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

Construction is scheduled to start this fall on the Frankfurt Trade Fair Tower, which will be the ta

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

Franchise Expositions Set for Eight US CitiesThe International Franchise Association will ho

Kaiser Engineers Inc., based in Oakland, Calif., has won a contract to prepare a feasibility study o

Frustrated with its sputtering suit against NEC Corp. of Japan, Intel Corp. has expanded the landmar

Krupp Will Build Chinese Steel MillFRANKFURT, West Germany - Fried. Krupp GmbH has begun wor

The British Columbia supreme court has ordered an American businessman, accused of shipping U.S. hig

Recognition Equipment Gets Japanese OrderRecognition Equipment Inc. said it has received a $

The port of Portland's unused, 85 percent-complete, $43 million coal terminal may wind up being used

A Jamaican oil company has started chartering tankers to ease whatit says is a current shortage of c

In the United States, the cowboy image sells. That's why Madison Avenue repeatedly has used images o

The first of four new "dual-hoist" cranes that are designed to move two containers at a time and up

Local shipyards are sailing into a welcome lake if not sea of black ink after a long period in the d

Government-owned Shipping Corp. of India has been given the nod to convert part of its debt to the g

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

UK Firm Unveils Winding MachineA British company has introduced an automatic dispatch windin

Exports by Japan's two leading automakers, Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co., declined in July

Rail Strike Will Affect Canadian Forest TradeWINNIPEG, Manitoba - The Canadian rail strike w

Malaysia and five other Southeast Asian countries are threatening retaliation if Congress enacts leg

All Canadian provinces and most industries in the country would benefit economically from a projecte

Scheduled shipments of Brazilian-made Ford Cargo model trucks to the United States and Canada are be

Caribbean tourism interests have started lobbying U.S. legislators to have tourism included in plann

Rockwell to Phase Out 6 Single Speed AxlesTROY, Mich. - Rockwell International Corp.'s autom

The production of plastics resins totaled 4.026 billion pounds in June, representing an increase of

Salutar Inc. announced that it has entered an agreement with Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. for the licen

When Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Inc. recapitalized recently, it did not forget its workers. Employees

There is growing evidence that Saudi Arabia, the OPEC swing producer, is losing patience with its pa

Some of the Democratic presidential candidates who debated here warned about bank deregulation on th

Mining Group Extends Deadline for StrikersJOHANNESBURG, South Africa - The Anglo American mi

A Japanese-based transportation company is orchestrating the movement of several thousand freight-to

The medical malpractice crisis is not just a U.S. malady. Doctors in Britain also face stiff

Canada's railway system ground to a halt early Monday as some 48,000 unionized employees went on the

Saudi Arabia hopes to maintain its liquid petroleum gas exports despite serious fire damage to its p

Recent U.S. moves to allow imports of steel rods from South Africa and Namibia while strengthening t

A howling arctic gale had destroyed part of the fleet. The rest was trapped offshore in a shifting i

United Parcel Service said it will assume direct control and responsibility for flight operations an

U.S. lawyers who were in Beijing last week to attend a legal conference took advantage of the opport

The former Gulf Oil Corp. deepwater terminal on Staten Island has been sold for the second time in a

The Transportation Department's plans to add highly restricted zones of airspace at nine airports me