Latest news

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

It was the mid-1970s and Thompson Lykes Rankin was head of Lykes Pasco Inc., the Lykes family's citr

MGM Grand Inc. said Tuesday it has an exclusive six-month agreement to explore the development of tw

Air cargo trade with Brazil has again fallen victim to a job action by customs inspectors at the int

U.S. companies are making their final - and differing - pitches to Congress on legislation dealing w

COMPLAINT: JAPAN IMPORTS BURN EU MATCH MAKERSBRUSSELS - The European Commission has

Thailand's first cable television company, International Broadcasting Corp. (IBC), is on a path for

DROUGHT THREATENS JAPAN'S ETHYLENE PLANTSTOKYO - A severe water shortage due to a re

The Nigerian government is establishing a commodity exchange to promote the export of agricultural c

Aug. 9, 1994 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

The story that appeared on Page 8B Tuesday with the headline "MEBA Settles With Sea-Land; APL Talks

INS PROBES REPORT OF ROMANIAN STOWAWAYJERSEY CITY, N.J. - The U.S. Immigration and N

House and Senate transportation leaders have a "handshake deal" on a bill that would end most truck-

Paris airports have registered a significant increase in cargo traffic in the first six months of 19

STATE July 30 Aug. 6 California $1.22