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The Federal Maritime Commission stressed again that it will insist ocean carriers stick to their tar

THOSE PROFITS keep rolling in. The port of Long Beach in the first six months of fiscal year 1987 co

The 1 percent drop in the government's January index of leading economic indicators confirmed a slug

The Canadian government on Monday selected a Canadian builder for a giant icebreaker to help defend

It took an extra month for the governor of Washington to get answers to his environmental questions

Beneficial Corp. said it reached an agreement in principle to sell its financially-troubled American

The world's mainstream liner trades face more shock waves" this year if United States Lines' 12 gian

A proposed $100 million cogeneration plant to be built in Syracuse may have to be fueled by oil inst

Canadian Parliament To Debate Free TradeParliament will debate freer trade later this month,

A determined effort to integrate Just-In-Time in its distribution network led to Sears Roebuck and C

All Nippon Airways To Buy Airbus AircraftAll Nippon Airways Co. of Japan signed a 160 billio

GENERAL NEWS The government's index of economic indicators points away from future growth, f

Congress should insist on playing an active role in helping set U.S. exchange rate policy, a promine

NEW YORK - The United States is tied with Japan for sixth place among the world's nine major industr

The growth in the number of foreign tourists visiting China slowed in 1986 for possibly the first ti

Unocal Increases Solvent PricesUnocal Chemicals Division announced an increase of 12 cents a

Sen. Majority Leader Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., the most powerful coal industry proponent in Congress, wa

A North American representative of Renaldo Piaggio Co. says the Italian company remains committed to

Hong Kong Firms Net Orders at US Toy FairThe Hong Kong Trade Council reported that the 19 Ho

Representatives of SGS Control Services, a large cargo inspection company, speaking at a U.S. Intern

The National Association of Realtors said its housing affordability index fell to 109 percent in Jan

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

The Reagan administration came out firmly in the corner of business in the argument over who owns ex

Citing unrealized 1986 internal financial goals, Cigna Corp. says it will likely lay off some of its

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

A rebound by the recently depressed oil issues Tuesday enlivened an otherwise listless, lackluster s

Richard J. Mahoney, 53, Monsanto Co.'s chairman and chief executive officer, has cleared much of the

In a story published on Tuesday, March 3, on Boston Edison Co.'s efforts to hire a new management ex

The Swedish company, Petroscan AB, unveiled a new oil exploration technology it says constitutes a "

Two communities whose fortunes are tied to the space program are fighting to be the home of the nex

The Federal Aviation Administration plans to realign several air traffic routes - including one that

Policy Issues and Economic Trends in U.S. and Foreign Steel Markets. A conference on how exchange ma

K-V Pharmaceutical Co. said it received Food and Drug Administration approval to market a cardiovasc

British Aerospace last year made significant sales in the U.S. market, but it was an even bigger cus

American Airlines' acquisition of 40 long-range, wide-bodied aircraft from Airbus Industrie and Boei

U.S. textile, apparel and footwear manufacturers are stepping up their calls for import relief legis

On Competitiveness Competitiveness can be proved only in the testing lab, in the finance dep

Software to Simplify Electronics DesignA British company is introducing an advanced software

The Southern California-to-Hawaii seaborne trade has been dominated by conventional carriers such as

United States Lines would lease five ships to Crowley Maritime Corp.'s American Transport Lines unde