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Ryder System Inc. earnings plunged 69 percent in the fourth quarter to $14.9 million, or 17 cents a

Organizations involved in European international combined transport activities have signed a joint d

The increasingly emotional tone of the debate between Japan and the United States over trade and inv

A chronic shortage of many chemicals in China may ease this year, the chemical ministry said Thursda

POLISH PRODUCTION PLUMMETED IN JANUARYWARSAW, Poland - Poland's industrial output plummeted

WHEN DO 12 FINANCIAL EXPERTS AGREE ON ANYTHING? Apparently, when precious metals are discuss

Poland, the cradle of free-market movements in East Europe, is now eager to plant the seeds of a ban

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

Substantial decreases in Soviet crude oil production are threatening to put upward pressure on globa

Franklynn Albert, executive director of Illinois International Port, has resigned amid for undisclos

As legislation to smooth a state takeover of the Port of Baltimore's terminals moves through the Mar

Jose Tavares, Brazilian transport minister, wants to complete a controversial job already begun by t

This staunchly anti-communist Asian "dragon" intends to join the Eastern Europen economic race by bo

East German air carrier Interflug has reached an in-principle agreement to become a partner in Amade

Sixty-six miners were feared dead in an explosion and fire in an underground coal mine, and angry wo

International Business Machines Corp. won a deal worth HK$13 million (US$1.6 million) for automated

One of three catalytic cracking units at Citgo Petroleum Corp.'s Lake Charles, La., refinery will be

A dearth of air cargo capacity is crimping Israel's ability to take advantage of a strong market and

If the political flying weather remains favorable, Brazil's and South America's second-largest comme

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

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

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

Crowley Maritime Corp. will start calling at the Port of New York and New Jersey by mid-March after

A prime topic of conversation around the San Francisco port community these days is the port's recen

The insurance industry called Wednesday for federal help in the wake of last fall's California earth

BAT TO OPEN BIDDING FOR MARSHALL FIELDLoyal customers and an upscale image make Marshall Fie

Feb. 7, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

PASSENGER VOLUME INCREASES AT OAKLANDOAKLAND, Calif. - Passenger volume at the Oakland Inter

Feb. 7, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low Vol.

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

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

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

HELP-WANTED INDEX SHOWS LITTLE CHANGEA widely watched measure of the nation's labor market s

* Trading With Belize 4A * William Armbruster - Trade Talk 5A* Tom Connors - Washington 8A

The United States and the Soviet Union will begin negotiations Monday on a three-year trade agreemen

Ten years ago, Viking Freight System Inc. had no problem hiring new drivers, mechanics and computer

A loophole that allowed New York insurers to circumvent a state regulation limiting property/casualt

The ghosts of ships past are coming back to haunt the Port of Richmond, Va. The little port

Japan and the newly industrialized countries in Asia could soon face competition from the two German