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Japan's 6 million farmers, angered by the liberalization of agricultural imports, are beginning to a

The U.S. dollar rose sharply Monday, reaching a five-month high against the Japanese yen in quiet, t

SHIPBUILDER'S STOCK GETS RECOMMENDATIONNEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. - A favorable recommendation on Am

Adm. Paul A. Yost, Coast Guard commandant, said he will "personally" look into the issuance of seama

A NEW MARSHALL PLAN: How often has that been prescribed for the mega-problems of the era, illiteracy

New allies Union des Assurances de Paris and Banque Nationale de Paris are out to develop a commerci

TAIWAN TO EASE CURBS ON CURRENCY TRADINGTAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's central bank Monday said i

Textile Quotas to Watch as of 3/24/89* Fully Utilized Textile Quotas as of 3/24/89

Mon., Mar. 27, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

The Supreme Court announced Monday it will review a case focusing on the degree of regulation states

Improvements in the U.S. trade deficit will stall out next year without major policy changes on the

Free enterprise looks set to sweep through Africa's largely state-run economies. ''There is

Pressure on the Australian government to sell its domestic airline is increasing as the scheduled de

Prices of Third World debt in the secondary market are holding close to recent highs as optimism abo

Ship movements at Bombay and Calcutta are being disrupted by a strike of officers manning Indian ves

EMERSON TO SELL 5 UNITS TO BSR INTERNATIONALST. LOUIS - Emerson Electric Co. has entered int

The Mississippi River was closed Monday between miles 37 and 47 in the Thebes Bridge, Ill., area for

The corn market is looking ahead to spring planting conditions and to the U.S. Department of Agricu

BUSH REPORTED FIRM ON MINIMUM WAGEPresident Bush will not accept any bill to increase the mi

High-definition television, a new technology that will give television a picture quality similar to

Exxon Shipping Co. has up to $400 million of pollution liability insurance to cover cleanup costs an

The sweeping reform of auto insurance announced recently in Canada's richest province provoked a fai

Public and private officials have mixed views on the prospects for U.S. business in El Salvador foll

* Import Quota Watch 4A * Commodity Research Bureau: Corn Market 6A* Albert L. Kraus - Marke

The Bush administration is reviewing the need for tougher U.S. curbs as well as expanded internation

An old folk expression says, "You can't dance at two weddings." To New York fuel vendors, it means y

Beginning this June, the U.S. Postal Service will put facsimile machines in post office lobbies in 2

Electronic glue is a difficult thing to explain and even more difficult to sell. But ports i

Jackie Presser, the late Teamsters president, told government officials that organized crime element

Officials in Seoul unveiled over the weekend ambitious plans for twoelectrified, high-speed

CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE (New York) - Ann S. Kraus was named vice president in the bank's

Labor disputes, many of them violent and protracted, are threatening South Korea's dynamic, export-l

WOW REVIVES RUXPIN IN REORGANIZATION PLANWorlds of Wonder Inc., which rode the success of Te

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

Dour predictions about the environment dominated an international conference held last week in Paris

''DOA" WAS THE EXHIBITOR VERDICT. Action at the show floor of the Connecticut Maritime Assoc

GROUP APPLAUDS COURT FOR DRUG TEST RULINGAn association of corporations owning truck fleets

Lend Lease Trucks Inc., Minneapolis, will spend $100 million on new trucks and trailers to expand it

Safeway Stores Inc. continues to mull Tracy, Calif., as the site for a new dry grocery distribution

The Canadian Industrial Transportation League, the largest distribution association north of the bor