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West Germany's grain production declined an estimated 2.2 percent to 25.35 million metric tons in 19

Success or failure of a major venture such as the construction of a large oil refinery often may de

Truckers are driving the long way around the Puget Sound area to avoid ferry costs, but Washington s

A multimillion-dollar tax break for a Midwestern truck lessor will be on the clogged agenda next wee

Ecuador's President Leon Febres Cordero, who supports free enterprise and close ties with the United

Mideast Trip Put Off WASHINGTON - Secretary of State George P. Shultz postponed consideratio

The Reagan administration wants Canada, Sweden and Taiwan to moderate their steel exports to the Uni

What does it take to win Washington's approval of a major transportation merger these days?

Volunteer fire companies across New York state have placed an emergency call for help. They desperat

It was Thursday. At Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, a tiny unit of KLM Cargo takes possession of a packe

The United States is relaxing some prohibitions on export of high technology to the Soviet Union, ac

The Liberian legislature has formally approved reduction in fees for vessels registered in that coun

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY CRETE - 240 million European Currency Units (US$237.6 million) over the n

The federal Environmental Protection Agency says a draft of an environmental review does not examine

The Federal Maritime Commission will consider the following at its next meeting, 10 a.m. Wednesday,

Shiites Pressure France PARIS - Islamic Jihad, the underground Shiite Moslem group holding F

Taiwan's announcement that it will voluntarily restrict steel exports to the United States in the fa

Eastman Kodak Co. introduced 17 new products for professional photographers and photofinishers, incl

A new study of jury verdicts is fueling the dispute between New Jersey's trial lawyers and the insur

Bond Investors Guaranty Insurance Co. moved closer to achieving premier" trading value in municipal

Guardian Royal Exchange, one of Britain's major general lines insurers, said Wednesday it is more co

U.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter said that further exchange rate shifts may be needed.<

UPS Agrees to Buy 13 DC-8s From DeltaGREENWICH, Conn. - United Parcel Service agreed in prin

Commodities dealers Cargill and Marpro plan to step up countertrade activities in Southeast Asia by

The port of Everett is pursuing its own ambitious plan for harbor development now that the Navy appe

The number of U.S. visitors coming to Britain has returned to near-normal levels after the downturn

Detroit Edison Co. said increased industrial activity, as well as a surge in new construction in sou

The official opening in South Korea of a $425 million plant to build cars for the U.S. market began

Combustion Engineering Inc. established a business unit aimed at serving the environmental market.

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

Sun Hikes Price Of No. 2 Fuel OilSun Refining and Marketing Co. increased the New York harbo

The following are the highlights of Wednesday's St. Louis Merchants Exchange call session for barge

An Austrian woman sued the Soviet Union in connection with the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, but the S

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (OD) is worried about continued sinkage of the seabed on the Eko

Gold Prices Rally LONDON - The price of gold, which climbed through the $400 an ounce level

National Semiconductor Wins Taiwan InjunctionTAIPEI, Taiwan - A District Court in Taipei has

Representatives of Brazilian and U.S. shipping agencies will meet here today and Friday to examine t

Northeast Insurance Co. was sued by an unsuccessful bidder for the Portland, Maine, insurer, on char

The British government is boosting its reserves through a $4 billion Eurobond offering, the largest

Key players in the administration and in Congress are beginning to agree on major points of a Conrai