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The following are the results of Monday's St. Louis Merchants Exchange call session for barge freig

Cobra Inhabits Factory NEW DELHI, India - An engineering factory near the beach resort of Go

Shortages of leather and specialized labor plus a booming domestic market threaten the Brazilian sho

Guilford Transportation says it continues to dissent from a federal arbitrator's ruling that settles

Nova Scotians don't seem to want them. But chefs in West Germany, Switzerland and France will take a

Japan's official discount rate reached a postwar record low following a 0.5 percent reduction by the

A judge dismissed a California man's plea for mercy and sentenced him to 27 years in prison for pois

Marine Transport Lines reported a net loss of $327,000 for the third quarter, compared with net prof

U.S. coal trading firm John K. Irish & Co. struck a spot market deal with Turkish steelmaker Turkiye

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

Kuwait may build a pipeline through Saudi Arabia to the Red Sea as an alternative to shipping all it

Daewoo Unit Ships Locomotives to GhanaSEOUL, South Korea - Daewoo Heavy Industries Ltd., a u

Warwick Insurance Gets Assistance From ParentMORRISTOWN, N.J. - Warwick Insurance Co. said i

The state Supreme Court let stand a potential multimillion-dollar ruling that the voter-approved "de

A bill to reform New Jersey's automobile insurance system is expected to face a tough time in the Re

Yellow Freight Adopts Purchase Rights PlanOVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Yellow Freight System Inc. o

The recent confirmation China has bought corn from the United States for the first time in two years

Jim Burnley, deputy secretary of transportation, will go to the Far East with John Gaughan, maritime

California has learned a basic fact about technology: being a leader in research does not guarantee

The New York Shipping Association and the International Longshoremen's Association agreed on local c

Economic Index Rose 0.4 percent During SeptemberU.S. leading economic indicators rose 0.4 pe

Top Stories Australia wants its businesses to begin to "think exports" as it strives to expa

The United States and Japan agreed to cooperate to maintain the present yen-dollar exchange

Oil prices rallied strongly late last week, with traders speculating that the ousting of Sheikh Ahme

Preston Corp. should double its 1985 earnings this year despite a lackluster third quarter that slow

Texas Air Corp. Offers 5 Million Shares at $38Texas Air Corp. began a public offering of 5 m

Washington's governor and legislature are asking voters in a referendum this week to blast the Reaga

Pennwalt Hikes Bulk Chlorine Price Pennwalt is increasing the price of bulk chlorine by $20

Cogentrix, Inc., Charlotte, N.C., said it will barge coal to a proposed $80 million cogeneration pla

Boeing Develops Jet With Longer RangeThe Boeing Commercial Airplane Co. said it has develope

Since 1980, no top executive in transportation, and perhaps business itself, has taken more chances

One tragedy of Mexico's decade-long spending spree is that it left the country with so little of las

Brazil is making a valiant effort to counter a weakening trade situation, declining international re

The British government appealed to travel agents, tour operators and airlines not to promote South A

British Airways is making its first move into the onboard courier market with the start this week of

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

Japan's official discount rate reached a postwar record low following a 0.5 percent reduction by the

The British government is likely to net around 6 billion ($8.47 billion)from the sale of s

Japan registered a record monthly current account surplus of $9.1 billion in September, according to

GENERAL NEWSCalifornia must apply its research knowledge to manufacturing if its economy is