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The Northern Mariana islands could lose their duty-free status with the United States if growth isn'

Clifford F. Lynch was named president of Trammell Crow Distribution Co. Mr. Lynch, nationally recogn

The United States is becoming the largest single outlet for French investment abroad, with almost al

Two former Louisiana port directors were found guilty of violating state ethics law in an alleged sc

The major San Francisco Bay area ports, in Oakland and San Francisco, are focusing on improved rail

The College of Insurance, New York, as part of its professional development program, scheduled a cla

Iowa, rarely linked to America's oil patch, has found itself on the leading edge of the search for t

Britoil Reports Strong GrowthLONDON Britoil, Britain's biggest independent oil and gas expl

Ninety-six cargo ships docked in Kuwait in June, a 3 percent increase over the same month last year,

A Transportation Department source said DOT Secretary Elizabeth Hanford Dole objected to an item tha

The Chicago Board Options Exchange will stop trading foreign currency options as of Aug. 28 and tran

Standard Chartered Bank PLC, the only British financial institution to retain a presence in South Af

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

Eastman Kodak Co. and Imperial Chemical Industries PLC announced an evaluation and licensing agreeme

All Nippon Airways, Japan's newest scheduled international airline, carried enough passengers in its

In Central Illinois, a 40-year-old trucking company has quietly been growing and steadily improving

Soybean hulls, a source of fiber in human diets, have been found to contain a form of digestible iro

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has banned the transport of Mexican avocados through much of the

Top Stories: Fuel oil dealers fight to regain market share against natural gas and electrici

Japan's current account surplus decreased to slightly under $7.5 billion in June, before seasonal ad

The dollar was slightly firmer against most foreign currencies at mid-day, having inched up from mid

Brazil Wheat Imports Expected to Rise 10 percentDespite an expected fall in Brazil's 1987 wh

Exxon Co. U.S.A. announced that it will reduce the annual percentage rate for revolving credit charg

What began as a U.S. effort to show resolve in the gulf is bringing backmemories of former P

China's modernization program is heavily dependent on one natural resourcefrom the Northwest

Foreign Bond Sales Hit Record in JapanJapanese investors bought a record number of foreign b

The Nicaraguan economy, pummeled by the Contra war, the U.S. trade embargo and scarce foreign aid, h

In an action that could speed its entry into the Hawaiian trade, American President Lines is asking

The Tennesse Valley Authority purchased 17,300 tons of coal in six spot market contracts issued July

976.5 (July 31) Previous day - 969.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in Lo

Oshkosh Truck Net IncreasesOSHKOSH, Wis. - Oshkosh Truck Corp. reported net income for the t

Members of Congress got a first-hand look at the French Minitel system of small computer terminals t

Prospects that Israel and Turkey will continue to receive major chunks of ashrinking U.S. fo

The government of Taiwan is running scared, as the U.S. Congress works on legislation to punish cou

M. Kathryn Eickhoff, former chief operating officer of the economicconsulting firm Townsend-Greenspa

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission reluctantly granted another short extension of its deadline for

A wealthy Colorado rancher who is a former "Marlboro man" was chosen as chairman of a committee to r

Britain said Friday that it has no plans to send minesweepers to the Persian Gulf at present but wou

A congressional proposal designed to prevent the Seabrook, N.H., nuclear power plant and the Shoreha

The British Coal Corp. said it is determined to defend its home market from foreign exports and at t