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On the final working day of 1987, the president of Boeing Commercial Airplane Co. predicted higher e

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE is pleased that the Mayor of New York, the honorable Edward I. Koch, issued

Sea-Land Service Inc. will begin eastbound direct service with a 12-day transit time from Taiwan's p

A western Canadian company is reversing the goldfish bowl concept and offering fish a view of touris

A.H. Robins Co. received yet another takeover offer last week, further complicating its proposed mer

President Jaime Lusinchi said Venezuela's economy is expected to grow by more than 3 percent in 1987

Shipahoy Marlinspike, our harbor correspondent, said he had a lot on his mind the other day. Said he

Thu., Dec. 24, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

''Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door," the saying goes. But build

Workers exposed to asbestos filed three times as many lawsuits in 1987 as they did in previous years

The U.S. government should issue foreign currency denominated bonds, so-called Reagan bonds, if it's

Japan Lowers Coupon On 10-Year Bond IssueTOKYO - Japan's Finance Ministry, after negotiation

A major upturn in export shipments will fuel moderate growth next year in the $18.1 billion air frei

GMC Truck Sales Hit Record for Dec. 11-20PONTIAC, Mich. - GMC Truck dealers sold a record 12

The low value of the dollar has give U.S. tire makers a short-term advantage, but at least one manuf

When many automakers first started communicating with their suppliers electronically, they made use

The Reagan administration said Chile will no longer receive duty-free treatment for its exports unde

Japan's failure to make good losses that Chinese corporations incurred when Japan barred Toshiba Mac

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

The Educational Testing Service won a narrow victory under a court agreement ordering a leading test

In official maritime circles, the goal is to liberalize shipping relationships between the Soviet Un

Corn is gaining as an important farm crop in much of the Third World, but an Agriculture Department

Norway to Back OPEC For 6 More MonthsNorway will continue to support OPEC's efforts to stabi

Supplies of key petroleum products followed normal seasonal patterns, with distillate supplies decli

The Maryland Insurance Division last week approved a new health insurance product from Cigna Corp. t

Austria's Creditanstalt has opened a representative office in Moscow, making it the first Austrian b

Britain's imports soared to a record high last month, pushing the country's trade deficit deeper int

Insurers have doubled the hull war-risk premiums paid by ship operators on vessels trading in the Pe

The U.S. fashion industry is receiving mixed reviews for its exporting efforts. While buyers

Eli Lilly & Co. said it has completed the sale of its Elizabeth Arden Inc. cosmetics subsidiary to F

BASF AG, the West German chemicals group, said it plans to enter the U.S. latex market through the a

Work will begin in the next few days on $54 million power plant that will burn agricultural waste an

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. received permission to raise residential electric rates 8.5 percent, begi

Federal Express Corp. has began supplying basic billing information to its customers in standardized

The name of Miguel A. Rossy, senior vice president and general manager of Crowley Caribbean Transpor

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

Rumors are flying around transport circles that Consolidated Rail Corp. is planning to sell its 45-a

Debate is intensifying in Sweden over the question of joining the European Community. The su

A planned layoff of 850 workers at a General Motors Corp. plant here has been delayed, and instead w

This is the season that ship masters dread. During the winter months on the North Atlantic a