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South Korea proposed to meet with North Korea on Dec. 10 to help resolve their dispute over Pyongyan

The amount of oil spilled in accidents worldwide dropped dramatically in the past two years, reflect

Crude oil prices recovered on Friday to within 20 to 30 cents of the previous week's close after new

Oil Production Up In British North SeaBritish North Sea oil output averaged 2.58 million bar

Bids worth slightly over $56 million have been submitted for private sector oil exploration and prod

Gulf Corp., once one of the world's mightiest oil companies, has been reduced to just 11 employees a

For advocates of solar energy, times have never been darker. The water-heating solar panels

The EC-U.S. agreement over Spanish grain imports is flawed and difficult to apply, agriculture sourc

The government of India has decided to permit export of a total 1.8 million bales of cotton in the n

The Indian government welcomes any countertrade offers while importing edible vegetable oils, state

Rape grown for oilseed production in England and Wales rose by 70,000 metric tons to 900,000 metric

CBOE to Trade Options On 6 5/8 percent US NotesThe Chicago Board Options Exchange said it wi

Nigeria is planning to boost grain storage capacity to 1 million metric tons over the next 10 years

Rules governing the new International Cocoa Agreement's buffer stock manager's power to regulate wor

The International Coffee Organization's executive board at a two-day meeting in London last week did

A report on trans-Tasman Sea shipping arrangements between Australia and New Zealand is expected to

China plans to reach a new high in vegetable oils production and will try to handle over 60 percent

Latest figures released by Britain's Department of Energy show that despite further closures of unpr

Dominion Terminal Loads Record Amount of CoalNORFOLK, Va. - Dominion Terminal Associates sai

A Brazilian government survey urged a sharp cut in the duration of industrial incentive rates to lar

SSM Carbon, Long Beach, Calif., a division of SSM Coal Inc., had a busy week Sept. 21 when it shippe

TICKER TALK: Yellow Freight System Inc. now is being traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange, b

The Indiana Railroad Co. has been operating for only eight months as a regional carrier and already

Niagara Frontier Loses Appeal of ICC RulingThe Interstate Commerce Commission denied Niagara

SAS Group Net Increased for 1986Journal of Commerce StaffNEW YORK SAS Group reporte

CP Rail will soon open its first intermodal rail terminal in the United States. The terminal

The European Community's competition laws are being broken by airlines that jointly fix handling cha

East-West trade is expected to grow by a modest 3 percent to 4 percent in the short-term, in line wi

The government approved major administrative reforms that would reportedly reduce its size and crea

Pilots for Flying Tiger Agree to 25 percent Pay CutThe 650 pilots of financially troubled Fl

Starting today new taxes affecting international air travelers go into effect, bringing the total am

INSURANCE CIGNA CORP. (Philadelphia, Penn.) - Allan Z. Loren was named head of CIGNA Service

Steel imports declined in October to an estimated 18.9 percent of the domestic market, surpassing th

The Soviet Union is seeking to cement better economic ties with India through an offer of 1.5 billio

President Miguel de la Madrid begins a week-long visit to Japan today that officials hope will produ

Developing countries' earnings from exports of manufactured products will exceed earnings from fuels

America's trade troubles are far from over, even though the gap between imports and exports finally

The U.S. consumer is relatively content in spite of a sluggish economy, the University of Michigan s

The Philippine finance minister has asked the advisory committee of creditor banks to resume negotia

GENERAL NEWS The U.S. consumer is relatively content in spite of a sluggish economy, the Uni