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Although insurers and analysts were reluctant to estimate losses from the nation's deadliest earthqu

Just hours before a massive earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay Area Tuesday, California Gov. Ge

First official reports from the fall session of China's premier trade fair are predictably bullish,

Trailer Train Co. launched a thorough survey of the nation's rail traffic and found that Chicago han

A joint dispute settlement panel has found that a Canadian rule that certain fish must be brought to

NEW DENVER AIRPORT MAY GET $40 MILLIONHouse and Senate negotiators agreed this week to provi

Thomas M. Fiorentino has been named chief of staff of the Federal Railroad Administration. A

Nova Corp.'s decision to go ahead with plans to build a C$30 million polyethylene pelletizing unit a

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will be forced to furlough some chicken inspectors and reduce loa

The National Grain and Feed Association favors tighter audit-trail requirements and close surveillan

SOME INDICTED TRADERS SAID TO BE ACTIVE YETCommodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Wen

Members of Congress, Washington trade experts and even some Bush administration officials are worri

NORTH AMERICA ISA '89. Oct. 22-27. Philadelphia. Sponsored by the Instrument Society of Amer

Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it raised its stake in the luxury car maker Jaguar PLC to 10.4 percent f

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Northwest Airlines cargo ton-miles in September increased 10.6 percent to 167.5 million, up from 151

THE DEGREE OF EASING in Federal Reserve monetary policy will depend almost entirely on the condition

MCDONALD'S PEGS SALES OF MCRIB AT 80 MILLIONMcDonald's Corp. announced Tuesday it expected t

The future of a fledgling Mideast liner service operated by Thames Shipping Ltd. is clouded by uncer

A strike against Boeing Co. had nothing to do with the drop in exports of U.S.-built jetliners, airc

If the Federal Maritime Commission rejects two petitions aimed at combating the movement of overweig

Japan would like to see China, Taiwan and Hong Kong included in a future Asia-Pacific regional econo

Singapore's largest shipping company is on track toward a 40 percent increase in profit this year co

American ports are going to push the federal government for a plan to handle disposal of the muck dr

American Reliance Group Inc. Tuesday reported increased revenues and net income for the third quarte

LIFE INSURERS' ASSETS UP IN JAPAN IN AUGUSTThe combined assets of Japan's 25 life insurance

NEW MACHINERY ORDERS RISE 11.5 PERCENT IN JAPANNew private-sector orders for Japanese machin

Bankers' reactions to a proposed $16 billion transport project in Hong Kong have been "very encourag

I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT the air freight forwarder, cargo agent, or whatever the air cargo intermediary

1516 (Oct. 17, 1989) Previous day - 1509 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

European Community transport ministers were unable to agree on opening even a small portion of commu

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

Tue., Oct. 17, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Lower profits from chemical operations will keep Phillips Petroleum Co.'s third-quarter earnings wel

The Cocoa Producers Alliance, which meets here this week, does not expect to see a settlement of coc

A discussion on the outlook for the shipping industry is scheduled today at Freight U.S.A. in the B

A new oil spill response group is searching for ports to serve as bases for its operations.

Expectations that the federal government will enact stricter mileage regulations soon may force Chry

The world body controlling wildlife trade formally banned ivory sales Tuesday despite bitter objecti

Canadian banks will likely follow the example of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and increase the