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International Business Machines Corp. announced a new series of small mainframe computers in what a

GENERAL NEWSU.S. competitiveness in world markets is not just a problem, it is a crisis, the

A House Foreign Affairs subcommittee chairman sharply criticized Reagan administration officials for

The new chairman of the National Association of Manufacturers said that the ability of U.S. industry

United Parcel Service of America Inc. announced it will buy a leading producer of vehicle locating s

Despite veto threats by the Reagan administration, the House attached emergency banking legislation

Foreign business offices in the city may only employ Chinese workers if they have been recommended b

Rep. Don Bonker, D-Wash., chairman of the House Democratic Trade Task Force, called for Senate actio

Flying Tiger Line Inc.'s new chairman is warning employees that the company must cut costs or risk g

Stocks Close Mixed NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed in moderate trading Tuesday, with takeover c

Emissions standards for heavy trucks will essentially wipe out gains in diesel engine fuel economy

A dozen car carriers from the Far East are reserving places in line to discharge Hondas and Nissans

Unlike many who bemoan America's lack of knowledge and/or interest in maritime affairs, Francis J. O

The European Commission has protested to the U.S. administration about "buy America" bills being dis

The outlook for Japanese shipping companies that carry the country's auto exports has become clouded

GENERAL NEWSU.S. competitiveness in world markets is not just a problem, it is a crisis, the

Congress is putting final touches on legislation permitting the sale of Conrail in what should be on

Longshoremen at Thunder Bay will decide Thursday whether to accept a tentative agreement negotiated

France's bankrupt naval shipyards, Chantiers Navals du Nord et de la Mediterranee, or Normed, were g

A shipping dispute between Peru and Chile is disrupting cargo traffic from Peru to the United States

As lawmakers hurry through a bill to keep the ailing Farm Credit System afloat, a report forecasts t

World Stocks of Cereals Are Expected to RiseWorld carry-over stocks of cereals are expected

A lack of offsetting cost savings probably will mean the demise of mandatory marketing loans for 198

The outlook for the world sugar market is increasingly bearish, giv en late improvements in the EC s

World sugar production is expected to fall to 97.9 million metric tons, compared with 100.8 million

Argentina plans to transfer partial control of five leading ports under a bill to be sent to Congres

The 100,000-yen gold coin commemorating the 60th anniversary of Japanese Emperor Hirohito's reign ha

Exports of U.S. agricultural products totaled $24.4 billion in the first 11 months of fiscal 1986, d

A Korean seaman was missing, seven terminal employees injured and the Houston ship channel closed fr

The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles says it will crack down to get an estimated 360,000 uni

The House is set to pass the Risk Retention Act before Congress adjourns now that the Senate has com

RI HMO Files Suit Against Blue CrossPROVIDENCE, R.I. - Rhode Island's largest HMO filed a la

Direct writer insurers have at least two advantages over independent agents that must be addressed i

A reformed Massachusetts workers compensation program, which will see insurers and self-insuring com

Sea/air intermodalism is growing in popularity, especially between the Far East and Europe.

Government officials said the monthly premium that the nation's 30 million Medicare patients pay for

An exchange of contract proposals between the Steamship Trade Association of Baltimore and the Inter

Lawyers, some lining up 250 deep, scrambled to beat Michigan's new liability laws to the punch by fi

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commenced the most expensive salvage project in Buffalo history.

Longshoremen kept working Tuesday under terms of a rejected contract while union and management repr