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U.S. steel demand will fall 4 percent next year, an industry expert estimated. Lenhard Holsc

Volkswagen of America Inc. began production of its popular Jetta sedan at its Westmoreland County, P

Chevron Shipping Co. and Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have signed a contract in which the yar

Western Canada wheat farmers are caught in an agonizing and frustrating dilemma. Although th

ITC Forecasts 20 percent Fall In 1986 Tin ProductionWestern world tin production is expected

The Soviet Union will place an additional $65 million order with Greek shipyards for four refrigerat

Federal officials say a problem-plagued air traffic control system installed at many U.S. airports f

Venezuela Raises Crude By 40 Cents a BarrelPetroleos de Venezuela, the Venezuelan state oil

A new blow molding brochure from El Paso Products Co. features the company's Rexene polypropylene 23

Hongkong & Shanghai, Global Union Deal OK'dNEW YORK - The Federal Reserve Bank of New York a

Stocks, aided by rising bond prices and computer-driven buying programs, rose in slow trading Monday

U.S. exports to Japan may drop by as much as 5 percent this year if the rising yen keeps Japan's eco

Gabon, sub-Saharan Africa's third-largest oil producer, is bracing for stricter austerity in 1987.

The picket lines came down in southeastern Florida following ratification of a new International Lon

Last week's dock strike at U.S. North Atlantic ports didn't prove too costlybecause it only

Some issues never die; they just come back to the Supreme Court in new clothing. The justice

Railcar Producer to Get Tax Break in New BillPORTLAND, Ore. - A second Portland company will

The Maritime Administration approved Bethlehem Steel Corp.'s sale of the Arthur B. Homer to Port Col

The port of Los Angeles, with net income of $57,983,000 in fiscal year 1986, led all other U.S. port

GENERAL NEWS The Supreme Court opened its new term by placing on its agenda interstate taxat

Although Sough Africa imports only a small proportion of U.S. wheat exports, that nation's loss as a

Negotiators from 50 nations resumed talks Monday on a new pact to stabilize rubber prices, and the c

Parallel Petroleum Corp. announced its McNew No. 1, an exploratory well located 12 miles northwest

Gov. Mario Cuomo, faced with one vacancy on the utility rate-setting Public Service Commission and a

A new set of accounting rules for loan fees and loan origination costs, scheduled to take effect nex

The Chicago Board Options Exchange, in an attempt to remain competitive in the burgeoning U.S. finan

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

Dillingham Ship Repair says it will implement a new three-year contract for its workers if it doesn'

Turkish Premier Turgut Ozal said relations with neighboring Greece would improve if Turkey joined th

Sea/air intermodalism is growing in popularity, especially between the Far East and Europe.

Brother to Produce Typewriters in Tenn.Brother Industries Ltd., a major Japanese maker of se

Leaders of three Hispanic groups called for a nationwide boycott of Japanese products, saying a luke

Leaders of three Hispanic groups called for a nationwide boycott of Japanese products, saying a luke

A big jump in crude oil and refined products transshipments boosted the volume of cargo handled at A

Reconciliation Talks PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia - A Chinese parliamentary delegation arrived in

Longshoremen in New Orleans overwhelmingly rejected tentative new labor contracts but agreed to work

Negotiators for the International Longshoremen's Association will return to the contract bargaining

Prudential Insurance Co. of America confirmed plans to sell an interest in four of its real estate

Waterman Steamship Corp. again appealed to the Maritime Administration for access to documents in th

The U.S. dollar declined against most major currencies Monday. Analysts said the market turn