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Timber stocks will continue to grow into the next century, although domestic concerns, ecology and f

China imported just over US$2 billion worth of chemical fertilizer in the first 10 months of this ye

The Chinese government will buy more than 7,000 cars piling up unsold outside the gates of foreign-b

Officials in China say foreign companies already are applying for quality licenses, which will be re

Japan's latest economic threat to Michigan doesn't roll off a production line. It drops from a tree.

VENEZUELANS TO PAY DUMPING DUTIESThe International Trade Commission cleared the way Wednesda

Americans will smoke fewer cigarettes this year than in any year since 1942, according to a projecti

Two Canadian shipping companies on the Great Lakes are pooling their bulker fleets under long-term c

Nov. 29, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Port commissioners at Seattle and Tacoma met Wednesday to hammer out a joint resolution asking the W

More than 50 companies, trade associations and organizations have submitted comments to the U.S. Int

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced Wednesday plans for its first national trade fair-c

The government expects to sign offshore oil exploration contracts in January with several foreign co

Argentina has ended its 40-year government monopoly on reinsurance and, effective Jan. 1, will allow

European Eastern bloc airlines and governments are increasingly looking to work with Western carrier

SOUTHWEST BANK HIKES PRIME RATE TO 10.5 PERCENTST. LOUIS - Southwest Bank of St. Louis, a re

American shippers and their cargo underwriters have relied upon the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, kn

Despite the euphoria that has accompanied the tearing down of the Berlin Wall, most West German comp

Major North European ports are setting up a new organization to manage a joint communications projec

The upheaval in the East bloc is good news for the West, which is likely to export more food to East

New proposals from the Cairns group of agricultural producing countries, Japan and South Korea aimed

Stolt Tankers and Terminals (Holdings) SA's semiannual cash dividend will increase 20 percent to 30

A "test shipment" is getting under way this week to see if a California- based company can break the

The Supreme Court heard arguments this week in a case that could lead to a requirement that suits fo

Connecticut's insurance commissioner is challenging the traditional use of only historic data in set

The Virginia Port Authority and Maersk Line have put the finishing touches on their pact allowing th

Nov. 28, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low Vol.

Lloyd's of London and U.S. insurance broker Frank B. Hall plan to announce early next week a new $40

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

The U.S. dollar reversed an early advance and turned lower Tuesday, falling close to its lows for th

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

The International Wheat Council Tuesday forecast 1989-90 (July-June) Soviet grain imports at 33 mill

U.S. officials issued revised drug testing regulations Tuesday for transportation companies that wil

FIAT, SOVIETS SIGN CAR PRODUCTION VENTUREItaly's largest automaker, Fiat SpA, signed an agre

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that railroad employees injured while loading coal onto ships ar

Falling prices in the coffee markets are causing a surge in imports to the United States, filling ma

The European Commission is finally showing signs of catching up with insurance companies in laying t

Satellite communications for the maritime industry will be extended late next year to cover the east

Cash from Far East investors is pouring into the world's gold exchanges on the belief that the preci

Twelve trucking companies will attach a new and brighter type of reflective marking to their flatbed