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GENERAL NEWSConstruction contracting increased 5 percent in 1986 to a record $243.3 billion,

The government has decided to double the number of authorized foreign cigarette retail shops to 1,00

Japanese banks have replaced U.S. banks as the most important national group in the sharply expandin

Singapore Economy Expected to Grow in '87Singapore's economy is expected to grow by between

Officials of a Houston-based manufacturing firm announced they were abandoning a plant in Taiwan in

Agency Will Resume Cruise Ship InspectionsThe Center for Prevention Services of the federal

U.S. computer chip makers can survive and prosper against powerful Japanese competition if they care

Japanese banks have replaced U.S. banks as the most important national group in the sharply expandin

Senior Chinese agriculture officials attending a ministerial-level re search seminar here on wheat a

Base metal prices will rise marginally this year, Market and Industry Analyst Metals and Minerals Re

The U.S. decision to target China for 1 million metric tons of wheat under the U.S. export bonus pro

Brazilian sugar exports in fiscal 1987-88 are expected to total 1 million metric tons, said an offi

The Board of Governors of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange voted to increasemargins for S&P 5

Sea-Land Service, Farrell Lines, Hapag-Lloyd and Trans Freight Line are among the shipping lines tha

The National Cotton Council delegate body passed a range of resolutions dealing with the cotton prog

The head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture called the cotton program one of the "outstanding suc

The Sri Lankan government reduced freight charges on tea exports to Australia and Pakistan, a statem

The U.S. Navy has canceled port calls for the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Nimitz and its suppor

To serve a growing market for refrigerated containers, Pacific Europe Express replaced one of its sh

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission's efforts to determine whether to allow marine terminals to avo

Hartford Steam Increases IncomeHARTFORD, Conn. - The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and In

A trial lawyers group believes additional state legislation is necessary to assure consumers, includ

The New York Cooperative Insurance Association is urging New York lawmakers to pass legislation proh

For 27 years, doctors routinely prescribed it to women who complained that pregnancy was making them

Belvedere Corp. Joins American ExchangeBelvedere Corp. joined the American Stock Exchange We

Preston Trucking Corp. said an expected 4 percent increase in rates in April likely will be eroded b

As U.S. semiconductor companies battle against Japanese competition in the domestic and world market

Thousands of commuters, inconvenienced by a strike that shut down the nation's biggest commuter rail

Dutch attempts to match other Western European governments' efforts to investigate alleged unfair co

A Pittsburgh-based firm is organizing an investor group to purchase 333 miles of rail track in Wisco

The business of moving freight isn't likely to change in 1987 or anytime soon, said senior executive

Railroad traffic was generally flat in 1986, but several major carriers recorded significant gains a

Japanese semiconductor chip manufacturers are continuing to dump their products on third-world marke

Though there's quite a fuss being made over semiconductor chips in the marketplace, traffic managers

J.L. Wade has a passenger train for sale but he might have trouble finding a buyer. It's not

Coaches that once belonged to Amtrak in the United States carry tourists on a luxury train through t

Trade agreements between the United States and Japan usually result in dubious documents, based on t

The growing concern about sale of Japanese-made electronic chips in the United States is rich in his

In Silicon Valley, manufacturers of electronic chips are worried. Five years ago, the Japane

The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, D-Texas, believes he has a consens