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Major U.S. steelmakers will eliminate up to 30,000 jobs next year, but the industry will still be le

Japan's government is considering allowing the private sector to stockpile less oil to strengthen th

President Reagan announced Tuesday he will nominate defeated Republican Sen. James Abdnor of South D

A prominent Canadian advisory body urged federal authorities to privatize Air Canada and Petro-Canad

The Reagan administration is considering proposing that Congress substantially reduce or eliminate g

Honeywell Signs Pact For Indian VentureHoneywell Inc. said it signed an agreement with the T

West European oilseed stocks are likely to reach a record 5.5 million metric tons as at Jan. 1, 198

Having recently bought into a major Canadian gold-mining firm, a local company is going on a treasur

Crowley Maritime Corp. is making plans to deploy three of its ships that were on lease to United Sta

Federal subsidies totaling almost $2.1 billion have been sent to county offices for distribution to

Top executives of two of the nation's largest international air couriers are predicting that at leas

Replanting Could Boost Ghana Cocoa ProductionACCRA, Ghana - Ghana's cocoa production could i

The possibility of granting more power at the local level to the port of Vancouver will be one of t

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said it is investigating allegations that after-hour tradin

Projections for Ghana's cocoa production might be affected following reports of an outbreak of swoll

The Maritime Administration gave permission to Waterman Steamship Corp. to bareboat charter from Far

Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Hanford Dole promised to consider very carefully a broad list of

Maiden Voyage Delayed Of Trans-Hudson FerryFORT LEE, N.J. - The maiden voyage of a trans-Hud

Italian Line has placed an order with an Italian shipyard for three containerships for service in it

France's state-controlled oil group, Elf Aquitaine, has decided to abandon its holdings in the tanke

A small amount of diesel fuel leaked into the Hudson River when a barge carrying 86,000 gallons of f

The 28 percent subsidy on costs agreed this week for shipyards within the European Community appears

NY State Lawmaker Blasts RegulationsALBANY, N.Y. - Tort reform measures designed to make exc

A U.S.-Canadian dispute over alleged U.S. subsidies of corn exports could derail pending trade talks

Domestic textile shipments rose by 4 percent this year from 1985 to $54.7 billion, the American Text

A couple of years ago Jaime Serra and Guillermo Ortiz, two members of the team of economists working

THE 21ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON WALL STREET AND THE ECONOMY. Conference will focus on economic climate

Landlocked Zambia, located in the southern part of Africa, succeeded in signing up oil exploration c

Britain's trade with the rest of the world was in the red again last month as the value of imports s

Price readjustments in Brazil promise relief for some industries, but the specter of slower growth n

When the Voyager aircraft touched down safely at 8:05 a.m. PST Tuesday in the California desert, a t

West Germany's trade surplus fell slightly in November, but the total surplus for the first 11 month

The small port of St. John's in Newfoundland is upgrading its main terminal into a modern container

Prime Minister Bob Hawke issued a global call for bids for what will become the world's largest unde

The Taiwan dollar was quoted Tuesday at 35.69 to one U.S. dollar, its highest level since 1958, trad

7 Locomotives Enter Service in NovemberSeven locomotives were placed in service in November,

Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry announced strict restrictions on exports of for

Five Airlines Place Boeing Jet OrdersAll Nippon Airways of Japan and two Taiwanese carriers

A new set of rules and filing deadlines adopted by the county's Superior Court system calls for most

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or