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The Pacific Coast sections of the USA-North Europe Rate Agreement and the North Europe-USA Rate Agre

$3.3 BILLION NEW OFFER MADE FOR PLESSEYGeneral Electric Co. PLC and Siemens AG on Thursday m

If the Netherlands government fails to pump a large amount of money into the state railroad, the cou

BUSINESS COUNCIL MEETS ON STRATEGY FOR CHINAThe U.S.-China Business Council is holding a ser

A growing trade surplus and bank interest earnings have boosted Taiwan's already massive foreign cur

The royal mint will issue a series of four gold coins denominated in European currency units next De

Three feeder containerships have been introduced into Mediterranean trade lanes as part of an effort

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Du Pont, based in Wilmington Del., said it had completed a $15 million modernization and expansion o

Private pension funds are losing billions of dollars through corruption, says a Labor Department stu

BRANIFF INC. (Orlando, Fla.) - Egon H. Koch was named vice president, stations, responsible for all

Attorneys are haggling over millions of dollars in the Eastern Airlines' strike-bankruptcy case, but

Hauling garbage in the same trucks that carry food to stores is like serving potato salad "from your

General Motors Corp. Chairman Roger Smith says the company's skidding share of the U.S. car market i

JAPAN TO CUT STAKE IN INVESTMENT AGENCYJapan's stake in a proposed Asian investment agency w

Futures volume here has slumped since Tuesday, following an informal agreement among leading futures

A House maritime subcommittee is still trying to get industry consensus on a proposal to limit the a

Despite a rise in insolvency problems, insurers can right their own wrongs and patrol their own back

At least one-quarter of the Joint Underwriting Association's estimated $3 billion deficit can be att

Nearly half of all Americans reside in just 37 metropolitan areas, with almost nine-tenths of the na

The European Community Commission has declared war on the huge state subsidies that threaten to squa

A Missouri company is getting further into the air freight business using trucks. Glenn Brow

Argentina's announcement this week that it is prepared to lift trade restrictions with Britain is we

The board of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange this week adopted changes in CME trading rules aimed at

West Germany's unemployment rate rose to 7.7 percent in July from 7.4 percent in June, as school vac

Air Train Inc. won the two-year, $172.6 million contract to operate the Express Mail network because

A story on Page 1B of some Aug. 3 editions of The Journal of Commerce under the headline, "ILA Rank-

The American officers and crews aboard two liquefied natural gas tankers are covered by a unique con

The House Agriculture Committee Wednesday unanimously approved a comprehensive bill that would reaut

First Mississippi Corp. of Jackson, Miss., and Mobay Corp. of Pittsburgh plan to jointly develop a 2

A survey released this week by a business research group blasted a controversial health benefits law

Potential users of the futures markets may be frightened away in the aftermath of the indictment of

TRAVELERS' NET INCOME $114 MILLION IN QUARTERHARTFORD, Conn. - Travelers Corp. reported seco

Japanese businessmen, among the first foreigners to return after the crackdown on pro-democracy demo

Carriers, government officials and shippers trace the congestion problem at Bangkok's Klong Toey por

Revised restructuring plans submitted to the Tokyo District Court by Japan's debt-ridden Sanko Steam

The government has agreed to subsidize the construction of a giant cruise ship by France's last rema

BRITISH AIRWAYS PROFIT HITS $103 MILLIONBritish Airways PLC on Thursday announced first quar

Canadian businesses will continue strong spending this year, pushing the Canadian economy along a pa

A walk through Klong Toey, Thailand's largest port, provides a quick lesson in why ocean cargo opera