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Strong metal and textile prices provided a firm undertone for The Journal of Commerce Industrial Pri

Gold prices crashed in bullion markets across India following the scrapping of a 27-year-old gold co

Harry Bridges, former president of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, who he

Tokyo traders are bracing themselves for a crash by the bruised and battered Nikkei Stock Average to

Robust orders for transportation equipment led overall factory orders up 1.8 percent in February, re

U.S. leading economic indicators fell 0.6 percent in February, largely influenced by the month's 25

In a major policy switch, the Defense Department announced Friday it would no longer block the expor

The sidewalk cafes on the main square in the posh boutique district are crowded with young men, many

There will be a new coal supply competitor in the international market in 1991. Drummond Co.

U.S. carrier and shipbuilder representatives are locking horns once again over whether and how they

TRANSPORTATION POLICY is too important to be left to the transportation planners. After all,

Most shipyard workers' job-related deaths result from fires and explosions, falls, asphyxiation, poi

A European Community panel proposal to ban the import of green lumber from the United States by Aug.

Soviet oil workers in the Tyumen region of Western Siberia threatened to strike beginning April 1, a

Christer Olsson, executive vice president of Wallenius Lines AB, will be appointed presi- dent of th

Metal trade union members manned a picket line in front of the Cascade General Inc. shipyard on Swan

Mar. 30, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

SHIPBROKERS ARE NOW SUGGESTING that the shipping market has bottomed out, at least for thetime being

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

1529 (Mar. 30, 1990) Previous day - 1539 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

CONRAIL PICKS PHILA. SITE FOR NEW CORPORATE HUBConsolidated Rail Corp. has chosen Commerce S

THE PROBLEM WITH FORTRESSES is that someone always seems to be trying to storm them. That ma

FREIGHTLINER CORP. (Portland, Ore.) - Ken West was named plant manager at this truck maker's Mount H

Contrary to earlier indications, Massachusetts Port Authority officials say it may still be several

These days, every traffic manager has to come up with ways of saving money. Especially when the carg

JAPAN, EC TO DISCUSS EUROPE'S CAR MARKETSenior trade officials from Japan and the European C

GILLETTE CO. SELLING SOME EUROPEAN UNITSGillette Co. said Friday it is selling its European

WASHINGTON - For the week ended March 24, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's majorrailro

SOME CANADIAN FEATHERS HAVE BEEN RUFFLED by reports last week of exploratory U.S.-Mexico talks aimed

GM TECHNOLOGY CENTER TO BE SET UP IN JAPANGeneral Motors Corp. said Thursday that it will se

JAPAN REPORTS INCREASE IN TRADE CONTRACT VALUEThe combined value of import and export contra

Southern California continued its domination of the West Coast container market in 1989, while the p

A report by the Texas comptroller's office revealed that insurance tax collections dropped significa

Colombian President Virgilio Barco has a far-reaching vision of his country as a natural conduit for

NY WOMAN SENTENCED FOR BILKING MEDICAREALBANY, N.Y. - The vice president of a now-bankrupt c

Torchmark Corp. turned up the heat in its $6.4 billion bid for American General Corp. Thursday, offe

Unlike the multimillion-dollar settlements to the relatives of nearly 200 people killed in fires at

Hogg Group PLC, formerly Hogg Robinson & Gardner Mountain PLC, reported net profit for the second ha

Guardian Royal Exchange PLC Thursday reported a steep drop in second-half 1989 pretax profits to 48

Eurotunnel PLC, the Anglo-French consortium building a rail tunnel under the English Channel, said T