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Steel production fell to 1.967 million tons in the week ended March 12, a decrease of 0.2 percent fr

A strike at the ports on either end of the Panama Canal has caused a standstill in all port-related

Hong Kong's export-credit agency is threatening to tighten scrutiny of credit applicants, as yet ano

A star-studded conference to open Hong Kong's new trade and exhibition center is being delayed for f

American Airlines (DFW AIRPORT, TEXAS) - Edward P. Faberman, deputy chief counsel of the Federal Avi

A $197 million nationwide air traffic control computer system will improve air safety even though it

Conferees Ready to Cut Gephardt AmendmentThe Senate Finance Committee Monday was poised to s

Soviets Agree to Cut Price of Oil to FinlandHELSINKI, Finland - The Soviet Union has agreed

Two U.S. oil majors signed contracts Monday with Indonesia's state energy monopoly Pertamina, as an

March 14, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

A belief that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will not intervene in the energy mar

Employees of Arch Mineral Corp.'s Breathitt County, Ky., subsidiary voted last week to reject a prop

Goodyear Sales Staff Cited for AchievementAKRON, Ohio - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s Industr

Now that all 50 states have passed age 21 drinking laws, lobbyists for highway safety are turning th

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

Interstate Commerce Commission Chairman Heather Gradison urged Congress to eliminate the filed rate

America's paper producers are going paperless. Large and small manufacturers and suppliers a

The Massachusetts Senate was expected to take up debate on the latest version of universal health-ca

Hanover Insurance Cos. reported operating income of $15.5 million, or 75 cents a share, in the fourt

Before the United States can position itself for renewed international competitiveness, business and

Overseas buyers placed a record number of orders at this month's Beijing trade fair, Chinese officia

Business inventories rose 0.4 percent in January, less than half the pace turned in during the previ

Oil Demand Outpaces Forecasts, Report SaysOil demand in the United States, Japan, West Germa

The steep rise in dry cargo freight rates over the past few weeks could mark the beginning of a sust

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

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

Dow Chemical USA is increasing prices for several product lines. The company is raising pric

Swedish Carrier to Sell 3 Ships, SubsidiarySTOCKHOLM, Sweden - The Swedish shipping company

Quality is the buzzword among the Hoechst Celanese folk a year after the merger between American Hoe

Construction Orders To South Korea FallSEOUL, South Korea - Foreign orders to South Korean c

The Agriculture Department's new crackdown on illegally high traces of a suspected cancer-causing dr

Rail freight traffic growth slowed in February, although the industry turned in its 13th consecutive

With the Reagan administration drawing to a close, speculation has begun in the trade community as t

Nine Mile 2 Operates 2 Days, Shuts DownOSWEGO, N.Y. - The Nine Mile 2 nuclear power plant, w

New York regulators are refining rules that advocates say will prevent electric utilities in the sta

Is the United States in danger of being placed in financial bondage to foreign owners and creditors

BERKSHIRE CAPITAL CORP. (New York) - W. Stevens Sheppard was named managing director of this indepen

Diesel engine makers have made great individual efforts in the last three years to apply electronics

Sweden has unveiled its plan to keep its ailing commercial shipping fleet afloat under its own flag.

A British company has developed a heat treatment center for use in fabricated workshops that combine