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Stearns Joins ShearsonDivisionAmerican Express Co.'s Shearson Lehman Bros. unit said

GENERAL NEWS James R. Steckel was named vice president, production of The Journal of Commerc

Gotaas-Larsen Shipping Corp. earned a net profit of $30.6 million in 1986, a sharp increase from the

About 11,000 workers at Plymouth's naval docks staged a one-day strike Wednesday to protest a plan b

Hale Container Line of Baltimore will inaugurate its third container feeder barge service next Thurs

Guy F. Tozzoli received eight different job offers from the private sector after he announced his pl

U.S. computer chip makers are on shaky ground as Japanese manufacturers continue to garner more mark

The Georgia House is expected to reconsider insurance legislation that would give the insurance comm

China Allowed to Open Los Angeles ConsulateA State Department official said China is being a

Two more major tin producers, China and Brazil, will reduce exports this year in hopes of boosting p

Thursday, Feb. 26, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Iraq's deputy prime minister Taha Yassin Ramadan and oil minister Qassim al- Oraibi arrived here for

A powerful partnership, soon to include the First City financial group of Vancouver, has bid nearly

Since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster early last year, a question reverberating in the U.S. coal expo

Westmoreland Coal Co. earnings should improve in the fourth quarter this year, as a result of a stre

A county supervisor wants the port of Oakland to investigate allegations that Southern Air Transport

Hopes are fading in Australia that a new aviation agreement will be negotiated with the United State

Orders to U.S. factories for "big ticket" durable goods plunged 7.5 percent in January, the biggest

Seaway Trade Mission '87. 40-member delegation sponsored by St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. an

The New Orleans Dock Board approved wide-ranging changes in the port's pricing structure, boosting g

Preliminary Commerce Department statistics place the U.S. merchandise trade deficit with Canada last

The stock market largely ignored the Tower Commission report on the White House's handling of the Ir

S. Korea Plans Fund To Help Third WorldSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea plans to create a fu

Ecuador Seeks OK For Oil Price CutQUITO, Ecuador - Ecuador is seeking OPEC approval to lower

Two key congressional committees are turning thumbs down on the Reagan administration's controversia

Conversion Industries Inc. said it is seeking a joint venture partner to assist in completing develo

Ocean carriers are direct employers of International Longshoremen's Association labor, even when the

The United States and Canada could arrive at the broad outlines of an historic free trade agreement

Dow to Hike Phenol PricesMIDLAND, Mich. - Dow Chemical U.S.A. is increasing its selling pric

ABC Rail Corp. bought the railroad wheel, brake shoe and track work manufacturing unit of IC Industr

Motor Carrier Revenue Rose 1.3 percent in QuarterALEXANDRIA, Va. - Motor carrier revenue in

IU International Reports GainIU International Corp. reported fourth quarter earnings of $17.

Where will all the Hyundais go? That's the question many Northwest ports would like to know

The Paris meeting of financial leaders of the six industrialized democracies Sunday resulted in sign

Elwood Kyser, secretary-treasurer of the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots, said

The Federal Maritime Commission opened an investigation into possible rebating in ocean shipping tra

CCAL Adds Lisbon To Its ItineraryChristensen Canadian African Lines is adding direct sailing

Alexander & Alexander Services Inc., the nation's second largest insurance brokerage, reported net i

An independent insurance agency in Arizona is expected to begin testing next month a computer system

French President Francois Mitterrand has settled a dispute with Italy over international monetary is