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Domestic auto sales by General Motors Corp. fell in early December compared with the previous year,

GENERAL NEWSConsumer confidence steadied after declining for a year, the Conference Board sa

The United States and 30 other countries agreed to a $12.4 billion increase in the resources of the

A snapped steel cable, which had a breaking point of 384 tons, has caused the latest delay in salvag

The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originatingfrom 49 produc

A federal court is expected to review a controversial Interstate CommerceCommission decision

Personnel of private towing companies started an indefinite strike Monday, hampering shipping traffi

Airborne acid is eating away at the paint on new cars as they pass through this city, endangering Ja

The nation's light plane makers shipped 10 percent fewer airplanes in last month than they did in No

Rising insurance costs and mounting losses from a specialized trucking division will reduce sharply

Peru has no foreseeable intention of renegotiating its debt repayment position with the Internation

The signing of a formal agreement creating the Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corp. may mean the end of the li

The government of Zambia recently got a much-needed $280 million loan from the International Monetar

Hart, Gorbachev Meet MOSCOW - U.S. Senator Gary Hart said Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev

U.S. Treasury Secretary James A. Baker III's plan to coax West Germany into firing up the country's

AAR Corp., a major supplier of aircraft parts and services, reported fiscal second quarter income ro

Regan Willing to Talk WASHINGTON - President Reagan's chief of staff, Donald T. Regan, is wi

An automotive safety group called on General Motors Corp. to recall 6 million 1985-86 vehicles whose

US, USSR to Debate NEW YORK - U.S. and Soviet officials agreed to conduct a series of televi

Transport ministers of the European Community met in Brussels Monday without making any significant

Prospects of a U.S.-European Community farm trade accord appear to be diminishing. The Unite

Its bright green containers are everywhere. It has the largest, most modern fleet of containerships

Thailand's Commerce Minister Montri Pongpanich set a minimum export target of 1.2 million metric ton

The Reagan administration may find some buyers for Amtrak's Northeast corridor but it appears unlike

The Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange announced that effective today members shall require an additio

As in so many childrens' stories where the runt, the outcast, the ugly duckling comes out on top, th

Australian Wheat Board Confirms Sale to EgyptThe Australian Wheat Board sold 2.0 million met

Zinc, lead and copper prices will probably be unchanged to lower next yearbecause a slight i

The C$1 billion farm subsidy package, the special Canada grains pro gram, was a "soft option" that o

This time of year is traditionally slow in the U.S. grains business and the stagnation started earli

Despite the loss of a major shipping line, the port of San Francisco's cargo was up by 10 percent du

Oil Spill in Savannah Worse Than BelievedSAVANNAH, Ga. - Ten times more oil spilled into Sav

Ship movements are proceeding smoothly through the St. Lawrence Seaway prior to the scheduled closin

Vancouver longshoremen are showing themselves restive since the Canadian government forced a new con

The government last week launched a privatization campaign and a drive to sell non-performing-assets

The government plans to spend US$456 million to brighten up and develop facilities to attract more t

Japan's Food Agency rejected a Japanese businessman's attempt to import California rice to Japan, ch

Tenneco Reaches Accord On Poclain RestructuringTenneco Inc. said it has reached agreement wi

Japan should become a world leader in helping solve global trade and debt problems, according to a g

The Japanese government's Board of Audit has found 146 cases of misuse of national funds during fis