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Federal regulation of the insurance business could prove economically harmful," a New York lawmaker

Seattle, Tacoma Ports Settle Dues DisputeStaffs of the competing ports of Seattle and Tacoma

Failure isn't a dirty word for insurance and banking joint ventures. We're trying to learn f

China will increase its auditing of major enterprises next year in an attempt to stop fraud, waste,

The Florida Insurance Department said it fined 47 insurance companies a total of $101,100, and order

Goldome Savings Bank said it agreed to acquire Smith, Treiber and Wittig independent insurance agent

NORTH COMES SOUTH: Canada is bidding to raise its profile in Singapore with a trade and investment c

Japanese automakers are concerned that U.S. restrictions on steel imports could affect the quality o

XP Express Parcel Systems, a specialist in the overnight movement of small parcels and documents, ha

GENERAL NEWSThe Reagan administration and business economists project moderate growth and hi

Aetna Life & Casualty Co. says Connecticut tort reform is a major factor in its decision not to seek

If NASA is to rebuild successfully the United States' splintered space program, much of the repair w

The Supreme Court agreed to review whether trademarked goods may be importedfrom abroad for

Mitsui & Co. Ltd., a major Japanese trading company, has placed a $500 million order for five MD-11s

Air Canada reported third quarter net income increased to C$56.8 million (US$41.2 million) from C$14

Brace yourselves for another foreign car exporter hoping to drive off with a substantial chunk of th

MARITIME MARCH SHIPPING LIMITED (Montreal) - Jean Legentil was named president and chief ope

U.S. Sen. Frank Murkowski and H.P. Goldfield, assistant commerce secretary, urged Japan to allow mo

Minority Ownership Of Truckers TracedAn updated list of minority- and female-owned trucking

All Nippon Airways, Japan's largest domestic airline, will purchase 20 Airbus A320-200 aircraft from

The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originatingfrom 49 produc

Gates Agrees to Sell Stake in Gates LearjetGates Corp. said it signed a contract to sell its

SFSP NOTES: Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp. today will ask the Interstate Commerce Commission to ta

Navistar International Corp. faces a crucial showdown today when shareholders hold a special meeting

Iveco Trucks of North America Inc. rolled out a new line of medium duty trucks in a bid to reclaim t

Gelco Corp.'s earnings for its fiscal 1987 first quarter ended Oct. 31 fell to $3.7 million, or 28 c

Zaire's financial officials and bankers hope to work out a debt rescheduling plan this week during m

The Interstate Commerce Commission adopted final rules outlining how trucking companies should ask f

Stocks rose in active trading Monday, as renewed buying in blue-chip issues pushed the Dow Jones ave

Ghana is to start negotiations with the World Bank for a credit of $100 million. The bank has agreed

Willy de Clercq, the European Community's external trade commissioner, said he will meet U.S. Trade

A sharp rise in industry's costs during November has rekindled worries about Britain's inflation pro

Iowa Interstate Railroad Ltd. is fighting to win back shippers lost by the Rock Island Railroad when

Touring Chinese Mill BEIJING - Mexican President Miguel de la Madrid, in China on an officia

Taba Talks Begin GENEVA - Israeli and Egyptian delegations are preparing for the official in

The first part of a Jamaican government effort to divest its largest commercial bank has been oversu

Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, D-Texas, the Senate Finance Committee chairman in the new Congress, hopes to dev

The White House unveiled what it hoped was a believable economic forecast for 1987, and came close t

Charles I. Hiltzheimer replaced William B. Bru as chairman and chief executive of United States Line

If trading partners fail to liberalize policies, Congress is likely to pass veto-proof protectionist