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In 1993, renewal of the Export Administration Act was a top priority for the U.S. high-tech industry

On a recent visit to the White House, an executive was taken aside and quietly warned that his compa

Investors and policyholders bickered Monday over a ceasefire extension agreement with Lloyd's of Lon

Insurance and banking industries continue to pick over the latest version of the banking deregulatio

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Robots were once the domain of assembly lines, replacing human workers who had numbed their minds an

It's one thing to get the ball rolling, and another to keep it rolling. Although the transportation

Cargo stranded on a ship under arrest in the Canadian Port of Halifax for several weeks is now being

The debut early this year of the Regina Maersk, the world's first ship capable of carrying 6,000 20-

PercentYear Closing Change High/ Price

Transportation stocks performed generally well last week, with The Journal of Commerce transportatio

The coal unit train is a familiar railroad workhorse but seems an unlikely candidate for high-tech i

The stock market is hitting all-time highs, the president predicts higher second-quarter growth and

The move by major U.S. exporters and key ship lines to partially deregulate ocean shipping enters a

A cloud appeared Friday over an impending deal to liberalize telecommunications trade around the wor

Friday, April 26, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The U.S. dollar was dragged down by the yen Friday, as the Deutsche mark remained in the dog house.<

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 5, '95, - April 26, '96 (a graph)(2)

They say time is like a circus, always packing up and moving away. Time is a thread running through

KOHL LOWERS FORECASTFOR GERMAN GDP RISEBONN - Chancellor Helmut Kohl said the German governm

''If you're IBM, you don't want to deal with every government-owned monopoly around the world.''

Communications officials in Mexico late last week announced new linkage charges with monopoly Telefo

The story headlined ''Socialist Portugal smiles on privatization,'' which appeared on Page 5A on Fri

With freight rates under severe pressure and carriers doing their utmost to restore market stability

China believes making its currency convertible for ordinary transactions faces four ''not-too- diffi

BRITISH PORTSFEAR WORK STOPPAGELONDON - Britain's air and sea ports face travel chaos follow

INDONESIAN RIOTS LEAVEAT LEAST SIX DEADJAKARTA, Indonesia - At least six students have died

Chinese officials voiced shock on Friday at a decision by the U.S. Export-Import Bank to delay loans

ALCATEL CONTRACTING SAFranceAmount of contract: $20,998,758.Contract description: Su

IT HAS BEEN A LONG, tough climb, but the airline industry appears on the threshold of wiping out nea

With the award of contracts to two private telephone operators, the Sri Lankan government is moving

As finance minister and other delegates from 56 countries sit down Tuesday for the annual meeting of

As of Apr. 26, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

What does driving a race car have in common with handling air freight? ''You learn when you race to

The Clinton administration's policy of promoting exports to the former Soviet Union is colliding wit

An informal survey of insurance and courier executives foretells that air shippers will demand broad

The trucking industry is winning some changes it wants in federal safety ratings of carriers, a syst

While truckers nationwide struggle with rising diesel prices, the California Trucking Association ar

Those worried about a U.S. trade deficit with the Far East should try booking freight with an air ca