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Canada Considers Bans DACCA, Bangladesh - Canada is prepared to break off diplomatic and eco

Senior U.S. officials and and their German counterparts failed to bridge the differences over commer

Large reductions in the budget deficit won't come easily, an annual report to Congress on options fo

Big Three Cars Sales Plunged in Late JanuaryLate-January car sales by the nation's Big Three

John A. Georges, chairman and chief executive officer of International Paper Co., was elected a dire

USX Corp. Chairman David Roderick said that all or part of four steel plants employing 3,700 people

Lawmakers from steel states reintroduced legislation to get Canada, Taiwan and Sweden to cut back vo

Dock Accord in Quebec MONTREAL - The International Longshoremen's Association and maritime e

A surprise surge in orders for heavy trucks is sparking industry forecasts of a long-awaited turnaro

The U.S. dollar continued its erratic, zigzag pattern Wednesday but had a slightly firmer tone again

Waterman Steamship Corp. asked the U.S. District Court here to prohibit the Department of Transport

Stocks rose smartly in active trading Wednesday, with gains in energy and airline issues leading the

The Tokyo Stock Exchange moved to head off anticipated heavy speculation in shares of Nippon Telegra

List of Problem Banks Has Stopped GrowingThe number of U.S. banks on the Federal Deposit Ins

The Mexican government is selling minority shares in Mexico's biggest state- run banks Friday in an

Sugar prices are expected to rise today here and elsewhere, following news representatives of major

Mexico's debt crisis "is bound to continue" and "at some point in the not too distant future, Mexico

Argentine Corn Output Predicted to DecreaseExportable supplies of Argentine corn could fall

A marketing expert says the average American is eating 26 percent less fat each day from retail cuts

Africa reaped a record grain harvest in 1986, but five countries still need emergency food aid and l

It was evident at the National Cattlemen's Association Convention last week in Reno, Nev., that Chic

AFCO Credit Posts SeveralPromotionsAFCO Credit Corp. named Steven I. Orlowski execut

Vista Chemical Co. completed its acquisition of the U.S. polyvinyl chloride compound business of BP

Owens-Corning Completes SaleOf DivisionTOLEDO, Ohio - Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.

The miles of pipes threading through aging U.S. power plants have become a safety worry for utility

Peabody Holding Co. signed an agreement in principle to acquire all the coal properties of Eastern G

Coal Mine Explosion Kills 17 in PolandWARSAW, Poland - An explosion of methane gas tore thro

Conrail Expands System For Lumber in Pa., NYConsolidated Rail Corp. has expanded its lumber

Tenneco's Earnings Decline SharplyTenneco Inc. reported fourth quarter net income of $3 mill

Celanese Unit Hikes PricesOf MethanolCelanese Chemical Co. announced an increase on

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

February 4, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallo

Ford New Holland Inc., which markets industrial and farm equipment in the United States, says it wil

Specialty steel imports declined 4.6 percent in 1986 due to trade agreements on two products categor

Commerce Sets Limits On Sri Lankan KnitwearThe Commerce Department has set import limits on

The American International Toy Fair will be held in New York at the Toy Center, 200 Fifth Ave., from

U.S. consumers may soon be able to buy live Norwegian farm salmon transported across the Atlantic Oc

Americans are eating a lot more fish these days and Canadians, the world's leading exporters of fish

Two more British automakers will be exporting luxury cars to the United States in 1987, industry exe

Phillips Petroleum Co. and Conoco Inc. said the U.K. Department of Energy gave consent to their Brit