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The shoe's on the other foot for U.S. footwear manufacturers, a newly released industry study shows.

Mexico has reduced its population growth rate from 2.4 percent a year to 2 percent in the past five

Japan should further increase market access for foreign farm products while improving productivity i

The Japanese government is considering a large-scale pump-priming economic package totaling 5 trilli

Outlying industrial areas in Japan face ruin if the dollar falls to the 140- yen level, according to

Foreign Investment In S. Korea Up 365 percentSEOUL, South Korea - Foreign investment in Sout

Foreign Investment In S. Korea Up 366 percentSEOUL, South Korea - Foreign investment in Sout

In launching its new line of personal computers, International Business Machines Corp. is focusing o

City Faces Fine In Butterfly CaseFederal prosecutors have filed a misdemeanor charge against

The United States' urgent drive to open up Japanese markets to U.S. goods is provoking cautious opti

The United States' urgent drive to open up Japanese markets to U.S. goods is provoking cautious opti

Transportation Secretary Elizabeth H. Dole told Rep. Norman Mineta, chairman of the House Aviation S

At least $600 million worth of California highway work is poised to beginbecause of the U.S.

Domestic car sales by the Big Three U.S. automakers improved 15.2 percent in late March over a year

Ciba-Geigy Corp. plans to import iron blue pigments from England under an agreement with Manchem Inc

The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission differ on changes they are seeking in the Mc

The stock market surged ahead in heavy trading Friday as the Dow Jones industrial average reached an

Medsac is the name of a new international joint container service to be offered by six public and pr

Bayer AG worldwide sales in 1986 were deutsche marks 40.7 billion (about US$21.2 billion), down 11.3

Pollution Suit Names Niagara MohawkSYRACUSE, N.Y. - Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. has been name

While the debate about reforming the civil justice system continues unabated, a subtle change is app

Salvagers are on schedule to right a British ferry that capsized a month ago, killing at least 134

Itel Containers bought Flexi-Van's fleet of cargo containers, and not the company itself, as was in

In the crucial early hours after a British ferry capsized off the Belgian coast last month, vital re

Shell Francaise, the local affiliate of the Royal/Dutch Shell group, has threatened to contest befor

The Maritime Administration gave United States Lines conditional approval to sell the authority it h

Several years ago a U.S. merchant ship picked up a boat filled with Vietnamese refugees who were sic

Although Greek shipowners are taking the heaviest losses from missile attacks in the Persian Gulf wa

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

Insurers forcing consumers to come up with their own coverage might want to think again. Uni

The National Transportation Safety Board recommends banning barge fleeting areas on river bends in a

Port authorities and pleasure boaters, condo developers and homeowners, public agencies and people j

Property and casualty insurance stocks are coming under pressure by investor fears that premium grow

Venture capital firms had their chance. CIS Technologies Inc., a tiny Tulsa, Okla., firm tha

Colonial Realty Buys Cigna BuildingHARTFORD, Conn. - Colonial Realty said it completed the p

The North Carolina Department of Insurance is wasting no time taking advantage of its new authority

New guidelines to limit use of 15 of the most common medical tests could helpcut health-care

Small insurance companies face a lonely battle to stop a federal takeover of insurance regulation.

The U.S. dollar moved higher Friday on short-covering ahead of the weekend. The dollar tumbl

The next asbestos" may be lurking in a variety of industries ranging from metals to petroleum refini