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The hog market has never been better for farmers, according to Agriculture Department statistics. S

The U.S. dollar drifted slowly lower in lackluster trading Wednesday. Analysts said the mark

A group of ocean carriers wants the Federal Maritime Commission to put a ceiling on legal fees the F

The world's largest semi-submersible crane barge for posing offshore drilling platforms was launched

Port of Toledo Expands JobsOf OfficialsTOLEDO, Ohio - Gary L. Failor, seaport direct

The National Association of Independent Insurers is urging state officials across the country to us

US Soybean Disposals Exceed ExpectationsU.S. soybean disposals exceeded expectations in the

Australia's development as an oilseeds producer is proceeding slowly, with no sharp rise in planted

Philosophical differences have caused a rift between the Jacksonville Port Authority and a private p

Smoke from other people's cigarettes causes disease in healthy non-smokers, and simply separating sm

Japan added 11 high-technology products to a list of strategic goods subject to approval before they

Navy Secretary John F. Lehman said the United States needs to fire a warning shot across the bow of

Latest figures on the Greek-flag fleet issued by the Merchant Marine Ministry underline the urgent n

Italians bought more new cars this November than they did a year ago, an Italian industry associatio

"God really is a Brazilian. If not, I suspect your ancestors bribed him," remarked Chinese Prime Min

Timber may always be the bread-and-butter commodity at the port of Olympia, but seed used to grow gr

High oil inventories, which built up at a rate of 3.5 million barrels a day during the third quarter

GENERAL NEWSMany corporate directors received double-digit pay increases this year. Page 3A

Amoco to Maintain Spending Levels in '87Amoco Corp. will hold capital and exploration spendi

A consortium of Mexican and Argentine companies is said to have won the contract to build a second n

Texas oil producers will not be forced to cut their output levels, despite efforts by two Dallas oil

Many corporate directors, facing intense legal and other pressures, have received double-digit pay i

In the wake of United States Lines' financial problems and amid widespread industry skepticism, a We

An economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland says he believes airline deregulation has bee

Although the air courier industry emphatically makes a distinction between itself and the sellers o

American Hoechst Corp. announced that it has supplied voluminous materials in response to the second

Drivers have found a host of ways over the years to outsmart black boxes and other driver-control de

Bob Bergland says it's time that local electric cooperatives step fully into the limelight and becom

Burco to Discuss Role of Trade GroupLONG BEACH, Calif. - Robert A. Burco, executive director

Former Lloyd's Chief Questioned on DealingsA former chairman of Lloyd's of London, Sir Peter

John DiGilio, charged along with the general organizer of the International Longshoremen's Associati

As attention in the United States shifts increasingly to the rising trade deficit with Pacific Rim c

Reebok, S. Korean Firm Set Joint VentureCANTON, Mass. - Reebok International Ltd.'s subsidia

Two New York City jewelers who apparently had an unusual faith in their ability to beat the lie dete

Net new credit demands in the United States will rise more slowly in 1987 and will be easily accommo

S. Korean Constitution SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's two opposing parties agreed to res

The economies of South Korean and Taiwan, two of Asia's four dragons, are forecast to grow 8 percent

U.S. factories, utilities and mines operated at 79.3 percent of capacity in November, after adjustme

Anti-Dumping Duties WASHINGTON - The U.S. International Trade Commission cleared the way for

Public Service of New Hampshire Corp. today will apparently become the nation's first utility to as