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1271 (Sept. 2, 1988) Previous day - 1272 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange i

For the week ended Aug. 20, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

The intermodal subsidiary of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, the Japanese shipping company better known as K

U.S. textile and apparel manufacturers are speeding deliveries to clients in hopes of persuading dom

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

A presidential commission and some of the Pacific Northwest's most powerful congressmen could hardly

A.M. Best Co. may be losing its once exclusive grip on the insurance rating market. Several

The Pennsylvania Insurance Departments has ordered about 260 insurers that write automobile coverage

The federal government said on Thursday it had decided against opening a probe of the Suzuki Samurai

MANVILLE CORP. SETTLES DISPUTES WITH INSURERSManville Corp. announced last week that it reac

Without a vote to spare, the New Jersey Assembly passed an automobile insurance reform bill Thursday

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

Federal regulators are drafting guidelines that would limit the ability of the nation's savings and

Traders predict the dollar will continue to strengthen against the yen this week. Last week, the dol

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

Former Chicago Board of Trade clerk David Pelleu gave details of how he aided defendant Thompson B.

Delegates from 20 Latin American countries addressing poverty affecting 40 percent of their populati

Fri., Sept. 2, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

The Brazilian Congress has voted last week to fix inflation-adjusted interest rates at 12 percent a

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index hovered around the 100 mark last week, closing Friday

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Year9/2 9/1 Chan

Gold production in Australia is up, and the industry is thriving, but a surge in takeovers is likely

Lines are legendary in Moscow, so it's no surprise that the lunchtime queue snakes for 90 minutes mo

French Agriculture Minister Henri Nallet said the country would prevent the sale of Burgundy estate

AUDIT TRAIL PROCEDURE OF COMEX WINS OKThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved

The U.S. soda ash industry has won additional leverage in the new U.S. trade law to try to open Japa

At least four states, including two in the Midwest, are planning to implement an export-oriented pro

Government Policies and the Current Economic Outlook - A Discussion of U.S. Investment Opportunities

Toronto-based RJR-MacDonald Inc., Canada's largest cigarette maker, has filed a motion for declarato

PIZZA HUT CHAIN PLANS FIRST OUTLET IN CHINAPizza Hut will soon join Kentucky Fried Chicken i

Toy exports from Thailand this year are likely to earn 4.5 billion baht ($180 million), more than do

A senior Reagan administration official said that failure in Ottawa to enact the pending U.S.-Canada

India is taking steps to earn more income from overseas sales of textiles and other products, in hop

PROPOSALS APPROVED FOR HIGH-DEFINITION TVThe Federal Communications Commission last week app

Free-spending Japanese tourists will probably make a big dent in the country'sreported current accou

The import and export service business faces several key issues, including commissions and automatio

A rise in unemployment last month and a smaller-than-expected gain in new jobs has eased pressures o

U.S. manufacturers' production, new orders and new export orders as well as the prices they pay for

World consumption of zinc has been rising steadily in recent years, boosted by increased use in deve

Lawmakers here have completed a new, reformist constitution, which they immediately hailed as consol