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The tug and barge industry is likely to consolidate in the near future, says Tho mas E. Moran, presi

General Motors is dismissing about 100 of its salaried employees in advance of the operation's sale

Ozone Layer Proposals GENEVA - A 60-nation meeting on ways to halt destruction of the Earth'

European Community trade ministers agreed on tougher rules against counterfeit goods and a series of

The Supreme Court agreed to review cases involving multi-employer pension plan amendments, federal d

Acute unpopularity of its latest Cruzado Plan economic adjustments - manifest in violent demonstrati

West Germany's chemical industry faces tougher environmental protection laws as a consequence of rec

The Treasury Department approved the request of a large group of importers for a total exemption of

The United States and other nations resume talks in Nassau, Bahamas, this week toward a possible rec

The Argentine government appears to have abandoned its cautious move awayfrom the ban impose

American Telephone and Telegraph Co. and Philips Medical Systems Inc. agreed in principle to jointly

GM Revamps Key Units;Perot QuitsGeneral Motors Corp. said H. Ross Perot, the billion

Labor leaders roasted President Reagan for the impact his policies and programs have had on the U.S.

Construction Spending In US Seen on IncreaseU.S. construction spending rose 1.6 percent in O

Stock prices declined sharply early Monday as the dollar fell to its lowest level in nearly six year

Reagan Wants Facts WASHINGTON - President Reagan, saying he wants "all the facts to come out

GENERAL NEWSThe Supreme Court agreed to review cases involving pensions, age-21 drinking law

The Union Pacific Railroad will emerge as the big winner if the Interstate Commerce Commission decid

Royal Insurance is settled into its new $30 million U.S. headquarters here, and it appears to have

Harold J. Pareti could be described as the Lee Iacocca of the airline industry. Like the fam

Longshoremen shut down the port of Long Beach Monday, charging port officials have delayed approval

If further proof were needed of China's determination to shed all vestiges of the drab uniformity of

Japanese truck makers are tightening their belts rather than raising their prices in an all-out effo

Tennessee Valley Authority awarded a spot coal contract to Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co., Denve

China Plans Increase In Coal ExportsChina will export 16 million tons of coal in 1987, up fr

Pickands Mather & Co.'s West Virginia and Kentucky coal operations will change hands in a buy-out tr

December 1, 1986 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallo

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

The U.S. dollar plunged to its lowest level against the deutsche mark in nearly six years Monday on

Saudi Arabia's proposal to raise crude oil prices to $18 a barrel faces major obstacles despite supp

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

Moody's Investors Service Inc. said it has downgraded the ratings of McLean Industries' 14 1/4 perc

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

Monday, Dec. 1, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

Some downstream operations of Indonesia's state energy monopoly, Pertamina, will be handed over to t

Richard Ballantine might be considered uniquely qualified to counsel Royal Insurance employees who a

Japan's Mitsubishi Corp. will sign a contract Wednesday with the Royal Dutch Shell Group allowing th

Carbide Gets Nod To Sell Some AssetsBHOPAL, India - A judge has lifted a freeze on the sale

A study by a U.S. top asbestos expert reveals new evidence that the fibrous substance, a known cause

Iran's oil exports fell below 1 million barrels a day last week because of Iraqi air raids in the Pe