Latest news

(Census basis - in millions of dollars, not seasonally adjusted)TRADE BALANCE EX

China on Thursday urged Western countries to match their words with action and allow Beijing to join

CNF Transportation Inc., with international operations in trucking, air freight, logistics and posta

Taiwan's largest airline will merge two of its affiliates as part of a restructuring to get out of d

The Cote d'Ivoire cocoa industry stands to lose market share to Asia unless quality and price are ma

May 20, 1999No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 20.

May 19, 1999U..S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

The Finance Ministry on Wednesday noted signs that Germany's long-sluggish economy could be on the r

Insurance officials say they're worried that making Florida's building code uniform across the state

Vs. Vs. Vs. Vs.Value Prior 2 Mos. 1998 1997 Mil. $ Mo. Back

Japan's economy appears to have stopped deteriorating, but there are still no clear signs indicating

Preliminary U.S. government figures for April show that steel imports dropped by 14 percent compared

South Africa's Telecommunications Minister Jay Naidoo, whose ministry is in charge of assessing Sout

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 17, 1998 - May 20, 1999 (a graph)*

U.S. and European textile negotiators are close to settling a dispute over a U.S. rule that prevente

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater gave a strong vote of confidence this week to the Sur

Sapiens International Corp. has won a $1.5 million contract to create a central logistics system for

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 19, 1999Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 189.41 off 1.06

FUTURES - May 19, 1999 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - May 18, 1999All life-of-contract

A promising foreign market is abruptly jolted by steep devaluation of the local currency. Sales dry

France's economy should rebound in 2000 after picking up slightly this year, and the jobless rate ma

International Paper Co.'s James McDonald had a problem that was not uncommon among risk managers: Ho

Malaysia is striving to place Port Kelang on the same level as Singapore, Hong Kong and other intern

For years, ship designers have been trying to come up with the ideal model for a high-speed containe

The New York foreign exchange rates below are selling rates among trading banks of $1 million and mo

Only table.

Airbus Industrie on Wednesday delivered its 2,000th commercial airplane since its founding 30 years

Taiwan's long-awaited and much-needed rapid rail route between Taipei and the main Port of Kaohsiung

UPS Worldwide Logistics is offering distribution cost analysis for health-care providers through its

Scientists have discovered a disturbing unintended consequence of genetic engineering: Pollen from a

May 20, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

MOL (America) Inc. has won the 1998 Ocean Carrier of the Year and 1998 Logistics Partner of the Year

U.S. Customs has added three names to a growing list of Hong Kong companies it says are involved in

The Indian government Thursday said seven new products, including tea and naphtha, will be included

Chinese Internet upstart Sparkice.Com aims to raise $100 million through an overseas stock listing t

A $1 billion federal loan program unveiled Thursday could be just the ticket for shippers on small r

Mexico's soon-to-be-released plan for the petrochemical industry will involve minimal public investm

A report compiled by experts investigating a fatal high-speed train crash in the German town of Esch

A trade group is promoting a new technological approach to improve utilization of the 700,000 chassi