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The timber industry has bounced back from the dark days of the early 1980s but now faces another thr

A ranking committee of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries endorsed a further cut

Throwing the switch forward on imported power from Canada would be a boon to the United States, acco

WORLD BANK MEXICO - $400 million for relending to Mexican farmers. A 15-year loan, at a vari

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

The external debt of developing countries in Asia grew much faster than that of counterparts elsewhe

Tokyo Stocks Suffer Third Worst LossTOKYO - Tokyo stock prices plunged Monday to the third w

The Supreme Court Monday refused to review the Federal Reserve Board decision to allow a bank to dea

A state-owned Taiwan company will buy more than $1 billion worth of U.S. petrochemical products duri

With the ink on Imperial Chemical Industries PLC's contract for the $1.69 billion acquisition of Sta

The Maritime Administration completed revamping its rules governing the refunding of construction su

Government acknowledgement that Greek-flag shipping will need substantial tax relief to be competiti

The Interstate Commerce Commission reaffirmed a prior ruling that some freight trucked within a stat

929.0 (June 22) Previous day - 938.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in Lo

The threat of a national dock strike over the closure of the Greenock container terminal in Scotland

In action unrelated to his port position, port of Houston Commissioner Refugio "Rey" Gonzales Jr. ha

NJ Bill Would Require Mental Illness CoverNew Jersey legislators are reviewing a proposed pa

Veterans Administration hospitals, which test only some patients for AIDS, are considering changing

Britain is blaming U.S. bureaucratic and export restrictions for the disappointing level of work it

A private trade group says it will use $6.5 million in government financing to promote U.S. beef, po

Imports have made well-known inroads in the U.S. market for cars, cameras and computer chips. And th

Gasoline prices may climb throughout the summer even though moderating wholesale price increases slo

Cogenic Energy Wins Contract From CokeCogenic Energy Systems Inc. said Monday it was awarded

Squibb Corp. will invest $115 million in Cetus Corp.'s efforts to develop biotechnology-based drugs

GENERAL NEWS Canada and the United States will operate common border facilities experimental

Freer imports of gold are likely to be allowed shortly by the government of Thailand as part of plan

Japanese Wage Hikes Hit Record LowThe average Japanese worker received a record-low 3.5 perc

The European Community Monday extended its anti-dumping duties on importsfrom the Far East t

Mobil Oil Corp. said its Austrian affiliate has made four exploratory natural gas discoveries so far

Production of plastics resins totaled 3.969 billion pounds in April, up 7.3 percent from the same mo

The Canadian government is seeking business partners to put up the cash for expansion at Vancouver I

Heath Meriwether, until recently executive editor of the Miami Herald, Monday was named executive ed

Panel Votes Funds For LA Metro RailA House panel voted to allocate $150 million for the Los

U.S. companies would be among those hardest hit by across-the-board U.S. import curbs, government st

After the death of 38 dolphins off the coast of Apulia in southern Italy, authorities have seized a

Kloster Cruise A/S changes its name to Vard A/S today, the result of a merger between this company,

Its old chill facility chocked full of fruit and a Japanese ship on the way with apples to discharge

Several investigations currently being conducted by the Federal MaritimeCommission underscor

Jamaica's program to increase exports of manufactured goods, which isconcentrated on the U.S

America's high-pressure homebuilding industry is as volatile as ever, and interest rates are heading