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The European Community delivered a strong attack on U.S. agricultural policy at the opening session

After months of apparent foot-dragging, the government has agreed to join the private sector in a fu

Jamaica, the world's third-largest bauxite producer, has captured China as a new buyer for alumina.<

Elliot L. Richardson, a highly respected Cabinet member in the Nixon administration, Wednesday calle

CONTROVERSY OVER A RECENT Department of Energy report has turned the spotlight on the Reagan adminis

EC Proposes Extending Truck Length 1 MeterBRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Community Commiss

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

May 18, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High L

CSX Corp. has closed the sale of its Miami-West Palm Beach rail corridor to the state of Florida for

The ghost of Penn Central quietly was laid to rest Wednesday at Conrail's first regularly scheduled

Employees at a new U.S.-Japanese steel plant in this Ohio River town are diligent and hard workers,

Import-Export Group To Hear Trade AdviserThe former head of the International Trade Administ

Japanese Investment In Britain Jumps 81 percentJapanese investors helped make up for a fallo

In an unusual alliance, growers and field workers are urging higher tariffs and possibly quotas on i

Product Bill Amended; Tampering AddressedThe House Energy and Commerce Committee Wednesday a

A steel industry leader hinted Wednesday that the industry would take strong legal action if steel i

This index alphabetically lists all companies and other operating organizations such as ports mentio

The tiny landlocked Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is poised to become a maritime nation within a few mon

A Piraeus court ruling that it is illegal and unconstitutional for alien seamen to be paid less than

Dixie Carriers Inc. of Houston is ordering three new sophisticated chemical barges that it will oper

Consumption of U.S.-produced fertilizer materials increased during the July 1987 to April 1988 porti

European consumption of detergents and components used in the manufacture of household cleaners is f

Less rigid foreign investment rules would spur Mexico's economic growth, U.S. Ambassador Charles J.

Popular resistance could derail a government plan to import 15,000 tons of beef this year to meet an

Nigeria Imposes Ban On Exports of FoodABIDJAN, Nigeria - Nigeria's military government has b

For the first time in a decade, the segment of world business ambitious to sell goods and services t

The first in a new generation of ships aimed at putting the Australian maritime industry on a more e

JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. (Boston) - Joel V. Kamer was named senior vice president and

One of the state attorneys general bringing antitrust charges against the insurance industry wants C

The European Community and Comecon, the Soviet-led trading bloc, are edging toward agreement on dipl

President Reagan, calling on Congress to reinstate cut U.S. Coast Guardfunds, announced that

U.S. District Court Judge Harold H. Greene again lambasted the Military Sealift Command for its atte

Tropical Shipping & Construction Co. has expanded its cargo receiving warehouse as part of its servi

Dow to Halt Use Of CFCs in InsulationMIDLAND, Mich. - Dow Chemical Co. will halt use of ozon

Gulf States Gets Credit Line ExtensionBEAUMONT, Texas - Gulf States Utilities Co. completed

IMF HUNGARY - $370 million from the International Monetary Fund to help the government carry

American Trucking Associations said it will lose $300,000 in this fiscal year, which ends June 30, a

It took less than five minutes Wednesday for a House subcommittee to tack on three amendments and ap

Orange Juice Processor Cuts Wholesale PriceFla. - Winter Garden Citrus Products, an independ

U.S. imports of rum fell in 1987 from 1986 as people continue to shun drinks with a high alcohol con