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Japan exported 6.6 million motor vehicles in 1986, 1.9 percent fewer than the previous year, the Jap

Premier Jacques Chirac said a new round of negotiations over a financial dispute with Iran began las

U.S. chip makers called upon the government to levy stiff sanctions on certain Japanese chips enter

Across the Arab Gulf states the story is essentially the same. After a decade of sustained g

Monomer prices increased while plastics prices generally slipped over the last 30 days, according to

Buoyed by the success of a one-day general strike in mid-January that brought this country's main ci

Regional railroads - or short lines, as they are called by most in the railroad industry - have comb

The Japanese have managed to persuade Australian coking coal producers to reduce their prices by aro

PG&E Plans to Help Customers in NeedSACRAMENTO, Calif. - Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is takin

Diamond Shamrock will appeal a judge's refusal to halt a T. Boone Pickens Jr.-led investment group's

A growing number of shippers are turning to specialized truck leasing companies to retain more contr

No Sting in the Beeswax MarketThe market for beeswax remains uneventful, a market check indi

Gov. Mario Cuomo designated Anne Mead to fill in temporarily as chairman of the state Public Service

Kaiser Steel Corp. announced it is seeking a buyer for its coal-producing subsidiary and its operati

Great Lakes Posts Increase in NetWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Great Lakes Chemical Corp. reported

The state Public Utilities Commission approved a 6.3 percent electricity rate reduction for San Dieg

Chemical Waste Management Inc. announced that a project team headed by its Enrac division will likel

Roadway Services Increases NetAKRON, Ohio, - Roadway Services Inc. reported 1986 fourth quar

The Cuban view of the foreign debt problem affecting development throughout Latin America boils dow

The United Auto Workers union says a strike by 6,500 members against Jeep Corp. has been delayed unt

Fourteen Caribbean nations have attracted pledges of $1.5 billion from foreign governments and aid a

European member states formally approved the agreement between the European Community and United Sta

In the Jan. 29 edition of The Journal of Commerce, in a page 1A story and in an earlier published st

Rosalind Rachid was named imports editor of The Journal of Commerce. She will be responsible for the

The Reagan administration's point man on economic policy insists the United States does not want uns

GENERAL NEWSMidwest heads for moderate economic growth, according to many experts. Page 2A

This week's quarterly Treasury refunding of $29 billion may be aided by the nation's lower trade def

Economic Reports WASHINGTON - The government report on December new construction expenditure

It's already been a very long year, jokes Don Gregory, export director of James Burrough PLC, as he

Top Stories The trading of oil futures takes the New York Mercantile Exchange by surprise, r

The U.S. trade deficit with Japan last year soared to a record $58.5 billion, the largest bilateral

The Midwest is heading for a year of moderate economic growth in 1987 according to many experts, but

Top Reagan administration officials reacted with restraint to the surprisingly small U.S. trade defi

Brazil, until recently the brightest star in Latin America's economic firmament, is watching its new

The upcoming round of negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade holds the key to

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

Mexico, struggling to win the full backing of foreign banks for its newfinancial rescue plan

An Ecuadorian stowaway died and a youngster was critically injured when a truck hit them as they ran

A U.S. official said Japan faces unfavorable monetary exchange rates, falling exports and possible r

UK May Set Controls On Takeover ActionsPrime Minister Margaret Thatcher's Conservative gover