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Officials at Eastman Kodak Co. announced that its Genencor Inc. subsidiary would enter a joint ventu

DURING MARCH, THE CRB FUTURES PRICE INDEX reached 238.97, a level last seen in May 1989, as prices o

The Maritime Administration has given final approval for the sale and U.S. registry transfer of the

FORD CHAIRMAN SAYS JAPAN MAKES TOP CARSThe Japanese make better cars, the chairman of Ford M

KY. UTILITIES SPEND $25.38 A TON FOR COALLEXINGTON, Ky. - The average delivered cost of coal

Mon., Apr. 2, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

The Supreme Court Monday left intact a ruling airlines said could make it more difficult for them to

SOUTH KOREA REPORTS CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICITSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea posted a $330 mi

CARGO TRAFFIC UP 4.7 PERCENT AT NY AREA AIRPORTSNEW YORK - Air cargo activity increased mode

Thames TV thought enough of the "Crisis at LUI" (London United Investments) to feature an update of

Brazil, Argentina and other Latin American nations appear to be moving toward new debt relief packag

Italia di Navigazione SpA, a leading container shipping company, lost 6.8 billion lire ($5.5 million

Officials at Southern Peru Copper Corp. and the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines say SPCC has r

The U.S. government has asked some French and Italian vintners to certify their wines are free of an

P&O Containers Ltd., one of the pioneers of automated information systems within the maritime indust

A POTPOURRI OF ECONOMIC GLEANINGS: Census-taking could push up federal government employment figures

Anxiety-ridden underwriters and intermediaries could have to wait more than a month for a Tillinghas

The leading marketer of refrigerant for automobile air conditioners announced a $1 million campaign

Poland's harsh economic austerity measures are bringing soaring prices under control, but Warsaw sa

The merger of two huge Japanese banks this past weekend creates the world's second-largest commercia

REGIONAL BLOCS European Business Outlook: East and West. April 3-4. New Orleans. Contact Kay

U.S. shipbuilders will hold off on a new request to the U.S. trade representative to end unfair fore

Delmas Vieljeux, a privately owned French shipping company that operates 52 vessels in 12 trade lane

Du Pont said it would raise pensions for more than 50,000 former employees on May 31. Pensio

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

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

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

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

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

Gov. Jim Florio urged the Coalition of Northeast Governors to survey auto insurance laws and practic

FIRST OCEAN MARINE CO. (Redwood City, Calif.) - Anne Landstrom was named director of import sales.

An upcoming meeting of the Group of 7 finance ministers in Paris won't have a major impact on the do

A long struggle between the Tennessee Valley Authority and the city of Memphis - TVA's biggest custo

Gov. Rafael Hernandez Colon has refused to back down from his plan to privatize government-owned Pue

Like school safety patrols, able-bodied airline fliers soon are going to be tapped for emergency exi

AEROFLOT BEGINS FLIGHTS TO SOUTH KOREASEOUL, South Korea - The Soviet airline Aeroflot began

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

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,