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GRAND JURY TO HEAR VIRUS ALLEGATIONSSYRACUSE, N.Y. - A federal grand jury is meeting to hear

Thirteen major shipping lines involved in the trans-Pacific trade unanimously agreed Tuesday to limi

CALIF. COURT URGED: LIFT STAY ON PROPOSITIONSponsors of Proposition 103 asked the state Supr

The British government will introduce legislation soon to privatize the nation's electricity industr

JAPANESE TO TIGHTEN COCOM EXPORT CONTROLSThe cabinet on Tuesday agreed to revise Japan's tra

In the Nov. 17 edition of The Journal of Commerce on Page 3A, under the headline of Surge in Steel E

Chinese officials expect exports of rubber products to earn $400 million this year, more than 40 per

October marked the 140th anniversary of the first voyage in the trans-Atlantic liner service now run

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

Switzerland's gross domestic product will expand by 2.6 percent this year and by 2.0 percent in 1989

Malaysian Airline System reports an 8 percent rise in pretax operating profit for the six months end

SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT HAS PIPELINE MISHAPSAN FRANCISCO - Thousands of air travelers were tem

Nov. 22, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange*PrevClose High Low V

While most U.S. exporters were greatly relieved by the Conservative Party victory in Canada Monday,

The United States and the European Community moved closer to a tit-for-tat trade war Tuesday over EC

The Korean government ordered the dismissal of American Life Insurance Co.'s chief of operations in

SUN BUYS INTEREST IN NORTH SEA FIELDRADNOR, Pa. - Sun Co. said Tuesday that it purchased a 5

Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corp. USA, Nashville, Tenn., has tapped six companies for its 1988 Suppli

The Commission on Merchant Marine and Defense has advised President Reagan that the maritime industr

The Singapore dollar's recent strength against the Malaysian dollar, to which it has historically be

IMF-PHILIPPINE TALKS END WITHOUT PACTMANILA, Philippines - The International Monetary Fund a

A story in The Journal of Commerce Nov. 22, Page 3B, ACL Awaits Approval of Space-Sharing Pact With

Computerized communications are supposed to make life easier. But the job of those creating

The Brazilian government will propose new limits on turning part of the country's international debt

US COMMODITY FIRM SEEKS BRAZILIAN LINKSAO PAULO, Brazil - Stotler & Co. partner Karsten Mahl

The Interstate Commerce Commission's decision to order more mediation to end the war between rail la

A conference to draw up an international treaty on semiconductor patent rights will be held in Washi

At the same time demand for recycled plastic bottles is increasing, more states and municipalities a

MARTEC GETS US RIGHTS FOR ANTI-ULCER DRUGKANSAS CITY, Mo. - Martec Pharmaceutical Inc. has s

ORIENT OVERSEAS CONTAINER LINE (Oakland, Calif.) - Charles Lo was named to one of two newly created

When the National Association of Insurance Commissioners meets in New Orleans next month its members

Marine Terminals Corp. will begin performing marine terminal and stevedoring services in the Port of

U.S. companies are less prepared than their Canadian counterparts to do business under the proposed

The United States will avoid a recession in 1989, despite the risks associated with a large federal

A controversy-free convention marked a healing of rifts and signaled the raising of new battle flags

Courier Dispatch Group Inc. has agreed to buy the assets of J.A. Finn Inc. of Boston, a courier comp

Saudi Arabia is seeking more involvement in refining and marketing oil products as a buffer against

The Port of San Francisco has begun marketing its new Stockton, Calif., inland distribution center.<

The average American earned $18,200 last year, compared with the equivalent of $8,362 for the averag

FRANCE, IVORY COAST AGREE ON COCOA DEALLONDON - A deal has been concluded in principle betwe