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Taiwan has launched a campaign to win political and economic concessions from the Philippines in ret

More funding to help Third World nations will dominate International Monetary Fund-World Bank talks

PAYMENTS DEFICIT WIDENS IN FRANCEFrance's balance of payments deficit widened to 6.811 billi

DIETHYL-M-TOLUAMIDE Hoechst Celanese Corp.'s fine chemicals division is increasing the price

WITCO, PUREX, DIAL AGREE TO CLEANUP IN NJWitco Corp., Purex Industries Inc., and Dial Corp.

World vegetable oil prices are expected to decline in 1989-90 (October- Septembe r) due to large pal

CORN, WHEAT EXPORTS TO SOVIETS TALLIEDThe United States exported 701,639 metric tons of corn

Poland was in the news again last week, resulting in sharply higher to limit- up pork belly futures

Georgia Gulf Corp.'s board of directors said it was exploring a sale of the company, a move seen as

The U.S. appeals court here has become the new boxing ring for the continuing battle between Guilfor

The dollar suddenly plunged 7 pfennigs, or 3.5 percent, against the deutsche mark Friday afternoon o

Cast (1983) Ltd. has been carrying an increasing volume of U.S. import and export cargo in its liner

Japan has surpassed the United States in plant and equipment spending, Data Resources Inc. said.

The Soviet government has stepped up its imports of food and consumer goods to honor pledges it made

BRANIFF POSTS LOSS FOR QUARTER, HALFORLANDO, Fla. - Restructuring its operatings to build a

Japan's trade and industry minister has disclosed that plans to ease strict government controls on t

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

A potentially bitter feud is emerging between American and British freight forwarders and brokers as

Brazilian maritime officials will press their U.S. counterparts this week to renew quickly a bilater

American Airlines recently handled two unlikely but vital air cargo shipments. Organ pipes and marbl

FREIGHT FUTURES PRICES tumbled last week, as a flattening in ocean freight rates for dry bulk commod

U.S. exports of railway equipment to Africa could use a shot in the arm from competitive sales finan

Sept. 15, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

1433 (Sept. 15, 1989) Previous day - 1434 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

HE UNDERSTANDS THE ISSUES, but will it make a difference? Federal Railroad Administrator Gil

The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a broad 4.3 percent rate increase for truckers in the Mi

ICC ISSUES RULING ON WHOSE CAR TO USEThe Interstate Commerce Commission has ruled that railr

For the week ended Sept. 9, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 9

An electronic messaging network to be unveiled next month is a key weapon in the British freight for

The House Ways and Means Committee has agreed to legislation that would siphon off $4.3 billion over

Commodity analysts in the Agriculture Department believe wheat farmers won't go overboard in signing

Higher prices for heavily weighted industrial materials tracked by The Journal of Commerce Industria

Matif, the French financial futures exchange, and its rival, the London International Financial Futu

BRAZIL SETS TARGET FOR RAW SUGAR EXPORTSRIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - The Brazilian federal gover

Opposition is mounting in the Senate to the nomination of Margot Machol to a seat on the Commodity F

It's a safe bet that drinking and driving don't mix - but smoking and driving? Smokers are d

The Association of Private Pension and Welfare Plans, one of a legion of opponents of the controvers

A group of women has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to review A.H. Robins Co.'s reorganization p

Massachusetts motorists caught speeding 1 mile per hour or 100 mph over the speed limit will pay the

Lloyd's of London has been trying to discourage members of the troubled Outhwaite insurance syndicat