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A special report on the problems facing French ports has become a hot potato for the government of P

Stocks rose sharply in moderate trading Wednesday, with blue-chip issues leading the way. Th

David M. Roderick, chairman of USX Corp., predicted that the U.S. steel industry will seek a modifie

FINANCIALStocks rose sharply in moderate trading, with blue-chip issues leading the way. Pa

Fast-food in Japan is growing at such a staggering rate that teen-agers are putting down their chops

December 9, 1986 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallo

Almost before he knew what was happening, Tom Hogan had let go 125 employees, stacked his company's

Faced with the prospects of excessive nuclear power generation capacity, France's state utility, Ele

Robert Hunter and Bill Gunter disagree on the effect of tort law changes in Florida on insurance com

The National Waterway Conference will sponsor a two-day seminar here Jan. 21-22 on the intricacies o

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Richard Lyng told a conference of professional agricultural

Trip to Lebanon BEIRUT, Lebanon - Irish Defense Minister Paddy O'Toole began a two-day visit

ACL Names R. SchillingTo New PostAtlantic Container Line appointed Robert W. Schilli

Monsanto Co. has signed a letter of intent to form a joint venture in the Soviet Union. Richard J. M

Stock prices declined in lackluster trading Tuesday, with notable weakness in some transportation is

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

A new textile and apparel import quota agreement between the United States and Pakistan completes a

European Community rapeseed production is likely to reach a record 4.4 million metric tons in 1987,

The Port of Houston Authority is proceeding with its effort to develop a state of the art terminal f

Standard Sells Assets, Closes Some OperationsThe Standard Oil Co. said it sold and closed so

Oil installations near the Colombian border are under military guard to protect them from Colombian

The million-mile truck may be just around the corner but it won't necessarily be bringing prosperity

The U.S.S.R. will import 24 million metric tons of grain in 1986-87, compared with the previous esti

A free trade agreement between the United States and Can ada could change the way companies in North

The ports of San Francisco and Los Angeles are each using their newly constructed railyards as an en

The nation's purchasing managers forecast continued but moderate economic growth in 1987. Th

Soyoil stocks in Brazil rose to 349,000 metric tons in October from 325,000 metric tons the previous

Moody's Investors Service said it placed the long-term debt ratings of Merrill Lynch & Co. under rev

U.S. hardwood importers face higher prices as they compete with European and Japanese buyers for ply

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries must agree to oil production cutbacks of up to 1 m

Pfizer Unit, Polar Enter Marketing AgreementPolar Molecular Corp. agreed to give Pfizer Inc.

A top Commerce Department official predicted there will be a further shake-out in the U.S. steel ind

The International Wheat Council, in its monthly report, increased its estimate of 1986-87 world whea

CF AirFreight said it will scrap its 20-month-old venture with Eastern Airlines March 1 and establis

A Thai chemical firm is going into technical partnership with Crompton & Knowles Corp. to produce di

The government of Malaysia plans to spend some M$6 million (US$2.3 million) to establish a plastics

Asbestos Injury Cases Settled by RaytechTRUMBULL, Conn. - Raytech Corp. said its Raymark Ind

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

Net purchases of foreign bonds by Japanese investors increased in November to $9.7 billion on a cont

A postal inspector warned that many businesses in the area have fallen prey to a phony delivery serv