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American and Soviet maritime negotiators cited slow progress and grounds for further discussions as

Airline insurers may unwittingly face unlimited liability for cargo losses as a result of a potentia

Rail freight traffic fell sharply in December, particularly in the last two weeks. The rail

Merck and Co. said its earnings rose to $367.9 million or 93 cents a share in the fourth quarter, fr

Leaders of the country's largest maritime labor union are moving to expel a dissident member who mou

The grain crop that produces America's bread has been stalked by drought for the second year in a ro

PHOSPHORUS OXYCHLORIDE FMC Corp. of Philadelphia said it is increasing list and off-list pri

The International Cocoa Organization Tuesday revised its estimate of the world's cocoa surplus for t

The annual Fashion Fair brought smiles to the faces of exhibitors and buyers with a four-day tally o

The durable plastic rings on six-packs that choke birds, snare fish and litter roadsides were banned

Attorneys for Bolar Pharmaceutical Co. told government regulators the company appears to have used f

Sources say Matson Navigation will consider the sale of its Matson Agencies subsidiary at the Jan. 2

The European Community's leaders appear to have shifted priorities away from the Uruguay Round talks

The Federal Railroad Administration has told officials of Canadian Pacific Ltd. that it is dissatisf

JAPANESE TRADE DEFICIT UP FROM YEAR EARLIERJapan had a $2.06 billion trade deficit on a cust

President Bush intends to nominate Federal Reserve Board Governor Edward Kelley to a full 14-year te

WORLD BANK PLEDGES AID TO EAST EUROPEThe World Bank says it is ready to pump billions of dol

The European Community has approved a controversial formula that will set a minimum floor price for

Japanese computer software manufacturers are threatening to turn a proposed European Community softw

Tue., Jan. 23, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

JAPANESE INVESTORS ARE CASHING IN GAINS on their U.S. Treasury bond holdings to offset losses in the

The U.S. computer industry cautiously hailed news that President Bush will ease restrictions on high

A leading Japanese banker Tuesday conceded that a reduction in banking profits will be unavoidable t

The Port of Baltimore just ended one strike, but faces yet another vote today by 2,000 dockworkers.<

* Gordon Platt - Credit Outlook 3A * EC 1992 Regulatory Roundup 5A* A.E. Cullison - Asia Vie

The U.S. dollar declined sharply against the deutsche mark Tuesday on news of a cease-fire agreement

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

China Light & Power Co., a local utility, is planning a US$7.7 billion coal- fired power station to

Average New York home heating oil prices plummeted and propane prices fell slightly during the week

GASOLINE PRICES RISE ALMOST 2 CENTS A GALLONGasoline prices rose nearly 2 cents a gallon at

Ned Wallace has resigned as chairman of Evergreen International Airlines, he confirmed Monday.

DELTA'S EARNINGS FELL IN SECOND QUARTERDelta Air Lines earned $64.2 million, or $1.08 a shar

Jan. 22, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

TNT Ltd., the Australian-based transport organization, is mounting a major push to develop substanti

UAL STOCK PLUNGES AFTER BANKERS' REPORTUAL Corp. stock fell sharply Monday after a published

ESSO SHUTS REFINERY EARLY FOR MAINTENANCEROTTERDAM, Netherlands - A six-week maintenance per

Passenger airlines lost their once-dominant share of the U.S. air freight market to all-cargo carrie

The Chinese government plans to expand its crude oil output to 200 million metric tons by the end of

Efforts to prevent oil spills at sea focus too much on radical new designs for the world's aging tan

The U.S. oil transportation industry has all but resigned itself to the likelihood that Congress soo