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The demand for tin is not exceeding supply and there is a limited chance of the price rising sharply

HUNTSMAN CHEMICAL TO BUILD PLANT IN IRAQHuntsman Chemical Corp., based in Salt Lake City, Ut

Tonen Corp. said Wednesday it reached agreement with a U.S. oil trader affiliated with Exxon Corp. t

The first of Boeing's new 747-400s to operate in China went into service Wednesday, one of three on

President Bush has signed the Maritime Administration budget bill for fiscal year 1990. Cong

Bank of Japan Governor Satoshi Sumita Wednesday urged Japanese banks to be cautious in lending for l

The U.S. merchant marine will never move beyond mediocrity unless it develops a unified strategy, a

Shippers with operations in and near San Francisco and Oakland, Calif., were quick to adjust their o

One small casualty of the earthquake was a good night's sleep for Southern Pacific Chairman Philip F

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange said Wednesday that it had accepted the withdrawal of Capcom Futures

South Korean President Roh Tae-Woo Wednesday pledged his country to freer international trade.

President Bush has pledged in a letter "to work on Congress" to extend most-favored-nation status to

CSX TRANSPORTATION INC. (Jacksonville, Fla.) - David W. Hemphill was named assistant vice president,

A lack of grain sales to the Soviet Union this year has left Canadian railroads with a surplus of ra

The Federal Maritime Commission and one of the world's largest freight handling firms have reached a

The Malaysian government Wednesday gave the go-ahead for a US$750 million plastics venture between B

Cuba's 1989-90 sugar crop, estimated at 7.9 million metric tons of raws, will be delayed four to six

HOUSING CONSTRUCTION FELL 5.2 PERCENT IN SEPTEMBERHousing construction fell 5.2 percent in S

Supplies of distillate and gasoline declined, the American Petroleum Institute's latest weekly suppl

Oct. 18, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

In an effort to reduce air pollution, Massachusetts environmental officials announced regulations Tu

Commuter and cruise boats from two Crowley Maritime Corp. units have been pressed into service ferry

JAPANESE REPORT CUT IN US STEEL QUOTAJapan's steel export quota to the United States has bee

Disappointing trade numbers could cause a weakening in the Canadian dollar, some analysts say.

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