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Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin on Thursday warned against imposing quotas on imports to the United

The international shipping lines that carry most of the cargo between Asia and North America have ad

International Petroleum ExchangeFeb. 3, 1999 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The overall risk management costs for U.S. businesses declined for the fifth consecutive year, accor

Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. said its 1998 net income grew to $332.4 million from $265.2 mill

Thursday Feb. 4, 1999Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

The following trade leads appear exclusively in print in The Journal of Commerce. The leads are curr

The Indian government Thursday signed an agreement with the World Bank for a $543.2 million assistan

''Would a trucker report another trucker? You bet.''

The House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee is planning to hold hearings later this month on the que

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (Aphis) today holds

MAERSK, SEA-LAND SURVEY BALTIMORE RAILMaersk Line and Sea-Land Service Inc. met with port an

A new technology division has been formed by American International Group Inc.'s American Internatio

Feb. 3, 1999U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

As of Feb 4, 1999Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from supp

For further information:These trade leads are supplied by WTCA On-Line, a service of the Wor

Getting your goods into Asia may require sharper marketing and sales techniques this year becau

At least 15 House members, including Minority Whip David Bonior, are backing Massachusetts in a fede

Swedish-Swiss ABB Group reported Thursday orders received worldwide declined by 10 percent in 1998 t

The close links formed between South Africa and China received a further boost Wednesday with the op

The Port of Bintulu in Malaysia's Sarawak state is adding equipment and studying expansion of its li

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Mar. 27 - Feb. 4, 1999 (a graph)* Annual

What happened to the euro?Europe's new currency was unveiled Jan. 1 to the popping of champa

Emerging as new player in trade politics, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., this week is trying to spl

Performance was a mixed bag at the major North American railroads reporting service data for the fou

Look for the U.S. government's next report on merchandise trade flows to show a sharp narrowing of t

Need is driving the large American and European food aid programs for Russia this year. But the reci

Under pressure to generate revenue, the Surface Transportation Board announced an across-the-board i

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 190.32 off 0.36

The long U.S. effort to get other nations to stop using unnecessary and distorted health rules as a

France's exports of goods and services are forecast to grow by 4 percent in 1999, a slowdown from la

A headline that appeared on Page 3B of the Jan. 27 edition should have indicated that the Bi-State H

The number of Americans filing new claims for state jobless benefits fell for the third consecutive

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

Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley on Thursday proposed building two more terminals at O'Hare Internatio

Where's the beef? Not in South Korea, the world's cowpunchers reckon, and that's started something o

U.S. fresh fruit and vegetable exporters, bedeviled by both economic and weather problems, appear he

794 (Feb. 4, 1999) Previous day - 794The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lond

The Surface Transportation Board will eliminate the option of using the Federal Maritime Commission'

Brazil and the International Monetary Fund are sending signals that neither side wants to rush a fre