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ICG and USX Sign Shipping ContractThe Illinois Central Gulf Railroad has signed a three-year

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

Intermodalism may be the buzzword of the 1980s in transportation, but many intermodal carriers feel

Imagine 2,000 sets of eyes scanning the likes of a 10-story-high box that weighs 2,500 tons.

Consolidated Freightways Inc. denounced pending legislation to raise the national speed limit to 65

The surprise decision to scuttle a joint venture between Deere & Co. and the Detroit Diesel Allison

Mocatta Group appointed Keith Smith group chief executive of this unit of Standard Chartered Bank of

Sales of new homes fell for the second consecutive month in February, declining by 2.7 percent, the

President Reagan's imposition of tariffs on Japanese electronics products may take some of the steam

Panic selling engulfed the financial markets Monday, as the dollar fell to a record low against the

SFSP Stock Purchase NEW YORK - Analysts are skeptical that Henley Group acquired nearly 5 pe

Plunging freight rates will force first quarter earnings for the nation's largest trucking companies

The big boom in new double-stack orders has just passed by and is headed off into the sunset, a stud

The 1987 navigation season on the St. Lawrence Seaway opens today in an atmosphere of cautious optim

Business executives expressed uncertainty over the impact of a U.S. decision to impose 100 percent

GENERAL NEWS The Supreme Court refused to review the Transportation Department's decision no

Tomorrow is April and for many Americans that means one thing, the return of baseball. But s

GENERAL NEWS The Supreme Court refused to review the Transportation Department's decision no

Top Stories Austria's new coalition government makes economic growth a first order of busine

A record surge in assets last year enabled the Ford Foundation to make special grants aimed at three

The Supreme Court refused to become embroiled in the controversy over whether air bags should be man

Stanford Erickson was named editor of The Journal of Commerce, Don C. Becker, publisher and presiden

20th Century to Hike Auto Insurance RatesWOODLAND HILLS, Calif. - 20th Century Insurance Co.

Insurance market conditions continued to deteriorate last year although signs of improvement began a

Maternity leave is one employee benefit where the cost has remained relatively stable, a new study s

National Council on Compensation Insurance holds annual meeting April 1-2 in Boca Raton, Fla. Infor

Nuclear Insurer Posts Higher NetAmerican Nuclear Insurers, one of three pools that provide i

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

The U.S. dollar declined again against most foreign currencies Friday despite renewed talk in the ma

Ontario's minister of financial institutions, Monte Kwinter, will meet European government and busin

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

Corporate America's restructuring wave seems made to order for Clayton & Dubilier Inc. A maj

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

Tokyo Stocks Soar To All-Time HighStocks soared to a record high on record volume Friday, as

Friday, March 27, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The household sector was a big seller of stocks last year, despite themarket's sharp rally, accordin

The following is an exerpt of an interview with U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Richard Lyn

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange has proposed a ban on dual-trading by some floor brokers and fines u

West German coffee consumption rose 2 percent in 1986, West German Coffee Association head Frieder R

Broker Permit Plan Set For Corn Syrup FuturesThe Minneapolis Grain Exchange will allow trade