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In the controversy-ridden world of U.S. textile and apparel trade, representatives of domestic manuf

JAPAN'S TRADE SURPLUS FELL IN OCTOBER PERIODJapan had a $1.82 billion trade surplus on a cus

Heavy start-up costs and a long pay-back period are forcing a rethink about Hong Kong's moves to cre

Average daily production of primary aluminum in non-socialist countries in September fell by 200 met

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index may be slowly moving off record high levels after som

The U.S. dollar rose Thursday on what traders called a classic short-covering rally. Short c

1554 (Oct. 19, 1989) Previous day - 1545 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Members of the American Association of Port Authorities overwhelmingly voted to have their organizat

A proposed interest rate futures contract tipped as the savior of Hong Kong's beleaguered futures in

Procter & Gamble Co. intends to produce consumer products using palm oil in a joint venture in Malay

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

American Telephone & Telegraph Co. Thursday announced a 19 percent gain in third-quarter earnings an

Sea-Land Service Inc. said it plans to push the limits of automation when it starts operating its ne

HOW TO USE: The following government bid opportunities are among the hundreds of such opport

The outlook for world coke trade in 1990 and beyond has become uncertain, following a strong market

Spanish Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez will meet with Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady today to dis

UNOCAL TO HOLD PRICES IN SAN FRANCISCO AREAUnocal Corp. said Thursday it is keeping prices f

Liverpool port officials are in the United States to explain what strides they've made now that the

MARITIME CONGRESS CHANGES ITS NAMEThe Joint Maritime Congress, a group that represents the i

Oct. 19, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low Vol.

VENEZUELA LOSES FIRST DUMPING ROUNDThe Commerce Department determined Thursday that Venezuel

Pioneer Electronic Corp. reported Thursday that two of its U.S. subsidiaries are acquiring Discovisi

Pending congressional plans to limit some types of airline mergers would hurt competition, according

Oct. 19, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

UK UNIT LABOR COSTS GREW 4.9 PERCENT IN AUGUSTU.K. manufacturing unit labor costs rose 4.9 p

AIR PRODUCTS INCOME SHORT OF EXPECTATIONSAir Products and Chemicals Inc. said fourth-quarter

Mutual life insurance companies have found a friend in Rep. Thomas J. Downey, D-N.Y., who said Thurs

The Cast container shipping line announced the opening of a Vancouver office on the occasion of the

TWO FIRMS TO BUILD ARTICULATED RAILCARSCHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. - Thrall Car Manufacturing Co.

Canadian Pacific Ltd. Thursday offered to buy the 44 percent of Soo Line Railroad Co. it doesn't alr

Insurance companies doing business in Texas have filed a motion with a court in that state to dismis

Is Harvey Rosenfield planning a brand-new ballot initiative for California? "I'll let you kn

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

The Maritime Administration is considering requests for the sale of two vessels that would result in

A West German diplomat told port officials gathered here that his country would fight for keeping a

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

VISA REQUIREMENTS ON SPLIT SHIPMENTS. An original visa must accompany each shipment. An orig

For the week ended Oct. 14, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

ANALYSTS SAY INFLATION IN US WELL-CONTAINEDAnalysts Thursday said the 0.2 percent rise in U.

Macy's may not tell Gimbel's its plans, but the ports of Seattle and Tacoma intend to tell each othe