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Portugal, China To Sign Macao AccordBEIJING, China - Portuguese Prime Minister Anibal Cavaco

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

An estimated 250 men Friday joined about 600 coal miners who were reported on a wildcat strike Thurs

Nationale-Nederlanden reported net profit in 1986 was the equivalent of $289.9 million. The

Western Canada's vast amount of backhaul cargo for the Far East will be the prime motivator for kee

The stock market will return to its winning ways later this week, analysts predict, although much wi

A portfolio of 37 biotechnology companies outperformed the Dow Jones industrial average by a 2-to-1

China used more cotton in the last two years than previously indicated, which has triggered extensiv

African Debts Worry US Treasury SecretaryProblems of some African debtor countries are of "s

The liability question concerning the August 1985 crash in Japan of a JAL- operated Boeing jumbo jet

Caribbean countries that export sugar to the U.S. market will be badly hurt if proposed changes in t

Importers will do well to keep their eye on up-scale markets, statistics show. According to

The European Community is considering raising tariffs on certain Japanese products that it fears may

The loss of jobs and businesses to states with lower transportation costs is fueling trucking refor

DESPITE ALL THE BROUHAHA over President Reagan's veto of the highway bill, the administration never

Two of the country's largest airlines, Delta and Eastern, face possible fines for allegedly misleadi

State-owned Air Canada reported a major financial turnaround in 1986, announcing a profit of C$40.4

Headband Cooler Aids Long-distance DriversJapan's Majima Co. has developed a headband that c

China Steel Co., Taiwan's state steel company, may take trial cargoes of U.S. coking coal as part of

The state needs 60 days to review automobile insurance filings. Acting Insurance Commissione

The British foreign secretary Friday assailed protectionist attitudes, saying a trade war would caus

Canada's "Big Bang," the planned deregulation of its capital markets, may provide attractive opportu

The Canadian government Friday approved natural gas export licenses authorizing the export of 393.5

A suspected methane-gas explosion in a coal mine 430 feet underground killed 34 workers and injured

Carolina Freight Corp. reported first quarter net income increased to $2.5 million, or 39 cents a sh

Texas Air Corp. said Donald C. Burr, executive vice president, will resignfrom Texas Air eff

U.S. Rep. Mario Biaggi, D-N.Y., called on Congress Thursday to "scrap our insulting and inadequate m

The governor of Brazil's Central Bank asked foreign commercial banks not to request payment of some

Suppliers to the U.S. semiconductor industry are critical to the future of U.S. electronics and need

Boeing's Faulty Repairs Blamed for JAL CrashA Transport Ministry official blamed faulty repa

The outlawed Solidarity labor movement said Poland's economic crisis could only be overcome by a swe

US Sets New Quotas For Mexican TextilesThe U.S. government has established new import quotas

Suppliers to the U.S. semiconductor industry are critical to the future of U.S. electronics and need

The European Community is considering raising tariffs on certain Japanese products that it fears may

Regulation is a bitter pill for most businesses. But stricter rules governing asbestos are proving t

Buffalo Reinsurance Co. has grabbed a well-known reinsurance actuary from a competitor in line with

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

China Halts Corn ExportsChina has halted corn exports, and in recent weeks has diverted for

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. asked its shareholders to vote on an amendment to the company's charter t

Shipper Request to ICC May Stir Antitrust RowIn a move that may launch a major antitrust fig