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Coal consumption by Indonesia's power plants will hit 5 million tons by 1990 and 8 million in 1995,

Olin Hikes Caustic Soda,Chlorine PricesOlin Corp. increased its off-list prices of c

The Jacksonville Port Authority has pared down its $104 million wish list to a $25 million capital e

The dust has settled a bit and after surveying the scene left by United States Lines' service suspen

African producers of robusta coffee held a two-day meeting here to discuss boosting production which

Speakes Resignation WASHINGTON - Presidential spokesman Larry Speakes said he is resigning h

GENERAL NEWS The emerging Iran arms sales could reduce White House clout and complicate many

Singapore-Burma Talks RANGOON, Burma - A Singapore delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister G

The French government is expected to pick an industry outsider as the new chairman of Renault, the s

Matlack Inc. will expand its bulk commodities transfer and trucking network in the Midwest by adding

US-Canada Link Opens After Barge Is FreedBUFFALO, New York - Workers extricated a salvage ba

Residential natural gas rates are expected to rise slightly next springbecause of an overhau

North Korea defended its construction plans for a dam north of the demilitarized zone, saying South

The departure of United States Lines from the North Atlantic will provide only a temporary respite f

The controversy over U.S. arms sales to Iran and the diversion of funds to the Nicaraguan rebels cou

Business executives in the United States and England fear the Iran arms controversy could seriously

QUESTION OF THE DAY: On everyone's mind, of course, is the Iran/contra/Afghan/ Wh ite House connecti

The recent opening of an Australian merchant bank in the United States highlights the increasing mov

DOT Gives TWA Nod To Sell Part of PARSThe Department of Transportation said it would allow N

The world cement trade will become increasingly dependent on North African and U.S. import demand du

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

Monsanto Chemical Co. said construction will begin within several months on a 50-million-pound expan

N.H. Delegation Opposes Smaller Planning ZoneCONCORD, N.H. - New Hampshire's four-member con

Oyster Creek nuclear power plant officials have postponed putting the generating station back on lin

Australian National Line has added a containership, the Australian Advance, that has as much capacit

A Norwegian-flag liner company should not be required to pay a $1.2 million penalty for hauling more

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange plans to begin trading its Australian dollar futures contract in mid

As Democrats prepare to take over Congress, the bared fangs of U.S. protectionists are having a prof

The United States and the Soviet Union resumed efforts to try to expand their two-way non-strategic

US Weighs Duties On Mirror ImportsMirrors imported from Japan, Italy, Britain, West Germany

Strategic expansion and diversification in acetylene chemicals continues at BASF Corp., according to

Governments of the main non-communist countries of Southeast Asia must get out of business and stimu

For the week ended Nov. 22, 1986, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equ

The merger between two of Britain's biggest shipping companies, Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigati

Three huge experimental wind turbines conceived during the energy shortages of the late 1970s have o

December 4, 1986 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallo

Deutsche Bank's plan to take a 98.3 percent stake in Milan-based Banca d'America e d'Italia, the Ita

Thousands of farmers fed up with slumping markets for traditional crops packed conference rooms here

Technical problems which have dogged London's securities markets the past few weeks have failed to d

Purchases of U.S. anthracite by the South Korean government are expected to reach about 800,000 metr