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The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 241.11 up 0.74 whi

Bitter cold weather in the Midwest and extensive flooding in California so far have taken a negligib

Latin countries in recent years have made significant steps in opening their economies to foreign co

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 2, '96 - Jan. 27, '97 (a graph)* An

The economic policies of developing nations are beginning to look a lot like those of the developed

Current Textile Quotas:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

LLOYD'S OF LONDONPaul Murphy was appointed Lloyd's first general representative in Hong Kong

Charges for pilot services in Hong Kong, one of the world's busiest ports, will increase in March.

MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPINGBUYS FOURTH CRUISE LINERNEW YORK - Mediterranean Shipping Co. (USA) ha

January 27, 1997This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and th

Jan. 27, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 33

Two of Europe's largest air carriers, facing intense cost pressures on their freighter runs, caught

Foreign banks are making an unexpectedly powerful foray into Mexican retail banking, shaking up an i

CATASTROPHE CLAIMSHURT ST. PAUL'S NETST. PAUL, Minn. - St. Paul Cos.' 1996 net income droppe

Oil tanker freight rates are expected to rise in the coming months, but the rise may be short-lived,

A political row has broken out in England over the government's decision last week to build a new ya

What airlines gain in lower fuel prices, they could lose in labor tussles.As a result, airli

It's tough to figure out, but it happens: You go to bed one night, confident that you are still a bi

International Petroleum ExchangeJan. 27, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Coffee drinkers can expect higher prices this year amid depleted stocks at roasters and an expected

Stocks on The Journal of Commerce Transportation Stock Index managed to avoid the steep decline seen

Shipping lines in the beleaguered eastbound trans-Pacific trades on Monday scrapped a plan to bolste

CHINA'S 1996 DEBT HIT$7 BILLION, SURVEY SAYSBEIJING - China's hemorrhaging state sector moun

Caribbean economies saw moderate to robust growth last year based on expansions in manufacturing, ag

A record 21,000 visitors placed orders worth $HK4.2 billion ($538 million) at the Jan. 14-17 Hong Ko

Germany's largest carriers, Hapag-Lloyd AG and Hamburg Sud, are pressing forward with negotiations a

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,524-$1,595per to

As of Jan. 27, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Sales of ''golden oldies'' albums in Japan are expected to jump, thanks to better copyright protecti

South Florida farmers have opened a new front in their fight with the North American Free Trade Agre

The Russian Federal Aviation Service is forecasting purchases by its domestic air carriers of up to

U.S. insurance companies are coming under pressure to use some of the nearly $2 trillion they hold i

Businesses and individuals cannot file class-action lawsuits to recover damages stemming from a frei

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Jan. 22, 1997 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

RAILSTB DELAYS DECISIONON CN-RAILTEX DEALWASHINGTON - The Surface Transporta

If logistics managers are serious about reducing costs, they should adopt the time-honored tactics e

Despite the protests of two major shippers, Union Pacific Railroad is expected close its sale of 220

Oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos is going ahead with plans to build a $200 million cryogenics plant

1996 MADE 'HISTORY'FOR CHEVRON CORP.SAN FRANCISCO - Chevron Corp. said its fourth-quarter ea

Monday, Jan. 27, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada