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Congress Asks Reagan To Discuss PolicyHouse and Senate leaders seek an early meeting with Pr

Garlic lovers from around the world will converge on the town of Gilroy, Calif., in July to celebrat

GENERAL NEWS Recent optimism by the Senate Budget Committee chairman gives way to concern ab

Todd Pacific Shipyard in Seattle has lost a $9 million contract to repower a Washington state ferry

Willy de Clercq is adamant that the European Community is determined to retaliate against the United

Tiny Caribbean nations cannot live by bananas alone. St. Lucia learned the hard way when Hur

Legislation to encourage the construction of cogeneration plants on Long Island would cost ratepayer

Mitchell Energy & Development Corp. is increasing its capital spending by about $10 million, chairma

If voters approve a shutdown of the Maine Yankee nuclear power plant, the federal courts are likely

A letter from a Reagan administration official helped reverse a slide in prices for bonds issued by

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

Wild Animal Imports From S. Africa LegalThe U.S. Treasury Department has ruled that wild ani

U.S. pasta makers Thursday urged the European Community to end its ''illegal" subsidies on pasta exp

Technology that could reduce highway truck accidents has been kicking around the auto industry for o

Democratic congressional leaders Thursday agreed to support a proposal questioning, but not delaying

CEREMONIES TO WELCOME Jugolinija's newest ship on its maiden voyage to New York attracted more than

Domtar Inc.'s Chemicals group has agreed to acquire the assets of Clough Chemical Co., Saint-Jean, Q

OFFICIAL WASHINGTON CAN STILL LAUGH AT ITSELF and much of the world around it. Sometimes tha

The Reagan administration is encouraged by Brazil's apparent intent to improve its copyright law.

Contracting for new construction dropped 6 percent in May to an annual rate of $233.5 billion, accor

Average Broker's Pay Tops $97,000 a YearNEW YORK - The average earnings of retail stockbroke

Southern California, noted for its sprawling cities, seaports and airport, has suddenly found itself

The Federal Maritime Commission is divided on how to ensure that service contracts are not used to c

The state Fish and Game Commission is delaying until July 6 a ruling on a proposal to start a new se

Japan and the Soviet Union ended two days of trade and economic consultations Thursday with agreemen

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, ostensibly the loser in an appellate court ruling that ove

The United States lost its dominance as a supplier of transshipment cargoes to Hong Kong last year,

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

At a time when the nation's merchant marine fleet is in precipitous decline, the Navy plans a museum

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

Thu., June 25, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

University Creates Biotechnology ProgramIRVINE, Calif. - The University of California, Irvin

Acreage in bearing lemons will decrease sharply in California and Arizona by the early 1990s, then w

EC Consumer Prices Up Only 0.2 percent in MayBRUSSELS, Belgium - Inflation in the 12-nation

THE NAIC's summer session in Chicago is wrapping up today amid much speculation about why the federa

U.S. congressional proposals to give import protection to domestic oil producers could, if enacted,

Pittston Coal Export Corp. officials left Tokyo this week after again failing to reach a contract ag

California wine makers arrived here in the international capital of wine this week, determined to gi

Week of April 26-May 2, 1987 This is a compilation of U.S. coal exports for the week. It is

BHP Utah Minerals International has signed an agreement with the government of Mali to explore for g