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

Paul Volcker, former chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board, warned Monday that current trade li

The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originatingfrom 49 produc

The nation's 500 leading auto dealerships as ranked by Auto Age magazine sold $23.8 billion worth of

The Central Electricity Generating Board's plan to build a coal import terminal near Southampton wil

UNION PACIFIC CORP.'S NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE Drew Lewis, gave indication that the railroad and natural

Aviation insurance underwriters, who have been warning for several months that premium levels on air

Equitable Life Denies Interest in E.F. HuttonThe Equitable Life Assurance Society of the Uni

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

Although people here aren't quite sure where Hebei province ranks on the totem pole, they agree it's

Joseph E. Connor was elected chairman of the Price Waterhouse World Firm, the unit in charge of coor

Australian coal producers and Japanese buyers are sending out signals, hoisting flags and generally

Hewlett-Packard Co. has added another offspring to its China family as part of a plan to aid the cou

Caribbean officials attending the annual Miami trade and investment conference on the Caribbean Basi

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

The government has announced the launching of an undersea research station that allows scientists to

A New York state legislator wants Gov. Mario M. Cuomo to appoint a seven- member commission to study

MOVEMENT OF MERCHANDISE UNDER MASTER IN-BOND PROCEDURES. Effective immediately, all master in-bond s

U.S. raw steel output this year through Nov. 21 was 78.2 million net tons, up 8.2 percent from a yea

Officials from South Korea are planning a major assault this week on the anti-dumping provisions of

In a report that is bound to dim confidence in the heavy truck industry, Merrill Lynch Economics Inc

The $78 million settlement reached between General Electric Co. and the owners of an Ohio nuclear pl

A unique, new shippers' association is in business. It is a grouping of cargo brokers, known

A report of a sudden jump in heavy truck order cancellations has stirred concern that the industry m

1175.5 (Nov. 30) Previous day - 1171.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in

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

Shirley Temple singing The Good Ship Lollipop may turn lots of Americans off; what will it do to the

China's textile industry is facing a shortage of raw materials, due in part to the industry's enviab

Silk is at the heart of China's latest bid to boost its growing textile trade. There are 757

A challenge to an airport operator's claimed right to limit the distance an incumbent carrier can fl

International Recovery Plans AcquisitionNORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - International Recovery Cor

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

Tokyo corporations late in November began increasing currency options dealings when the U.S. dollar

Punitive damage awards are government-imposed penalties. When they are excessive, they are unconstit

The Burlington Northern Railroad has opened what may be a new front in an ongoing industry battle wi

Movers Group Against IRS Trucker ProposalALEXANDRIA, Va. - A government proposal to reclassi

W. German Oil Imports Fell During OctoberFRANKFURT, West Germany - West German crude oil imp

Independent Canadian airline Wardair took delivery of the first two of 14 new Airbus A310-300s Frida

A new Vancouver-based shipping line is to start services to Japan and the U.S. East Coast. P

Japan's last-ditch bid to settle its farm trade dispute with the United States through bilateral tal