legislature over whether multi-line insurance carriers should write fi

Ever heard of Silicon Glen? Chances are that you have if you work for an American electronics compan

Rising labor costs should not trigger a new burst of inflation, but someanalysts warn that wage-and-

In an effort to boost its declining share of the cargo market, the Deutsche Bundesbahn, the West Ger

With pretax earnings at American President Cos. setting records, securities analysts say they can un

Bruce Seaton, chairman of American President Cos., told securities analysts in New York and Washingt

Britain is about to overtake the United States as world leader in the application of electronic orde

October 14, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallo

THE FIGHT BETWEEN Texaco and Pennzoil has been a war of press agents as much as lawyers. Las

Superconductivity, the ability of some materials to conduct electricity with no loss to resistance,

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

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association plans to target workplace issues rather than wages

Another bruising trans-Atlantic trade row moved a step closer Wednesday. The European Court

Analysts predict the Federal Reserve Board will raise the discount rate again soon, perhaps in a coo

38th International Astronautical Congress, Oct. 10-17, sponsored by the International Astronautical

Shannon J. Wall, president of the National Maritime Union, and Sea-Land Services Inc. will share the

Eight United States Lines Econships have been arrested in New York and Seattle in the continuing USL

Auto Parts Exports From S. Korea JumpSEOUL, South Korea - Helped by brisk auto exports, Sout

NJ, Indian Firms Plan Joint Metals VentureMORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Allied-Signal's Metglas Pr

South Korean officials are still assessing the damage done by the country's recent labor strikes.

Mayor Edward I. Koch says he'll support a plan to require many of the taxis, buses and trucks on cit

Owners of petroleum storage facilities face a Dec. 27 deadline to test certain older underground sto

The water carrier industry, both domestic and deep-sea, has gained new allies in its opposition to U

The entry of Japanese dealers into Australian futures markets and a recent decision by the Commodity

The House Energy and Commerce Committee Wednesday approved vaccine compensation amendments that the

The House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee voted to slap a minimum $250,000 fee on tankers fo

Taiwan will cut import tariffs on more than 3,500 items, probably by January, in an effort to narrow

Wages earned by U.S. airline pilots should continue to increase, including those paid to new-hires o