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BIG 3 AUTOMAKERS DROP 6 PERCENT IN SALESThe three major U.S.-based carmakers showed a 6 perc

The European Community will formally accept defeat today in a long-running and acrimonious dispute w

Although Israel enjoys free trade agreements with both the European Community and the United States,

IBM and Siemens AG, the German electronics giant, have announced an agreement to develop jointly a n

Brazil's 60,000 oil workers returned to their jobs Wednesday after voting to accept a special labor

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange said late Tuesday that it has expelled and levied heavy fines agains

U.S. and Soviet negotiators today begin their fourth and final day of bilateral shipping talks with

Vulcan Carriers Ltd. has won Maritime Administration approval to use six ships instead of four under

The work rules of the Port of Baltimore's unopened high-technology marine terminal will remain unset

The Soviet Union is facing a severe crisis as nearly 3 million tons of grain imports sit idle in por

You're the marketing manager for Xebec Co., a maker of industrial process- control equipment. The co

London's influential marine insurers are removing Panama, including the Canal Zone, from their list

JOHNSON & HIGGINS (New York) - Gregory N. Dekker was named a vice president, aviation division, of t

1653 (Jan. 24, 1990) Previous day - 1663 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

A key business group this week called for a drastic scaling down of export controls on products trad

Taiwan's Securities and Exchange Commission has approved plans by Merrill Lynch & Co. and Shearson L

Gov. Jim Florio's plan to reduce New Jersey's car insurance rates may win him friends among drivers,

Deputy U.S. Maritime Administrator William A. Creelman will discuss the maritime implications of the

The Bank of America projects steady growth in California's exports but a slight decline in imports f

The grain crop that produces America's bread has been stalked by drought for the second year in a ro

Airline insurers may unwittingly face unlimited liability for cargo losses as a result of a potentia

Rail freight traffic fell sharply in December, particularly in the last two weeks. The rail

CHICAGO SOUTHSHORE & SOUTH BEND RAILROAD (Michigan City, Ind.) - Peter A. Gilbertson is the chairman

Ivory Coast has sold more of its 1989-90 and 1990-91 cocoa crops than is widely believed, a trader f

Reynolds Metals Co. expects to earmark $900 million in capital expenditures in 1990 for a total of $

COURT ALLOWS JULIEN CO. TO BORROW $825,000Bankrupt cotton-merchant Julien Co. Tuesday receiv

Due to a gap in computer transmission, misstatements appeared in "Ship Line to End Hawaii Box Servic

Schlumberger Ltd. said that Schlumberger Industries SA, a French subsidiary, formed a joint venture

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

PHOSPHORUS OXYCHLORIDE FMC Corp. of Philadelphia said it is increasing list and off-list pri

The annual Fashion Fair brought smiles to the faces of exhibitors and buyers with a four-day tally o

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

How to maintain stable freight rates on trades between Europe and the Far East without breaking Euro

The collapse of an oil terminal dock into the Chelsea River here Tuesday afternoon closed the main w

Changes in proposals for pre-booking of berths in Bombay should greatly help shipping companies, ind

Insurers could face an insolvency crisis similar to that affecting savings and loan associations if

Ohio ranks third nationally in the emission of methyl chloroform, an unregulated chemical whose role

A Mexican government delegation visiting Canada has made a strong pitch for increased Canadian inves

China scholars are urging Congress to soften its continued strong criticism of that country and take

U.S. Customs Commissioner Carol Hallett said Tuesday that she backs revising the customs user fee so