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Mexico is likely to continue as a strong agricultural market for the United States, especially given

The Democratic-controlled Congress won't resort to protectionist legislation as a way to reduce the

The International Longshoremen's Association has withdrawn from the National Maritime Council, the o

The American Trucking Associations rejected calls to end government rate controls in the motor carri

Labor Secretary William Brock did not rule out a possible increase in the minimum wage, although he

The world's first futures contract trading on the Australian dollar got off to a good start at the C

4 Republicans Named To SubcommitteeWASHINGTON -- Four Republicans will serve on the Surface

The man who's taken over much of the U.S. commercial airline industry the past several months soon w

In a major reshuffle of top government positions, Hong Kong will shortly get new senior people in th

Australia is considering revision of its laws that cover commercial shipping disputes. Some of the

The government, attempting to spur growth and control inflation, Tuesday lowered taxes and devalued

A U.S. congressional delegation sets out for the Caribbean basin this week to see if President Reaga

Water Pumps Cause Millstone 3 ShutdownWATERFORD, Conn. - The Millstone 3 nuclear power plant

Waterman Steamship Corp. has asked the secretary of transportation to halt a ship swap between Lykes

Is consumer debt really lurching out of control, as implied by some of the popular statistics - and

The nation's orange harvest for the 1986-87 crop season is estimated at almost 197.6 million boxes,

A Montana wheat farming operation has angered a congressman who asked the Agriculture Department why

The port of Rotterdam is likely to be hit by a series of lightning strikesfrom next week as

A record amount of water has been discharged from Lake Ontario through the St. Lawrence River each d

GENERAL NEWSCapital appropriations by large manufacturers in the 1986 third quarter achieved

In a major reshuffle of top government positions, Hong Kong will shortly get new senior people in th

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

Hertz International Ltd. Buys Australian FirmMELBOURNE, Australia - Hertz International Ltd.

Warren Landry has been appointed to the South Louisiana Port Commission where he will replace Neal C

Given the opportunity to capture its first sizable coal shipments in several years, the port of Long

Tourists by the thousands descend annually on Biscayne Boulevard for the Grand Prix and New Year's E

Arne Oeien, Norwegian oil and energy minister, proposed the country cut its crude production by 7.5

The European Community Commission said Tuesday it will open an office in Beijing this year to unders

The Reagan administration soon will begin efforts aimed at reducing price supports for U.S. sugar pr

Hertz International Ltd. Buys Australian FirmMELBOURNE, Australia - Hertz International Ltd.

South Seas Steamship Co. is expected to change its northern California port of call from Oakland to

Teledyne Net Income Off 52 percent in QuarterTeledyne Inc., the aviation, electronics and in

The new tax law will ratchet still higher the cost of medical malpractice, general liability and wor

Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Hisham Nazer will visit Moscow as part of a three- nation tour of oil-pro

Frank E. Walton, executive vice president of the agency marketing group at The Travelers Cos., was s

The Justice Department urged the Supreme Court to reject an interpretation of tax law that would all

A Romanian deputy prime minister said his nation was ready to buy 3 million tons of Iranian oil a y

Australia should not rely on Japan for increasing or even maintaining coal sales, according to a lea

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

West German industry is consulting with the Soviet Union on possible modernization of Soviet nuclear