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After learning little or nothing about Federal Reserve policy from Chairman Paul A. Volcker's congre

Bangladesh is making progress in a campaign to attract foreign investment by offering generous incen

A U.S. company that exported no coal in 1986 is breaking in with a bang this year, selling steam co

Leading aircraft manufacturers are forecasting that between now and the year 2005 the value of new a

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission plans to adopt an aggressive schedule this year in its atte

The European Community may never take the touchy political step of selecting a capital. But it might

A new test of an International Longshoremen's Association contract provision, stemming from the unio

David B. Benadof thinks it's perfectly normal for foreign businessmen in Brazil to be perplexed by t

TVA Purchases Coal For Two Power PlantsThe Tennessee Valley Authority awarded seven spot coa

Chargeurs Reunis, the merchant marine affiliate of the French Chargeurs SA holding company, will rad

A lack of funds is forcing the Chinese city of Shanghai to cut investment and other spending this ye

World Steel Output Fell 11 percent in JanuaryBRUSSELS, Belgium - Crude steel output in the n

Japanese steel mills asked Quintette Coal Ltd., which holds an open-pit metallurgical coal mine in

Tax Reform Effect on Property and Casualty Insurers, a conference, will be held March 5-6 in New Yor

A regional Federal Aviation Administration official is urging the agency to inspect the 70 jets that

East Germany and China signed a treaty to begin regular airline service between East Berlin and Beij

Once the vanguard in the nuclear power industry, the Tennessee Valley Authority is trying to rebuild

An ultimatum by Louw de Graaf, the new Dutch social affairs minister, forced Rotterdam's striking co

The Association of Independent Stevedores is trying to attack one of the biggest problems faced by i

The Maritime Administration paid off the government-guaranteed financing on four more United States

Farrell Lines Inc., which has been out of the North Atlantic trade, was low bidder for the contracts

Guilford Transportation Industries is asking Interstate Commerce Commission approval to turn yet ano

Sen. Howard M. Metzenbaum wants to turn the entire $300 billion insurance industry upside down, larg

The Reagan administration won't get legislation to recapitalize the thrift industry without associat

World cocoa bean production for 1986-87 is forecast at 1.97 million metric tons, virtually unchanged

Singapore and Brunei signed a memorandum of understanding regarding the laying of a submarine cable

France's trade minister suggested the United States and the European Community may launch concerted

In an effort to attract industrial investments, France has opened the door to corpo rate tax-free in

The debated lowering or removal of the current U.S. tariff of 3 percent to 6 percent on Canadian exp

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

Regional and Distribution Carriers Conference, Feb. 22-26, Rancho Bernardo Inn, San Diego, Calif. Co

Murjani USA Ltd., a subsidiary of the Hong Kong-based apparel manufacturer and marketer, said it is

Sea-Land Service Inc. appointed Jon F. Klein vice president, marine operations. He is responsible fo

Alumni Association, State University of New York Maritime College. Luncheon. Feb. 25 in honor of N.

The Reagan administration expects to conclude by early March whether Japanese firms are continuing t

United States Lines Inc. said the cargo bookings on its trans-Pacific and South America services are

Biocraft Laboratories Inc., a leading manufacturer of generic drugs, announced that it received appr

The value of U.S. farm exports is expected to hold at a decade-low level of $26 billion this fiscal

Rail labor unveiled its plans for limited testing of employees for drug and alcohol use where it im

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