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Top Stories China's Jiangsu province traders hope to lure U.S. importers and exporters away from Jap

John P. LaRue has become the third president in 16 months at the Philadelphia Port Corp., a private,

An archaeologist says divers have salvaged hundreds of artifacts from the wreck of HMS Sirius, the f

Eastern Airlines is organizing a coordinated air and truck delivery system to compete with United Pa

The public had no right to know that entertainer Liberace had AIDS or that a hospital doctor suffers

The country's economic crisis has hurt rural residents more than people in the city, Agriculture Sec

The world beef and veal market strengthened in 1986 and is expected to continue recovering in 1987 a

Nippon Steel Corp., the world's largest steel product manufacturer, informed its 54,000-member union

The Export-Import Bank said it will begin financing operations and maintenance contracts of U.S. fir

The Soviet Union signed a final agreement with the state-owned Finnish oil group Neste, which will a

Cigna Corp., the nation's second largest public insurance group, has once again thrust insurance ind

Companies offering electronic data interchange network services have yet to see returns on their inv

Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., which imports 90,000 cars and light trucks through Baltimore annually, ha

Grupo Duratex ReorganizesManagementSAO PAULO, Brazil - Grupo Duratex SA, Brazil's la

China produced 375,000 tons of offshore oil in 1986, an increase of 281,000 tons over the previous y

Oil, Gas Exploration Off Sharply in AustraliaSYDNEY, Australia - Australian oil and gas expl

Guilty Plea Entered In Insider Trading CaseMartin A. Siegel, a former executive of Kidder, P

The Jamaican government and Alcan have sent to arbitration a dispute over the pricing of alumina (re

Canal Panel Sets Up Apprentice ProgramThe Panama Canal Commission March 9 will establish Mar

The U.S. economy showed signs of re-inflating Friday as the government reported a sharp gain in whol

Solidarity among West Coast unions motivated James Herman, president of the International Longshorem

THE FREE MARKET is alive and well in the trucking industry, despite industry claims to the contrary

The need and environmental impact of the proposed Iroquois Gas Transmission System were questioned a

British Caledonian Airways selected the General Electric CF6-80C2 engine to power its new long-range

The official unveiling at the weekend of the Airbus Industrie A320 signals an important stage in wha

Fears of resumed sales by the world's largest producer, Cote d'Ivoire, after several inactive months

Richard E. Lyng, U.S. secretary of agriculture, most likely will visit Japan late in April to press

Three of the five syndicates the New York Insurance Exchange declared insolvent last November are sc

The Inter-American Development Bank appears about to win a record $27 billion increase in lending re

Celanese Corp. reported fourth quarter net income of $57 million, or $5.04 a share, up from $50 mill

Miranda Not Required Before BreathalyzerALBANY, N.Y. - The New York Court of Appeals unanimo

Yeutter Asks for Probe On Chinese TungstenU.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter has aske

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

Neither the 1986 collapse in world oil prices nor the sharp increase in early 1987 may be true harbi

Australian Wheat Board Says It Won't Cut PricesSYDNEY, Australia - The Australian Wheat Boar

American Bar Association leaders oppose outlawing tobacco product advertising but predict a spirited

A campaign by the Federal Aviation Administration to rid the skies of airspace intruders has resulte

Hong Kong is exporting more and more to the United States, but its markets else where are growing ra

Norsk Hydro claims to have proven what Norwegian oil industry experts say could be a major oil field

Piedmont Natural Gas Co. said one if its subsidiaries has formed a joint venture to provide natural