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The formal lifting today of 38 years of martial law in Taiwan isn't likely to have much immediate im

GENERAL NEWS IBM second-quarter earnings were lower, but better than expected. Page 2AA Hou

The new multilateral trade negotiations sponsored by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade coul

International Business Machines Corp.'s second-quarter profit fell 9.8 percent from last year, but t

A textile-footwear import quotas bill cleared the House Ways and Means trade subcommittee. T

Topping off" huge, partly loaded coal ships in deep, sheltered coastal waters may be an idea whose t

The Senate voted Tuesday to strike language from the omnibus trade bill that would have reorganized

Robert H. Bork, President Reagan's nominee to succeed Justice Lewis F. Powell in the Supreme Court,

Thousands of small exporters are missing out on millions of dollars in U.S. tax breaks available und

The American Stock Exchange plans to extend its international reach in the months ahead by adding fo

Steel Import Quotas Expected to ContinuePresident Reagan is expected to continue import quot

A Montana company is transplanting some of the flavor of the old West to Japan with an authentic log

Rig Count Put at 891, 200 Above a Year AgoThe number of working oil and gas rigs in the Unit

A volatile wholesale market pushed the average price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States ov

Jack Wedge, who for years made his living as a shrimper in the pristine waters off the Florida Keys,

Offshore drilling by Continental Oil Co., or Conoco, a Du Pont affiliate, has struck oil in Congo.

Taiwan is the next Pacific Rim nation in line to receive Alaskan coal, announced Usibelli Coal Mines

The British Columbia Utilities Commission has granted approval to UtiliCorp. Inc. of Kansas City, Mo

A private industry partner of the Canadian government appears set to profitfrom an unprofita

The Illinois Central Gulf Railroad took a bold step and sued an Indiana utility for its refusal to t

Public Hearings Set On Clean Coal ProgramThe Energy Department announced it will hold four p

A native of Pakistan remained in jail without bail over the weekend on charges that he illegally tri

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

A quartet of American carpenters from Washington state is in Japan to show Japanese what can be done

President Reagan's proposal to eliminate farm subsidies could mean huge budget savings in the Europe

European Community farm ministers opened talks Monday on a funding plan to keep the trading bloc's f

USDA Purchases Beef For Sale to VenezuelaWASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture sai

The government reported it approved US$632 million in foreign investment in Taiwan in the first six

Foreign agricultural experts differ widely in their forecasts on the quantity of feed grains China w

A majority of people in member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations expect greate

Minister of International Trade and Industry Hajime Tamura is scheduled to arrive in Washington toda

Like a battering ram pounding an already crumbling citadel, Japan's powerful Federation of Economic

ADB Opens Office In IndonesiaJAKARTA, Indonesia - The Manila-based Asian Development Bank op

US Considers Closing Quarantine FacilityThe U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering cl

Problems with the 1986 Risk Retention Act limit its usefulness, the National Association of Insuranc

A major Hong Kong electronics manufacturer is broadening its U.S. presence through a joint venture b

Daimler-Benz AG Chairman Werner Breitschwerdt announced plans to resign as chief executive of West G

In 1986 two idiots in Jamaica, without any experience, decided to manufacture garments, recounts Jam

The government of Taiwan announced Monday that foreign-flag shipping compa nies are eligible to oper

The rise in the value of South Korea's currency is beginning to affect the country's exports to the