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Importers of women's coats say they face tens of millions of dollars in lost sales because the U.S.

Officials from two of the nation's largest semiconductor manufacturers said Wednesday that the succe

A record 5.52 million Japanese went abroad as tourists in 1986, up 11 percentfrom a year ear

The U.S. Export-Import Bank, which uses the U.S. government for its creditwor thiness, isn't conside

The Venice economic summit did not put as much pressure on West Germany to stimulate its economic gr

Teamsters union locals have so far been silent on reports that the Justice Department is preparing a

Senate and House tax writers formally introduced a mammoth bill to correct problems in last year's t

MM&P to Help Man Kuwaiti-Owned ShipsThe Masters, Mates & Pilots union will provide the maste

Threats of a government-led housecleaning of the scandal-plagued Teamsters union could gnarl future

Natural, Nydegger Transport Corp., a national freight forwarder and customs broker, said Peter R. Ku

Congress appears headed toward imposing new constraints on foreign investors in the United States, d

GENERAL NEWS The Semiconductor group, Sematech, unveils plans for making the United States t

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, which administers the world's trading regulations, shoul

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, better known as "K" Line, is in the midst of a restructuring and rationalizat

Strong futures markets for crude oil and refined products indicate that the Organization of Petroleu

Japan's multilateral lending activity has drawn little of the controversy that accompanies its bilat

As Japan grapples to find a role matching its position as the world's largest capital exporter, its

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

Despite an increase in revenues last year, the Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago recorded a US$4

Kuwait is seeking help from major powers such as Britain, France, Japan and China to protect its oil

A firm hydrogen market has led Union Carbide Corp., Danbury, Conn., to plan a $16 million expansion

Like modern-day pirates, Iran's Revolutionary Guards are launching attacks on merchant ships in the

Japan's Transport Ministry is studying new measures to assist the nation's financially pressed shipp

Railroads urgently need federal help to cut costs and arrest the industry's declining profits, a top

Recent moves in the trailer and container leasing business are starting to look like a game of music

Allied-Signal to Buy Unit From KDI Corp.MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Allied-Signal Inc. announced

The Federal District Court in San Francisco bolstered the authority of the Environmental Protection

CRS Sirrine Inc. announced it is providing design engineering and construction management services t

Amtrak to Celebrate Broadway Limited RunNEW YORK - Amtrak will celebrate 85 years of the Bro

The Maytag Co. has reduced its use of truck and piggyback transportation from its Iowa manufacturing

Two major treaties for the protection of the fragile marine environment of the Caribbean from ship-g

The House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee approved legislation giving the Federal Maritime C

You really don't have any choice when your biggest competitor slashes prices by more than 30 percent

The recent rate improvement in the tanker shipping sector should not lead anyone to believe that all

Washington state's leadership in the export arena has not gone unnoticed by trade leaders in the oth

A Japanese official expressed disappointment at the U.S. decision to lift 17 percent of the trade sa

Industrial Production Rises 14.6 percent in ChinaChina's industrial output value rose 14.6 p

Heightened political tensions between the United States and India haven't halted the growth of trade

Officials at the Palo Verde nuclear plant have disclosed two May accidents involving contaminated wa

A general agreement has been reached between British Columbia and the Canadian government that will