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The 850 lock operators and maintenance workers employed by the St. Lawrence Seaway in Canada have vo

Imperial Chemical Nears Top of UK Exporter ListImperial Chemical Industries came close to ed

The maker of an antibiotic commonly used to treat cuts and scrapes is stinging from its latest legal

Japan reported that its seasonally adjusted trade surplus rose to $7.68 billion in July from $6.88 b

American Telephone & Telegraph Co. has showed its continued strength in the phone business by winnin

Japan will remain the largest market for both life and non-life insurance in terms of the growth of

The head of an organization pushing for limits on medical malpractice awards said last week that fai

The dollar may break through temporary support levels in the days or weeks ahead and drop to record

Leaders of Britain's largest miners' union are to decide on Sept. 6 whether to call a strike or work

Taiwan Won't Import Coal From ChinaTAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan will not import coal, grain, cott

Latin Debtors Weigh Cap on Interest RatesMONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - Officials from 11 Latin Ameri

The reshaping of the U.S. financial services industry is likely to generate continuing battles among

Giant Japanese agencies such as Dentsu Inc. and Hakuhodo Inc. are discovering that, despite their be

California, Washington Challenge Leasing PlanCalifornia and Washington state have filed lega

The U.S. Customs Service is seizing three times more textile imports this year than it did last year

Congestion at bulk grain elevators in western Canadian ports will continue for at least two weeks as

Skips A/S Excelsior (Viking Supply Ship) of Kristiansand and K/S Stad Seaforth Shipping A/S of Oslo

Ryan-Walsh Stevedoring Co. will begin operating a new $300,000 bulk facility at the port of Beaumont

Leaders of affiliated unions representing U.S. and Canadian seamen appealed jointly to their governm

It is the intent of the Environmental Protection Agency to cut down on the number of (pesticide) pro

Japanese officials meeting U.S. representatives at semiannual trade talks in Hawaii starting today h

When Erik Holter-Sorensen takes a vacation, he spends four weeks on an island - not a balmy tropical

Canada's Stelco Inc. is making inquiries about the purchase of a significant amount of spot market

Digital Equipment Corp. wants everyone to know that its ship has come in. Not just any ship

The U.S. dollar's level against the deutsche mark is hurting West Germany's industrial competitivene

After posting increases in net new orders for May and June, U.S. producers of machine tools reported

New York City is recruiting local manufacturers to participate in 10 trade fairs in the Far East, Mi

Japanese Export Curbs Please AdministrationReagan administration officials are encouraged by

Steel Group Urges More Import ControlsThe American Iron and Steel Institute again scored the

The controversial Canadian 90-mile box rule will not be abolished Sept. 1 now that a panel of Federa

Atlantic Container Line's Atlantic Compass sails through Panama Canal headed for U.S. Atlantic Coast

More than 100 representatives of shipbuilding union members will meet Tuesday through Thursday in He

After federal prosecutors dropped charges against two men accused of running a pirate radio station

AVIATION The recent air crash in Detroit, a spate of near-disasters and a soaring number of

BP Detergents International announced that it has acquired the PT Wheelock Marden Indonesia Ltd., a

The Tennessee Valley Authority bought 13,500 tons of coal in five contracts awarded on Aug. 21 and

North of nearly everything, on an island nearly off the map, Norwegians and Russians are braving the

Daniel J. McNamara has served as president of Insurance Services Office Inc. since its inception in

General Public Utilities Corp. said electricity sales were 3.6 percent higher during the first seven

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc