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U.S. Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige isn't that excited about a semiconductor industry plan to f

There were no fanfares or formal opening ceremonies when the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement

On the back of a highly successful sales drive in Japan, a leading businessman is urging Hong Kong t

Across a campus square from the last Mao Tse-tung statue in Dalian, Chinese and U.S. experts are tra

Recognizing that an increasing number of fish, lobsters and crabs are flying these days, the Air Tra

An opponent of a proposed mini-hydroelectric project near Oakhurst has charged that political pressu

The B.F. Goodrich Co. said it will shut down several manufacturing operations in Akron by the end of

Sabena's Martin Kovach is intrigued by the notion that two Catch-22 circumstances may conceivably ad

The voice of every member country of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade may carry equal weig

Sales of new homes fell 6.8 percent in January, the biggest decline since October, as the median pri

Moves by the industrialized nations to stamp out protectionism in shipping gathered speed as U.S. of

EC Steelmakers Plan Cuts in ProductionBRUSSELS, Belgium - European Community steelmakers ann

European oil companies are liable to be the principal beneficiaries in Angola as U.S. companies with

The Canadian government selected a Canadian builder for a giant icebreaker to help defend its disput

Chrysler Corp. should gain a psychological advantage on both sides of the Atlantic when it re-enters

The Soviet Union is buying more grain from the United States and will buy even more as long as U.S.

Western Canada's largest shipyard has been cut off from a once-promising business refitting auxilia

Freighter Carrying Dynamite AbandonedCHERBOURG, France - A Danish freighter carrying 400 ton

The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee called U.S. trade policy unharmonious and called

A Rhode Island business group sees only further deterioration in the state's workers compensation pr

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

Tokyo natural rubber stocks at warehouses designated by Tokyo Commodities Exchange for industry tota

Talks by the International Coffee Organization ended Monday night with no agreement on reintroducing

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' resolve to maintain oil prices at $18 a barrel de

A survey by the Japanese Embassy in Washington showed 82 percent of U.S. legislators favoring a trad

Japan's jobless rate hit a record 3 percent in January, the highest level in 34 years, a Labor Minis

Ferro Corp. announced two new business ventures to expand its composites operations. Ferro s

Trying to chart the future of energy-poor Italy in light of the Chernobyl disaster, government offic

The National Transportation Safety Board urged the Defense Department to toughen qualification stand

Unilever PLC, the Anglo-Dutch conglomerate, announced fourth quarter 1986 pretax earnings of 276 mi

Ports are spending millions of dollars to design and install automated information systems and are g

Container traffic through Hong Kong jumped 21 percent last year, making officials pretty sure" it ra

Luncheon in honor of Clayton Yeutter, U.S. trade representative. Sponsored by the New York Chamber o

Fred. S. James Buys A&A's Boise OfficeFred. S. James & Co. said it acquired the Boise, Idaho

Tuesday, March 3, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The U.S. reiterated its proposal for a copper producer-consumer forum designed to develop markets fo

Egypt to Hold Prices Steady Until March 15CAIRO, Egypt - Egypt's crude oil export prices wil

NECO Sets Agreement For Power PurchasesNEWPORT, R.I. - Newport Electric Co. finalized an agr

Drivers Group Seeks Review on ICC RulingThe Owner Operators Independent Drivers Association

The Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. said that it is closing tire plants in Des Moines, Iowa, Bloomington