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The U.S. government should be doing more to assist hard-pressed exporters in winning new markets, bu

Chinese citizens who have become prosperous under China's economic reforms will have to pay an inco

General cargo movement through Hampton Roads last month was down 15.7 percentfrom November 1

Edward J. Muhl, insurance commissioner of Maryland, and John E. Washburn, Illinois's director of ins

Volkswagen do Brasil has sold its share of a giant cattle ranch - almost half the size of Rhode Isla

Taiwan is facing some hard choices about its internal path, even as it battles with the United State

Fertilizer ProductionDown 10 percentProduction of the combined fertilizer nutrient g

Igene Biotechnology Inc. announced one of its proprietary bacterial enzymes is being used in a new e

December 11, 1986 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gall

Nestle AG, the world's No. 1 food-processing concern, has signed an agreement for the setting up of

A state commission is seeking an attorney general's ruling on whether the Port of Houston Authority

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York added five firms dealing in U.S. govern ment securities to its

The State Department hopes to pin down Peruvian officials on that country's maritime policy.

Demonstrators from the International Longshoremen's Association showed up Thursday for a meeting of

The port of San Francisco is considering a proposal to expand its cruise ship terminal. Port

Nineteen years ago, the corroded steel bars on Point Pleasant, W. Va.'s Silver bridge finally gave w

EC to Likely Furnish Syria's '86-87 WheatThe reported sale of 646,000 metric tons of French

Following Algeria's disappointing attempt to boost overseas sales of liquefied natural gas, or LNG,

Soviet inventories of cattle, hogs and poultry on state and collective farms were all at record leve

Car Deliveries to Ports Lag Behind Last Year'sFreight car deliveries to port areas are runni

Israeli hoteliers say fear of terrorism has precipitated such a sharp drop in tourism that they may

A 165-megawatt natural gas-fired cogeneration project will be built in Bayonne, N.J., by a partnersh

The U.S. dollar advanced Thursday on the market's bullish reaction to a 0.5 percent gain in retail s

As competition for Navy shipbuilding and repair contracts goes into high gear, Puget Sound shipbuild

US Retail Sales Rebound WASHINGTON - U.S. retail sales rebounded in November from October's

America Honda Motor Co. is negotiating with Sanyang Industry Co. in Taiwan to ship 1,000 to 2,000 Ac

Delta Combines Small Package ServicesDelta Air Lines and its three Delta Connection carriers

The Agriculture Department lowered slightly the estimated cotton production in this crop year to 9.7

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. said it acquired 36 properties in the Northwest for about $400 milli

General Re Names Ferguson ChairmanSTAMFORD, Conn. - General Re Corp. announced that Ronald E

Auto Imports Contribute To MPA Cargo GainImported automobile traffic helped marine terminals

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

The Northwest European spot oil market steadied in response to tentative signs that the Organization

The $7.7 billion new loan facility being arranged for Mexico shows the world's financial system has

Some of the nation's largest profitable corporations will be able to legally avoid federal income ta

GENERAL NEWSThe folks at Digital Microwave Corp. hope a dish on every roof becomes as common

Jamaica has simplified its government bureaucracy in hopes of attracting more foreign investors.

United States Lines Inc. and USL S.A. have been authorized to collect several million dollars that t

The port of Portland is getting ready to handle double-stack unit trains. The port commissio

The world grain glut of the last five years shouldn't be taken as a sign of bountiful supplies and l