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DAVID BRODER, THE SYNDICATED WASHINGTON COLUMNIST, stirred up the animals a week or two ago with a s

Friday, Dec. 23, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

France is drafting a new export-promotion program to help trim its heavy foreign trade deficit.<

* JofC Industrial Price Index: Hides 4A * Albert L. Kraus - Markets and Money 5A* Henry Nau

BOX INSPECTORS GROUP LISTS CANDIDATES DATABEDFORD, N.Y. - More than half the people who took

A U.S. study of the U.S.-Canadian vessel pilotage system for the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River

The former head of a Camden, N.J., dredging company has been indicted on charges of lying to a feder

DEL MONTE TO OPERATE OUT OF PORT MANATEEBRADENTON, Fla. - Del Monte Tropical Fruit Co. has s

The future of Namibia's largest port was left open in the independence agreement just signed at the

The crude oil market's newly found strength continued Friday in abbreviated trading on the New York

Anhydrous borax producers will raise prices in January to a level of $645 to $652 a ton a ton from c

Plans to expand and modernize the Thai merchant fleet have taken a small step forward but could wind

INDIAN GURU Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh finally severed his last tie to the United States when Connecticu

EMPLOYER HEALTH GROUP TO CEASE WRITING COVERTALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida Customs Brokers

A story headlined Alex. Brown Endorses Bulk Shipping Stocks in The Journal of Commerce of Dec. 22 on

The Denver investment firm that bought U.S. Truck Lines Inc. earlier this year has purchased ailing

Dec. 23, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange*PrevClose High

With business booming, intermodal truckers here have formed a new association to further improve the

A U.S. Department of Agriculture survey of Far Eastern ports found congestion, delays, antiquated fa

Clearing the backlog of ships created by a 10-day dock strike began in earnest on Dec. 19, following

U.S. customs brokers and lawyers aren't having a very merry Christmas as the international trade wor

The U.S. Coast Guard's recent deliberate sinking of a capsized ship near Puerto Rico marked the firs

The U.S. and Canadian Seaway agencies are jointly staging a trade mission to Europe and Africa in Ma

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

Major U.S. banks, raking in billions of dollars in back-payments from Brazil, are set to end 1988 wi

International trade is expected to help the Los Angeles area economy to continue strong growth in 19

Spurred by increases in intermodal, chemicals and motor vehicle traffic, railroad freight carloading

Twin terminal expansion projects and highway improvement work signal an expected rise in traffic thr

CHICAGO RAIL AGREES TO CONTINUE SERVICEThe Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad has a

A FEW CHICAGO SHIPPERS' associations say American President Intermodal's new domestic stack service

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

Canadian railways and ship lines see a big red flag out for 1989 on the St. Lawrence Seaway after th

OUTGOING ENERGY SECRETARY JOHN HERRINGTON SAID THE UNITED STATES MAY END up importing nuclear plants

OLIN CORP. HIKES PRICE OF TOLUENE DIISOCYANTESTAMFORD, Conn. - Olin Corp. will increase its

Miracle cures and cheaper, healthier food are on the horizons of biotechnology, but for companies a

OLIN CORP. PRICE HIKES ARE EFFECTIVE JAN. 1STAMFORD, Conn. - Olin Corp. is increasing its pr

ROCHE AND CETUS AGREE TO DRUG LICENSE SWAPNUTLEY, N.J. - Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. and Cetus Co

BANCO DI ROMA (Rome) - Antonio Zurzolo was named chairman, succeeding Romeo Dalla Chiesa, who held t

An Air India Boeing 747 flew to London last week without a single passenger after a six-hour delay p

Persian Gulf oil producers are taking advantage of light crude oil shortages in Japan to press price