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A renewed focus on interest rates may serve to re-ignite the dollar rally. On Friday, the Co

Three major ship lines will have a far easier time clearing cargo electronically starting today, be

Consolidation Coal Co. and Drummond Co. officials travel to Brazil this week to lead off annual coki

Duff & Phelps, Chicago, a major securities rating company, said Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.'s preferr

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it bought spot coal for its Kingston, Tenn., plant and the Widow

In the third year of the oil-price depression, only the numbers have changed. The story, for the mos

A road haulage consortium that was bought from the government by its own workers in 1982 because nob

Stephen G. Zentz, deputy secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation , has a new role sta

Canadian industry still faces barriers in competing for billions of dollars of U.S. government contr

Dangers and opportunities connected with import shipments will be aired during a conference sponsore

Soaring container volume last year made Hong Kong the world's first port to exceed the equivalent of

China must reduce corruption and implement political reforms if its economic reforms are to succeed,

The first of a number of promised measures to tighten supervision of insurance companies in Hong Kon

* EC 1992 Regulatory Roundup 5A * JofC Industrial Price Index 8A* Kevin Commins - Currency F

Former Arizona governor and Democratic presidential candidate Bruce Babbitt believes economically de

An 11 percent prime lending rate likely will spread throughout the banking industry this week, analy

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index steadied last week after fluctuating widely in Januar

Joint ventures among ship lines will remain a factor in the liner industry even though some of today

CRUDE FUTURES TURNOVER EXPECTED TO DOUBLEAverage turnover in crude oil futures will double t

NH TO RULE IF BURP AFFECTS DRUNKEN TESTCONCORD, N.H. - The New Hampshire Supreme Court must

Foreign investment in China reached a record $12.5 billion in 1988, according to a study based on a

President Bush has launched U.S.-Canada relations into a new pragmatic era, reassuring Canadians tha

Lufthansa German Airlines plans to upgrade its express package service, C&D Airfreight System, Heinz

GRACE PLANS TO SELL STAKES IN SOME ASSETSW.R. Grace & Co., the leading U.S. maker of special

Ocean freight rates for dry bulk cargoes continued to drop last week. A handful of U.S. Gulf

IMF TEAM TO VISIT ARGENTINA THIS WEEKBUENOS AIRES, Argentina - In a bid to improve strained

The top officer of a major shipyard in the United States is calling for the Navy to rethink its proc

ALL WORLD ENERGY MODELS are imperfect, yet they can serve as useful tools if their imperfections are

The federal bankruptcy judge overseeing the Delaware & Hudson Railway has agreed to a plan to keep t

A Connecticut lawmaker said the state can revive its reputation of being tough on traffic offenders

The Ontario Parliament has passed legislation to ban water exports to the United States. The

Madagascar has been a star pupil of the International Monetary Fund, yet living standards have falle

CALIF. LAWMAKERS SEEK NON-RENEWAL PENALTIESSACRAMENTO, Calif. - The California Senate Thursd

The container ports on Puget Sound, primarily Seattle and Tacoma, are falling behind the rest of the

AUSTRALIA PROMOTES ITS BEEF IN JAPANSYDNEY, Australia - The Australian Meat & Livestock Corp

Continental Airlines plan to launch trans-Pacific services between Seattle and Tokyo could be threat

Government underwriting of export insurance for private sector shipments to 18 developing countries

In what may be an emerging turf battle over valuable waterfront property, a prominent port consultan

Feb. 10, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

ALEXANDER & ALEXANDER INC. (New York) - Thomas J. Drag was named national director of this brokerage