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Car and light truck sales by the nation's Big Three automakers slumped again in early March, droppin

Sterling soared Tuesday on a strong anti-inflation pledge from the U.K. government, sending the doll

An accident earlier this month that spilled some 34,000 gallons of oil in the waters off Honolulu wa

Petroleum prices surged late in Monday's session on the New York Mercantile Exchange, with U.S. crud

A power failure knocked out electricity to most of Quebec province Monday, leaving about 6 million p

Port Everglades' steady growth of recent years continued in calendar year 1988, with record volumes

Foreign orders flowed in to hard-pressed South Korean shipyards in January and February as the indus

YEUTTER REJECTS CALLS FOR FARM LOAN HIKEU.S. Secretary of Agriculture Clayton Yeutter has re

Officials of the consortium planning to build a natural gas pipeline from Canada through New York an

THE ASSOCIATION OF CHAMBERS OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE (Bonn, West Germany) - Han Peter Stihl was re-e

U.S. design and construction firms say they are still finding Japan's market hard to crack despite l

Textile Quotas to Watch as of 3/11/89* Fully Utilized Textile Quotas as of 3/11/89

The Maritime Union of India is threatening industrial action over government restrictions on Indian

The Mexican program designed to encourage U.S. manufacturing investment there seems headed for some

One month after its cruise ship Celebration slammed into a Cuban freighter, Carnival Cruise Lines sa

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Mon., Mar. 13, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

An article on rate-making organizations in the March 7 editions of The Journal of Commerce contained

TWRA TO BOOST RATES ON CARGO TO FAR EASTSEOUL, South Korea - The steamship conference for U.

A key House Republican has introduced bills that would reorganize both the Maritime Administration a

Nicole Willenz is manager of EDI consulting and development at Price Waterhouse, Chicago. She is als

Swedish Transocean Lines is about to enter an important second phase with Markis, its electronic dat

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

A leading Soviet trade official Monday asked the United States to give his country "equal treatment"

The trading-based giant Jardine Matheson is adding a sea container capability to its shipping and av

REYNOLDS METALS BUYS CONDUCTOR PRODUCTS INC.RICHMOND, Va. - Reynolds Metals Co. has complete

When the price of rail transportation became too high, Scott Paper Co. took to the high seas to cut

AETNA ANNOUNCES SALE OF FEDERATED INVESTORSHARTFORD, Conn. - Aetna Life & Casualty Monday re

In a two-pronged effort to build cargo volume, the Port of Tacoma is taking steps to expand both its

Quantum Chemical Corp. signed a definitive agreement to sell its Emery Division for $480 million to

The future of a trans-Atlantic carrier that launched operations between Florida and the Netherlands

U.S. and Canadian trade chiefs reported substantial interest in their efforts to accelerate tariff r

Lawyers for a Boeing Co. worker who says he developed leukemia because of his work are seeking to br

Southeast Asia offers "vast potential" as a reinsurer only if its countries cooperate more closely,

United Parcel Service is now testing computer systems that will enable it to pick up parcels on the

ASIA-PACIFIC REGION GREW SHARPLY IN '88BANGKOK, Thailand - Countries in the Asia-Pacific reg

The Soviet Union wants to join the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and hopes to be in a posit

WHAT PEOPLE DON'T KNOW CAN HURT THEM. Lack of knowledge could be the root of a lot of troubl

WALLENIUS MOTORSHIPS INC. (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.) - Anthony R. Barber was appointed marketing manag

The Federal Maritime Commission will allow Martexport Inc., a food export shipper, to take part in a