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Top Stories The trading of oil futures takes the New York Mercantile Exchange by surprise, r

The construction of a $6 billion nuclear particle "supercollider," sought for years by the nation's

Tacoma port commissioners will allow non-transportation companies to locate in the port's foreign tr

Portland General Closes Western EnerTech UnitPORTLAND, Ore. - Portland General Corp. is clos

Homes and offices with sensors that automatically turn up the lights, heat or air conditioning when

January 30, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallo

U.S. chip makers called upon the government to levy stiff sanctions on certain Japanese chips enteri

PG&E Plans to Help Customers in NeedSACRAMENTO, Calif. - Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is takin

Kaiser Steel Corp. announced it is seeking a buyer for its coal-producing subsidiary and its operati

Great Lakes Posts Increase in NetWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Great Lakes Chemical Corp. reported

Roadway Services Increases NetAKRON, Ohio, - Roadway Services Inc. reported 1986 fourth quar

The Cuban view of the foreign debt problem affecting development throughout Latin America boils dow

Rosalind Rachid was named imports editor of The Journal of Commerce. She will be responsible for the

The Reagan administration's point man on economic policy insists the United States does not want uns

Top Reagan administration officials reacted with restraint to the surprisingly small U.S. trade defi

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

Pa. Congressmen Push Steel Control ExtensionRep. John Gaydos, R-Pa., and Sen. John Heinz, R-

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

General cargo traffic through Hampton Roads totaled 4.5 million tons last year, up from 4 million to

Sen. Zorkinsky to Chair Production, Price PanelSen. Edward Zorinsky, D-Neb., will chair the

USDA Predicts Increase In Japan Wood ImportsExports of U.S. forest products to Japan could i

The state Public Utilities Commission approved a 6.3 percent electricity rate reduction for San Dieg

Economic Reports WASHINGTON - The government report on December new construction expenditure

A bid by Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. to extend its subsidized service to the east coast of South Ameri

The U.S. dollar moved sharply higher Friday in reaction to news thatDecember's merchandise t

The stock market appears to be entering a period of consolidation, analysts said, although the basic

More than two-thirds of the Transit Authority's 3,100 buses are running on unsatisfactory brakes tha

Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., is becoming increasingly vocal about the Reagan adminis

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will face a hard task maintaining crude oil prices

Tokyo Stocks Close Above the 20,000 LevelThe Nikkei index of 225 selected stocks rose above

Thai miners are risking their lives by slipping into a war zone in Cambodia in search of Siam rubies

Chemical Waste Management Inc. announced that a project team headed by its Enrac division will likel

In the Jan. 29 edition of The Journal of Commerce, in a page 1A story and in an earlier published st

Ryder System Inc. saved $3 million in health-care costs in 1986 through the installation of several

A pilot program in six areas of New York State to be covered by a catastrophic health coverage plan

Diamond-Star Motors Corp., taking shape amid the cornfields on the west edge of this central Illino

Six years ago, an airline executive with a new idea sent three planes into the skies from a backwate

For all the electronic products he has helped engineer and all the patents he holds, William R. Hewl

European spot oil prices moved very little last week, with North Sea Brent crude trading in a narrow

GENERAL NEWSMidwest heads for moderate economic growth, according to many experts. Page 2A