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Saying a defiant stance would be counterproductive, the Massachusetts Port Authority directors tempo

Profits at U.S. airlines are soaring to their highest level since the industry was deregulated 10 ye

ICC TO ALLOW INCREASE IN RAIL FREIGHT RATESThe Interstate Commerce Commission will allow the

A derailed train was placed back on track and passengers were bused on their way as investigators pr

If Congress requires expensive new truck safety equipment, many less-than- truckl oad carriers, earn

JAPAN'S OTSUKA BUYS PHARMAVITE CORP.Japan's Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. said it acquired Pharm

Will Transco Energy Co. undergo a personality change in 1989? Natural gas industry observers

Container trades involving the Soviet Union feature steady growth, according to an official Soviet m

Without much notice, the United States is developing two separate Coast Guards. One is the h

The absence of the Federal Reserve from the credit markets Tuesday indicates that there are adequate

For months, nearly two dozen $30,000-a-year jobs in Brownsville, Texas, with the world's largest win

EC DONATES FUNDS TO SAVE ELEPHANTSBRUSSELS, Belgium - The EC Commission, in a bid to restric

* Import Quota Watch 4A * Commodity Research Bureau: Soybean Oil 6A* A.E. Cullison - Cost Dr

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

Foreign investment in Indonesia is roaring ahead on the back of a series of government measures desi

Many foreign exchange analysts see the dollar turning slightly softer early next year, though the co

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

India has opened a support center for software developers in hopes of making the country a top playe

Evidence of a growing rift between wheat growers and big U.S. grain companies over the use of export

Specialty chemical handler Baytank Inc. said it will expand storage capacity 50 percent at its Houst

A story headlined Brazilian Dockers Accept 10 percent Pay Offer, End Strike in The Journal of Commer

1527 (Dec. 23, 1988) Previous day - 1523 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange i

A Maritime Advisory Exchange has been established with the support of several international shipping

ENTERTAINMENT SPENDING SETS RECORD IN JAPANJapanese companies spent a record $33.8 billion l

Political violence in Colombia reached such proportions that 1988 was dubbed the Year of the Massacr

FOXBORO, TOKYO FIRM SET FOR JOINT VENTUREFOXBORO, Mass. - The Foxboro Co. reached an agreeme

September softwood lumber exports from the four Pacific Coast states were down 7.4 percent from Augu

Two of British Columbia's major metallurgical coal export mines have settled their annual contracts

The state of Massachusetts is in for a tight electric future unless conservation and new generating

Private attorneys differ on whether the failure of either the U.S. government or Pan Am Airlines to

Currency traders expect the dollar to remain relatively stable over the next few weeks. Howe

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index remained steady last week in front of the Christmas h

SOUTHERN NATURAL GAS CO. (Birmingham, Ala.) - William E. Matthews IV was named chairman and William

IMPROPER LOADING BLAMED FOR '87 CRASHWASHINGTON - Improper loading of cargo, which changed t

U.S. engineering consultant Wilbur Smith & Associates is paving the way for a World Bank-funded high

For the week ended Dec. 10 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 11

Dec. 23, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Seat belt laws sharply reduce serious injuries and deaths, while crash victims who don't wear belts

The opportunity for jobs, growth, economic development and new business arrived recently in northwe

The state's assigned risk auto insurance program was once the last resort of the guy with more dents