Latest news

Looking to grow beyond labor-intensive and low-skill assembly jobs, the Dominican Republic wants to

The Federal Maritime Commission's proposed rules to carry out a key element of the shipping reform l

The Russian Parliament's lower house gave quick, initial approval to an austerity budget for 1999 ju

U.S. court decision that struck down a Massachusetts sanctions law aimed at Myanmar has proved to be

Irritated by another slap from the new government, Germany's motor carrier association is lashing ou

The number of canceled mergers is rising, but a British insurance firm wants to ensure that failed c

A buried treasure - possibly French explorer La Salle's flagship l'Aimable - lies about 18 feet belo

Japanese car maker Isuzu Motors Ltd. announced last week it will eliminate 4,000 jobs and reduce deb

Ford Motor Co. has sold part of its stake in Kia Motors Corp., the South Korean automaker it tried t

U.S. consumers spent cautiously in November ahead of the vital Christmas sales season, despite the s

A federal judge accused Commerce Department officials of shredding and hiding large numbers of files

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 20 - Dec. 24, 1998 (a graph)* Annua

In an effort to cleanse outdated anti-dumping orders from the books, U.S. trade officials have ignor

Nine years after the collapse of the Berlin Wall, Vienna International Airport counts itself a major

Dec. 24, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 189.27 up 0.16

The restructuring process of Romanian gas utility Romgaz will accelerate prior to its privatization,

Washington Gov. Gary Locke announced last week that Washington employers will get another workers co

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100%) is as follows

Peru's Fisheries Ministry banned anchovy fishing from Peru's extreme north to the southern Port of A

Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan will make a two-day official trip to France next month, the fo

Wing Bridge Shipping has added Belize to its Latin America liner service.Wing Bridge said it

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsSept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M

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

The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in London and New York, include the f

Emons Transportation Group Inc. has completed the acquisition of Canadian National Railway's 94-mile

New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 23, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th

ou've downloaded the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to your computer and can browse it freely. Tired of

The decision to commit fraud is an economic decision, according to an economics professor.Sp

Long seen as a gimmick that preyed on the fears of the elderly, cancer insurance is gaining new grou

716 (Dec. 24, 1998) Previous day - 724The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursday

In a move that could negate deregulation in U.S.-China ocean trade, the Chinese government is propos

hat do you give a nation that ranks as the 10th biggest exporter in the world, with total 1997 exp

Kitty Hawk Inc. is selling seven smaller turbojet freighters that had once been the air cargo carrie

Optimism among Italian families about economic prospects over the next year decreased in December af

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

The country's largest terminal operator will boost charges 20 percent beginning next month in what i

Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman, concerned by the recent sharp drop in hog prices to the lowest l

A federal court has ordered U.S. trade officials to reconsider their ruling that unfairly priced exp