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May 27, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

I was extremely pleased with the diversity of The Journal of Commerce readers who attended our first

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 229.61 off 1.98

May 27, 1994 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Prem

Phillips Petroleum Co. and Amoco Corp. are teaming again with Anadarko Petroleum Corp. to hunt for o

The following business missions are scheduled. The Journal of Commerce assumes no responsibility for

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

A fourth free-trade zone will be established in Sri Lanka's eastern port city of Trincomalee, on abo

Russia's existing tariffs are excessive and some should be cut by as much as 50 percent, Alexander D

Japan maintained its position as the world's top creditor nation for the third straight year in 1993

China has been cleared of possible anti-dumping duties on its U.S. sales of silicon carbide, thanks

You'd think that the World Bank - cursed, condemned and burnt in effigy worldwide for Structural Adj

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Rhode Island officials said Friday that a critical freight rail project has taken the first step wit

COFFEE FUTURES REBOUND AFTER 3 DAYS OF LOSSESNEW YORK - Coffee futures were sharply

TNT FREIGHTWAYS OKS STOCK REPURCHASEROSEMONT, Ill. - TNT Freightways Corp.'s board of direct

In a series of findings that closes a chapter on natural gas industry deregulation, federal authorit

Friday May 27, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

U.S. trade policy in Asia is confused, hypocritical and naive, and probably will torpedo itself, sen

Barring a significant shift in current labor negotiations, Canadian observers expect the freight ope

Switzerland's consumer prices fell by 0.6 percent in May from April, but rose by 0.4 percent year on

Norfolk Southern Corp. and Illinois Central Railroad were repeat winners of the rail industry's top

The loss of customs broking business following the completion of the European Union's single market

Transportation Secretary Federico Pena said Friday he was disappointed at the lack of progress made

Simpson, Spence & Young, one of the world's largest shipbroking firms, is planning to gradually expa

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

China's central bank has begun revising existing laws governing gold and silver as a first step to s

Germany's Metallgesellschaft AG Friday announced it will drastically restructure its refined metals

CHEVRON CONFIRMS TALKS ON TRANS-CASPIAN DEALA spokesman for Chevron Corp. said negotiations

Several hundred children marched through the streets of Karachi Friday to demand the government halt

R. Jane Hill, senior vice president with insurance broker Sedgwick James Inc., will be honored as 19

INSURANCE ACCORD LIKELY, JAPANESE OFFICIAL SAYSTOKYO - Japanese Finance Minister Hir

A Senate panel backed limiting contingency fees for lawyers in malpractice cases, although they left

VIETNAM PLANS TO CUT DOMESTIC USE OF DOLLARHANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam Deputy Prime Minister Ph

The chairman of the largest industrial concern in Western Europe levied a scathing attack at Preside

Thursday, May 26, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by EAB New York and other sources, are selling r

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Shipowners who have been hit by sharp premium increases in the past few years are getting a break in

The House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee Thursday unanimously agreed to a bill that would p