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Brix to Step Down As Portland Port ChiefPORTLAND, Ore. - Peter Brix, Port of Portland Commis

Rep. Dan Rostenkowski said the trade bill approved by his House Ways and Means Committee sends Japan

Companies insuring the nuclear power industry told Congress that liability coverage cannot be mainta

Conrail raced ahead like a runaway express train in its public trading bow Thursday as the stock mar

After two years of excessive growth, China is launching an austerity program to slash profligate spe

Lower government price supports for major farm commodities may lower farm prices and help level off

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines is the third Japanese shipping line within the month toannounce it will

Eight miners wearing steel helmets and work overalls marched past security guards and onto chancelle

U.S. ports, with their great stake in foreign trade, should realize it's late in the trade bill batt

About 1,500 coal miners Thursday demonstrated in Brussels against the planned shutdown of three of

Borg-Warner to Raise Weston Product PricesBorg-Warner Chemicals Inc. announced price increas

Tests are being performed on a new variety of ornamental cherry tree from Japan which the U.S. Agric

Federal Reserve Board Governor H. Robert Heller urged sweeping reforms in the banking industry that

BANKING The British government warned it may expel Japanese banks unless Tokyo opens its mar

U.S. exports will increase this year, but not enough to wipe out the large current account deficit t

Mobil Corp. and PepsiCo Inc. soon will issue about $200 million each ofdollar-denominated bo

Todd Won't Declare Dividend This PeriodJERSEY CITY, N.J. - Todd Shipyards Corp.'s board vote

A shortage of coke at Bethlehem Steel Corp. could create the opportunity for a Japanese company to u

The man known as the principal architect of airline deregulation gave Sen. Howard Metzenbaum, D-Ohio

British shippers have attacked the ground handling charges made by airlines as being too high, as we

Banks in the United States, Europe and Japan have little choice but to lend more money to debt-laden

Land and consumer prices must be lowered to stimulate the Japanese economy, which has slowed to a cr

California's economy should perform slightly better during 1987 and 1988, led by a strong defense in

Any U.S. decision to punish Japanese chip makers for alleged "dumping" of semiconductors at unfairly

Land and consumer prices must be lowered to stimulate the Japanese economy, which has slowed to a cr

GENERAL NEWS Employers can use sex and race criteria in hiring decisions and airlines are ob

A highly publicized study already has raised questions about workplace safety in the semiconductor i

Wall Street's recent string of insider trading cases has insurers in the stock brokerage blanket bon

Stockholders of Navistar International Corp. voted to authorize a holding company structure and a su

New cargo-preference rules for government cargoes have produced glee in U.S.-flag shipping circles.

A catastrophic earthquake on the southern San Andreas Fault would make 250,000 to 400,000 dwellings

GenCorp Inc.'s board of directors has withdrawn three anti-takeover proposals in the face of a legal

A joint venture between the world's largest steelmaker and the No. 4 U.S. steel company will produce

South Korea will present a list of alleged Japanese non-tariff barriers against South Korean product

The Supreme Court ruled employers have the right to promote women over men to help women get higher

Sen. Bob Packwood, R-Ore., proposed bringing multilateral action against Japan in an effort to force

The Federal Maritime Commission will clarify its handling of marine terminal agreements. In

HOW DID SENATOR LINE GET THAT NAME? No, the company's owners weren't calling for a return of basebal

The U.S. Customs Service selected the port of Tacoma to be the first West Coast port to install its

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