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Ship Hits Scaffolding On Brooklyn BridgeThe Brooklyn Bridge was briefly closed to Manhattan-

A subsidiary of a major European insurance company wants to develop a U.S. market for European-style

The British ferry that capsized off the Belgian port of Zeebrugge March 6, killing at least 186 peop

Leaseway Shareholders To Vote on MergerLeaseway Transportation Corp. shareholders will vote

South Korea's auto industry is still revving up for the U.S. market, even though U.S. sales are alre

Circle Express Inc. of Indianapolis reported net income of $837,000, or 18 cents a share, on revenue

The effects of recent regulatory changes may help to brighten the long-term outlook for sales of hea

Business groups are being rebuffed in their quest for private managementof Mexico's ports, but the d

A barge of garbage rejected by six states and three nations during a 5,000- mile, seven-week odyssey

Record revenue from full service truck leasing is spearheading a generally strong business surge for

Forged steel crankshafts from West Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom are being dumped in the Uni

Toshiba America Seeks To Expand Role in USIRVINE, Calif. - John Rehfeld, vice president and

British Device Aids Pipe ReplacementA device from Britian called Mr. Muscle is designed to d

Nearly one out of every four state enterprises in China lost money in the first quarter of the year,

The government of Jamaica is touting the Caribbean island as a potentially important supply base for

Unless you have been living a pretty isolated life lately, you've heard of the tariff issue, which i

It took both hands to try to read the government's report on retail sales for April. On the

It was missing the murky blush and distinctive bouquet that Bostonians have come to expect from thei

Puget Sound Power & Light Co. promoted several executives. The utility elected John W. Ellis chairma

South Africa's chemical industry, the economy's largest manufacturing sector, so far has been relati

The governor of Puerto Rico blasted the U.S. government for trade and tax poli cies he said hamper t

GENERAL NEWS Expanded patent protection for U.S. companies won approval from a Senate Judici

Early May sales of domestic cars fell 28.5 percent from the same period a year ago, while combined s

The Banker's Association for Foreign Trade, elected Anthony L. Furr of First Wachovia Corporate Serv

GENERAL NEWS Expanded patent protection for U.S. companies won approval from a Senate Judici

The United States vowed to try to cut its budget deficit, Japan pledged to implement a new package o

American Telephone & Telegraph Co. announced plans to cut its long-distance rates by about 4.8 perce

More Charges Due On Insider ScandalMore people will be charged this summer as part of the fe

U.S. financial institutions will have a hard time competing in the global capital market unless this

Little progress was made during last week's talks in Canton on a new textile agreement with China, s

The chairman of Matson Navigation Co. says he believes there'll be only one winner in the fight betw

Legislation to protect patented processes is moving toward inclusion in the Senate trade bill after

Efforts to force the Maritime Administration to pay back some $140 million in refunded construction

The Hawaiian Islands figuratively sailed westward Wednesday with the first coordinated government an

Portions of a draft National Coal Council report on the international competitiveness of U.S. coal s

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

The coastal Chinese province of Jiangsu above Shanghai will mount a week-long investment seminar beg

In a story published on May 4 relating the purchase of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.'s high-density

Mayor Clayton Wood, a good ol' boy with a big ol' grin, keeps a watchful eye on the town's newest an

Shipments of both domestic exports and re-exports to the United States went into the stratosphere in