Journal of Commerce Logo
Journal of Commerce Logo
Free TrialSubscribe
Free TrialSign InSubscribe

Latest news

The latest News & Analysis

UK DEMANDS A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD IN AVIATION NEGOTIATIONS WITH US

Reuters |
Talks on aviation liberalization between the United States and Britain will have to put airlines thi

NEW HAVEN RESIDUAL FUELS

JOC Staff |
Sept. 14, 1995 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

LONDON OIL FUTURES

JOC Staff |
International Petroleum Exchange Sept. 14, 1995Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

LOCK REPAIRS LAG, JAMMING BARGES ON ILLINOIS RIVER CREWS SCRAMBLE AS HARVEST BEGINS

Paul F. Conley |
A river doesn't run through it - not yet. Three locks along the Illinois River are still clo
Maritime

AGRICULTURAL TRADE LEADS

Supplied by the US Department of Agriculture |
Trade leads are supplied by: U.S. Department of AgricultureForeign Agricultural Service<
Maritime

DEFYING DINOSAUR IMAGE, IIAA GREETS 100TH YEAR

Russ Banham |
Its first convention in 1896 drew 16 agents on opening day. For the 1995 convention, the Independent

RISING TIDE OF MEXICAN GOODS HEADS SOUTH VIA US PORTS

Michael Fabey |
Ocean carriers are carrying more Mexican goods to Central and South America - through U.S. ports in

INSIDE TALK - RIP WATSON AMTRAK, HIGHWAY LOBBY ON COLLISION COURSE OVER SENATE ALLOCATIONS

Rip Watson |
Amtrak, whose future has been threatened often since its founding 24 years ago, is under the gun aga

SEATAC OFFICIALS: INTERNATIONAL MARKET IS THE KEY TO ATTRACTING MORE CARGO

WILLIAM DiBENEDETTO |
Planners at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport said a strategic priority for the growth of air car

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Information Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce |
Trade leads supplied by: U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service<
Maritime

SPOT PRODUCT PRICES

JOC Staff |
Sept. 14, 1995 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

FOREIGN EXCHANGE

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

KR-CRB FUTURES INDEXES

JOC Staff |
The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 239.86 off 0.47

PRIVATE GROUP URGES CLINTON TO USE EASED EMBARGO TO INFLUENCE CUBA

Richard Lawrence |
The Clinton administration should use its trade embargo of Cuba to prod the Castro government into p
Maritime

CBI COUNTRIES UNDETERRED BY HOUSE REBUFF PANEL DELAYS BILL ON NAFTA PARITY

Canute James |
Caribbean Basin governments will continue efforts to win improved access to the U.S. market, despite
Maritime

P&O NAVIGATION'S PROFIT ROSE SLIGHTLY IN FIRST HALF

Bruce Barnard |
Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co. on Thursday blamed slimmer margins in its liner-shipping
Maritime

TRADE BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
EU TO WAIT UNTIL 1996 TO RULE ON SPRINT DEALThe European Union will likely wait until 1996 t
Maritime

PRUDENTIAL TO CHALLENGE AWARD GRANTED IN LAPSED POLICY SUIT

Associated Press |
A jury awarded a north Alabama man $25 million in a dispute over a lapsed $25,000 life insurance pol

STATE, P/C FIRM RESOURCES TERMED DANGEROUSLY LOW GREATER VULNERABILITY TO DISASTERS SEEN

HELEN R. MacLEOD |
After calculating the resources of individual states and insurance companies, the insurance industry

WESTERN GERMAN PRICES UP 1.8 PERCENT

Knight-Ridder Financial |
Western German consumer prices in the six months through August rose an annualized, seasonally adjus

GASOLINE PRICES

JOC Staff |
Sept. 14, 1995 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pr

SPOT METALS PRICES

JOC Staff |
Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150per ton lots &

HOUSE, SENATE FAA BILLS COLLIDE OVER FUNDING AT ISSUE: WHO PAYS TO UPGRADE AGING AIR TRAFFIC SYSTEM

Lisa Burgess |
With Congress considering several bills to reform the Federal Aviation Administration, the airline i

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Information Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce |
Trade leads supplied by: U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service<
Maritime

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Information Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce |
Trade leads supplied by: U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service<
Maritime

EXPORT ABCS - FRANK REYNOLDS IN TRADE PARTNER COURTSHIPS, MATCHMAKERS TAKE MANY FORMS

Frank Reynolds |
Our last column described the three basic types of trading partners. Here's how to find them.
Maritime

REICH TELLS FUTURE FASHION LEADERS: TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO STOP SWEATSHOPS

Peter Szekely |
Labor Secretary Robert Reich on Wednesday took his campaign against sweatshops to the garment indust
Maritime

MARITIME BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
BRAZIL TO LIQUIDATE SHIPPING COMPANYSAO PAULO, Brazil - Brazil's government has deci
Maritime

INSURANCE EARNINGS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
UK'S PRUDENTIAL POSTS JUMP IN PRETAX PROFITLONDON - Prudential Corp. PLC, Britain's

TWO AUTO PROCESSORS MERGE OPERATIONS ON WEST COAST FIRM TO BE ONE OF NATION'S LARGEST

WILLIAM DiBENEDETTO |
Two large West Coast import auto-processing operations, one based in Tacoma, Wash., and the other in

COST OF CREDIT

JOC Staff |
Wednesday, Sept. 13, 1995 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

MK RAIL SETTLES 2 CLASS ACTION SECURITIES SUITS

Reuters |
MK Rail Corp. has settled two class action lawsuits charging that the company and its controlling sh

FRANCE TO HELP SNECMA WITH FUNDS FOR PROJECT

Tara Patel |
Snecma, the French aircraft engine maker, this week was promised 2 billion French francs ($400 milli

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Information Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce |
Trade leads supplied by: U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service<
Maritime

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Information Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce |
Trade leads supplied by: U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service<
Maritime

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Information Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce |
Trade leads supplied by: U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service<
Maritime

CHEMICAL PRICES

Compiled by Rosalie Spiller, Journal of Commerce Chemical |
As of Sept. 13, 1995 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from

DENIM IS EXPECTED TO LEAD FORECAST RISE IN COTTON USE BY US

Knight-Ridder Financial |
Increased U.S. cotton consumption in 1995-96 is expected to be led by demand for denim, according to

DAILY PETROLEUM PRICES

JOC Staff |
Wednesday Sept. 13, 1995 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represe

CATASTROPHIC OPTION CALL SPREADS

Chicago Board of Trade |
For quotes on National, Midwestern or other markets, call the CBT trading floor during trading hours
arrow_right_alt