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Iran would hurt itself if it closes the Strait of Hormuz, Indonesian Mines and Energy Minister Subro

Gasoline Prices Rise 1 Cent at the PumpThe average price of a gallon of gasoline at the pump

Larger, fully loaded containerships will be able to serve the Port Elizabeth- Port Newark marine ter

Superintendent of Insurance James P. Corcoran on Monday announced that Suffolk County District Attor

Truck Group Publishes Membership DirectoryALEXANDRIA, Va. - The National Private Trucking As

London's bus drivers and conductors began a 24-hour strike Monday to protest the government's decisi

With Puget Sound shipbuilding jobs continuing to disappear, an economic council pulled together lead

Coast Guard investigators are probing the collision of the car carrier, Fuji Maru, and a 76-foot fis

President Reagan has signed legislation providing for a temporary increase in the national debt ceil

A federal judge has rejected Johns-Manville Corp.'s attempt to force the government to pay potential

The World Bank said Monday it will borrow from Japanese banks for the first time in three years, fol

Japan is likely to increase its imports of beef sharply for the latter half of fiscal 1987 (April-Ma

Ultrapo, a Swedish company, says it has developed an anti-theft device for cars that improves on tra

The growth in exports to the United States declined slightly in June from May, but is still substant

CSX Names Lichty VP-Coal for UnitE. Ray Lichty was named vice president, coal and industrial

The chemical hydrogen peroxide brings recollections to many people of its application by a mother or

Norfolk Southern To Improve PierNORFOLK, Va. - Norfolk Southern Corp. is planning to spend $

The black mine workers union said that 280,000 miners joined a strike that could cripple the coal an

Business is booming in the Persian Gulf in the shadow of a potentially deadly confrontation between

Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev called on a regional Communist Party committee to learn the detai

Fishermen say Iran and Iraq have seized or destroyed scores of their boats and converted many into t

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

The United States is headed for yet another kind of deficit - on international investment income, a

The U.S. dollar turned mixed Monday on reports of central bank intervention to stem a steady rise in

House-Senate conferees will produce a trade bill this fall that will draw widespread national suppor

The head of a 54-member U.S. trade delegation of mayors and businessmen has said he was pleased with

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

ITC Extends Deadline For Fastener DecisionThe U.S. International Trade Commission has determ

Arbitrator Eric J. Schmertz listened and learned but rendered no decision in weekend hearings in Phi

Thick black smoke poured from a tank containing about 1 million gallons of petroleum Monday, nearly

Foreign Competition Spurs Use of PlasticsForeign competition is spurring U.S. manufacturers

I.W. Abel, a founder of the United Steelworkers of America union, died at his home Monday, the union

President Reagan, as expected, named C. William Verity Jr. as his choice for the new secretary of co

10 Americans Hurt In Greek ExplosionATHENS, Greece - A booby trapped car on Monday exploded

Never, repeat never, call a drum corps a band - unless you are ready to defend yourself against verb

Swedish, Swiss Firms To Merge Next YearBADEN, Switzerland - BBC-Brown, Boveri & Co. AG of Sw

Upjohn Underwrites Swedish ResearchGOTHENBURG, Sweden - Upjohn Co. and the University of Got

Production of benzene rose sharply in the second quarter, driven by a strong pricing trend, but is e

Celanese Chemical Co. is increasing the selling price of ethylene glycol by 1 cent, effective Septem

The Royal Albert and King George V docks in the port of London, which have been idle since commercia