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To boosters, the Alaska Railroad is a $34 million investment in the state's future. To critics, it's

The port of Oswego, central New York's only deep-draft cargo outlet, will lose state funding unless

Divers worked Tuesday to spray away six feet of mud believed to entomb bodies on the lower decks of

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

The cost of paying workers in wages and benefits is remaining about in line with the recent moderate

White House Rejects Compromise on BudgetThe White House continues to reject any compromise f

The Senate Finance Committee today will consider amendments that would make its version of the trade

Here is a description of the offshore areas affected by the Interior Department's five-year oil dril

A federal official says a barge loaded with 3,000 tons of Islip, N.Y., garbage is likely headed for

China plans to coproduce at least 150 passenger aircraft in the 150- to 180- seat category.

Lower first quarter earnings announced at the Boeing Co.'s annual stockholders' meeting prompted a d

Most of the 1,700 miners at the Rasa mine in northwestern Yugoslavia are continuing a strike, which

Overseas orders for U.S. machine tools soared in the first quarter, but thosegains were more

Exports of U.S. farm commodities continue to slump partly because President Reagan has not shown the

United States Lines Inc. has received permission in U.S. Bankruptcy Court to file a voluntary bankru

GENERAL NEWS A roundup of the latest reports on the economy. Page 2ATwo government reports

Cargo, specifically more cargo for U.S.-flag vessels, is the key to rejuvenating this country's merc

The Pennsylvania League of Cities is planning to establish an insurance pool to provide liability co

Ingersoll to Acquire Seattle-Based BeebeWOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. - Ingersoll-Rand said it plans

The U.S. dollar was broadly higher Tuesday, thanks in part to heavy buying in Japan and the United K

Polyvinyl Chemicals Raises Polymer PricesWILMINGTON, Mass. - Polyvinyl Chemicals announced i

The four-year legal feud between the nation's trucking industry and the state of Pennsylvania that c

Norfolk Southern Corp. reported net income of $124.8 million, or 66 cents a share, for the first qua

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK TURKEY - $170 million worth of loans to help Turkey buy U.S. goods. The b

400,000 Tons of Corn Purchased by SovietsThe Soviet Union has bought an additional 400,000 m

U.S. consumption of semiconductors should grow 19 percent a year in both 1987 and 1988, a sharp impr

The Labor Department ordered 54,000 growers to provide nearby drinking water, field toilets and hand

Foreign trade zones in Puerto Rico are contributing to the island's economy while spurring regional

South Korea's ambassador called for Japan to open its markets wider and predicted an eventual improv

Export, Import Deals Down Sharply in JapanExport and import contracts concluded by the 13 ma

The Reagan administration probably delighted U.S. customs brokers with its announcement this week th

A British company is marketing a heavy-duty rigid-hull inflatable boat said to be sturdier than earl

U.S. economists and industry representatives doubt that Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone of Japan an

Prudential Lines Inc. received an extension on its deadline for filing a reorganization plan. The co

Insurers have another reason to fear Texas courts. Valero Energy Corp., San Antonio, said it

The USS Silversides, the historic World War II submarine that has been exercising squatter's rights

Change Is Foreseen In Soviet BankingOSAKA, Japan - The Soviet Union may revamp its banking s

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

Tue., April 28, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

The Supreme Court's unanimous decision to permit rail unions to engage in secondary boycotts will ha