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Australian coal producers are reasonably optimistic about prospects for 1987. Most are expe

The Indian Point nuclear power plants both have experienced problems with backup systems, leading t

Only five of 26 oil field development projects on the Norwegian continental shelf will be profitable

Tennessee Valley Authority signed and sealed spot contracts with five coal companies with which it h

M&T Sets New PlatingProduct PricesM&T Chemicals Inc. announced major changes to its

The brain and heart damage that often accompanies strokes and heart attacks may be blocked by drugs

The National Council on International Trade Documentation. Forum on facilitating international trade

Federal officials won't say so, but the recent plunge in the trade value of the dollar might repres

Tenneco Paper Chemicals started construction on the first of a series of planned new manufacturing f

Federal and state agencies have begun planning to deepen the Hudson River channel to 36 feet for 50

North American Consumption Of New Rubber Falls 1 percentTotal new rubber consumption in Nort

When Joseph J. Zaninovich was a young boy in his native Yugoslavia, he kept a U.S. flag and a pictur

Property/casualty insurance took up a significant amount of New York legislators' time in 1986, but

General cargo movements across shipping terminals in Hampton Roads increased 12.2 percent in 1986 an

Device Should Solve Audi Acceleration WoesA top Audi executive said the carmaker is "taking

The California Insurance Department has taken the property/casualty industry off the hook for the in

Health and Human Services Secretary Otis Bowen told senators that he does not yet know whether Presi

IN-HOUSE KELLY GIRLS: Travelers Corp. thought up the idea, Hartford Insurance Group followed up and

In a deal that makes it the nation's largest title insurer and the dominant player in the California

Transamerica Corp. said fourth quarter operating profit rose to $42.2 millionfrom $39.4 mill

China's leading newspaper reminded the nation that hard work and struggle must remain the watchwords

The Supreme Court, in a case affecting export of U.S. high technology, has allowed an Australian fam

GENERAL NEWSThe Supreme Court ruled that citizens may sue out-of-state sources of pollution.

The Communist government fired the president and vice president of China's prestigious Academy of Sc

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

Dillingham Corp. Placed on Sale BlockPORTLAND, Ore. - Dillingham Corp. is up for sale, accor

The premier of British Columbia said he is more optimistic about the prospects for a free trade agre

Some favorable economic news and rumors of interest rate cuts abroad clashed with more spells of pro

Foreign governments and private investors overseas will continue to put money into U.S. capital mark

French Trade Surplus Reported for 1986France's December trade surplus totaled 3.7 billion fr

US Bank Failures To Increase This YearFederal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman William Seidm

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

Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone told California's Gov. George Deukmejian Wednesday that changing Ja

Mazda Motor Corp. will concentrate this year on developing its share of the domestic Japanese auto m

A high-ranking Soviet scientist conceded his nation was too slow to tell the world about the disaste

The indebted countries of Latin America can expect interest rates charged by foreign banks to fall n

NEW YORK Engineering plastics used in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning market are growi

In 11 years as director of the Alabama State Docks, Robert M. Hope has weathered two governors, the

A dockworkers' strike looms on the horizon at the port of Miami if Seaboard Marine Ltd. sets up oper

Reactive Polymers Division of Reichhold Chemicals Inc. announced a price increase of 2 cents a pound