Latest news

BASF made a major move into the national brand antifreeze-coolant market with the acquisition of the

A 137-day strike, estimated to have cost the province's economy more than C$2 billion, ended here th

Slim Economic Growth Expected in MalaysiaKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's economy is expe

The relative" effects of tort reform on commercial insurance losses are the subject of two studies b

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

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

Freight handled at the port of Dover in the first 10 months of 1986 totaled 8.2 million metric tons,

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

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

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

Richard E. Lyng, agriculture secretary, will be in Brussels, Belgium, this week as a member of the U

Simultaneous mass termination of multiple conductors in flat cables used in complex electrical/elect

The domestic market will ease restrictions on cigarettes, wine and beer produced in the United State

There will be no navigational improvements to Portland, Maine's Fore River ship channel if a recomm

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

Monday, Dec. 8, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

Although the island of Taiwan has virtually no local market for pleasure boats because security cons

The Beijing city government has issued temporary regulations allowing foreign-invested companies to

Slim Economic Growth Expected in MalaysiaKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's economy is expe

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

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

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

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

Bill Withdrawn PARIS - Premier Jacques Chirac withdrew the university bill that brought hund

The port of Portland has seized an American Automar Inc. ship caught in a squabble involving credito

For someone trying to sell computer programs to farmers, it was an odd admission. Unlike mos

The Island Hope, one of two containerships that Island Shipping Line operates between between Yokoha

Gasoline stations will deck the pumps with higher prices this Christmas season, a petroleum industry

John Gaughan, U.S. maritime administrator, leaves for Brazil today to see if the expiring shipping a

The Beijing city government has issued temporary regulations allowing foreign-invested companies to

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

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

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

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

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

Court approval of the complex restructuring of the Tung shipping group is likely next week.

World shipping experts have agreed on model rules for multimodal container tariffs that should slash

Employees of United States Lines who suddenly found themselves jobless, can go to the Seaman's Churc