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JOURNAL OF COMMERCE TRANSPORTATION TABLE, Feb. 9. National Press Building, Washington, D.C. Topic is

A meeting held this week in Atlanta is making it easier for transportation companies toestablish ele

TRANSPORTATION TABLE TARGETS TRUCK RATESThe continuing fight over negotiated truck rates wil

Federal oversight long ago displaced state regulation of railroads, yet the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Philip F. Anschutz, owner of Southern Pacific Transportation Co., said recent changes he has made in

Kenan Transport Co. reported fourth-quarter earnings of $743,000, or 32 cents a share, on revenue of

House legislation to rewrite the vessel rebuilding and foreign-owner citizenship provisions of domes

A special rail-truck link has helped a chemical producer in this small Midwest city shift from mainl

The Journal of Commerce has learned through informed sources that Burlington Northern Worldwide is b

The Adherence Group Inc. said it has made five promotions that will not change the structure of the

A House maritime subcommittee has scheduled hearings this month and next on the fiscal year 1991 spe

PLATINUM PRICE AVERAGE SEEN AT $535 IN 1990An expected increase in interest by Japanese inve

DELAY IN ANNOUNCEMENT OF LEAK ANGERS LOCALSCHARLESTON, W.Va. - A pesticide plant that built

The prospect of lower domestic meat production has Japanese soybean dealers wary about the future of

SODIUM SULFITE, SODIUM NITRITE General Chemical Corp., based in Parsippany, N.J., announced

H. Grant Heaton, chairman of American Plastics and Chemicals Inc., recently returned to China after

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's planting flexibility proposal is likely to attract significant

A separate motion was filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court here Tuesday afternoon asking the court set asi

Where some people see special insurance risks, Herb Kaufman sees opportunities. And so far, his Sout

Senior commodity futures analysts expect near term gold prices to fall to the $400 an ounce level ag

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ST. PAUL COMPANIES INC. (St. Paul, Minn.) - Robert J. Haugh will retire as chairman and chief execut

The World Trade Center Metro Manila, the fifth trade center among the six nations of the Associatio

Legislation to temporarily block companies from terminating employee pensionfunds for the pu

Ongoing merger negotiations between New York's Commodities Exchange Inc. and the New York Mercantile

At last check Massachusetts had the highest auto insurance rates in the country. A new report says i

A potentially major curb on imports from China was threatened Wednesday by Sen. Jesse Helms, R-N.C.<

Research experts from the United States and the Soviet Union have launched a joint venture to provid

Foreign-financed projects in Belize's primary foreign-exchange-producing sectors this year could dou

The U.S. dollar was mixed Wednesday, with attenton focusing on the deutsche mark. The West G

Sen. John Danforth, R-Mo., warned the Bush administration he will be very skeptical if it asks for a

Brazilian automotive exports plunged 45 percent in January from December, to 11,197 vehicles.

The West German cabinet has agreed to support immediate talks with East Germany on setting up a cur

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

MEXICO DEBT ACCORD SEEN AID TO NEW PACTSNegotiations to relieve the crushing debt burden on

CITIBANK (New York) - William R. Rhodes was named senior executive - international, responsible for

One of China's largest American-backed projects has restructured a substantial part of its financing

INDONESIA RECORDS $408 MILLION SURPLUSJAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia recorded a US$408 milli

As the move toward German unification gathers steam, many East Germans fear their fragile economy wi

Wed., Feb. 7, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K