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Port of Baltimore terminals are handling general cargo at a pace that will make 1994 the port's best

In a move aimed at averting grain-distribution problems during expected heavy traffic this fall, CP

GROUND STAFF PROTESTS PHILIPPINES AIRLINESMANILA, Philippines - Philippines Airlines

TTX Co., the railroad-owned car leasing company, has ordered $246 million worth of cars for first-ha

The dramatic rise of the Japanese yen is helping U.S. companies compete for a share of the Chinese m

CNA REPORTS NET LOSS; OPERATING INCOME UPCHICAGO - CNA Financial Corp. increased its

A bitter division within the U.S. insurance industry is holding up passage of Superfund reform legis

American Cyanamid Co. is continuing a cautious response to the $8.5 billiondollar buyout bid

As part of its drive to establish a global technology network supporting business growth in main mar

With less than a month before its scheduled opening, Japan's Kansai International Airport is in elev

The Senate on Tuesday agreed to have the Department of Defense help fund a shipyard loan guarantee p

German Transport Minister Matthias Wissmann is spearheading a government drive to crack down on fore

Railroads are in another of their periodic merger binges and the only questions are,where and when w

An environmental lawsuit by three cities along the proposed Alameda Corridor threatens to derail pro

NORTH AMERICA New York International Gift Fair. Aug. 14-18. New York. Contact: George Little

Reassured at a meeting with China's President Jiang Zemin about intellectual protection, the head of

Sales at the wholesale level rose in June for a second straight month and stocks of unsold goods fel

As of Aug. 9, 1994 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 231.05 off 0.93 wh

HOUSE PANEL TO VOTE ON SUPERFUND TAXESWASHINGTON - The House Ways and Means Committe

Few doubt that the owners of Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. will save a lot of money by moving the compan

Of the acts of piracy reported in the first half of the year, more than one- third occurred in Janua

Mississippi's Port of Gulfport will build a modern container terminal and transfer facility on its w

Demand for raw building materials in Europe and Asia is pushing up freight rates for large bulk carr

A new carrier group is emerging between the U.S. East Coast and the west coast of South America that

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index, a leading inflation indicator, moved toa new high fo

The U.S. dollar declined Tuesday in response to a surge in deutsche-mark buying by investors.

HOUSE APPROVES BILL FOR RAILROAD SAFETYWASHINGTON - The House of Representatives has

New York Mercantile Exchange - Aug. 9, 1994 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

Aug. 9, 1994 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%B

Agriculture Department scientists are scrambling to develop new domestic varieties of a wheat prefer

The Insurance Information Institute has published a paper on the increasing unavailability of proper

These bicycle movements were the largest recorded from port documents, during the two weeks ended Au

A breast cancer patient is suing her insurer, alleging the company won't pay for a medical procedure

Insurance companies can continue to exclude coverage for pollution damages and avoid paying the liti

Machinery orders received by Japanese firms on Tuesday showed strong growth for June, but economists

Agricultural exports from California set new records in 1993, with continued strong sales to Canada

Tuesday Aug. 9, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

One side of three twinned locks in the Welland Canal will be closed for scheduled five-day maintenan

Expropriation announcements listed in Mexico's federal register for border- area infrastructure sugg