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It looked like the movie Wall Street. Brokers wearing yellow yuppie ties, waving I.D. tags and shout

Fri., May 6, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K.

The Eurobond market is unlikely to regain the rapid growth rate it enjoyed until last year, Moody's

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE (New York) - Gerald F. Clark, Jaroslav W. Kryshtalsky and Richard Torrenzano

The Asian Development Bank is funding a regional study on increased debt- servicing requirements for

IMF: US Must Cut Its Budget DeficitWASHINGTON - The United States must make a much more ambi

Prudential Insurance Co. of America says it will cost $35 million to remove asbestos from the Dallas

Over 700 Prudential insurance agents will get a piece of the rock tonight as the Prudential Foundati

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices is the ratio of 18

Unocal Corp. announced plans to phase out operations at the company's Brea, Calif., fertilizers plan

Imperial Chemical Industries, Britain's largest chemicals group, is upping the bidding ante in the s

Mobil Chemical Co. has begun full-scale production of oriented polystyrene, or OPS, sheet for its li

Union Carbide Seeks Bhopal Judge RemovalBHOPAL, India - Lawyers for Union Carbide Corp. Frid

ICI Resins US opened its third U.S. manufacturing plant for waterborneacrylic, urethane and

U.S. ethylene demand will continue to rise from the market slump of the early 1980s and is projected

For February 1988 vs. February 1987 (In Metric Tons - Via Ocean)US Coast and PortFeb

A decade-old issue is back, and the government must decide whether to return nearly $150 million to

He does not start his new job until next month, but he already is pushing hard for his port's intere

Commission Refuses To Step Into DisputeThe Federal Maritime Commission again refused to step

Burmah Oil, the U.K. oil and chemical products group, plans to charter its two ultra-large crude car

The chairman of a group of U.S. owners of foreign-flag vessels said a congressional investigating ag

General Motors Corp. plans a major push into the medium-size commercial truck market over the next 1

May 6, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High Lo

Over the past several years the trucking industry has done a remarkable job of adapting to deregulat

RYDER SYSTEM INC. (Miami) - Robert H. Tromberg has been promoted to group director, investor relatio

Trailer Train To Buy Much New EquipmentCHICAGO - Trailer Train Co. said it plans to spend ab

A new Department of Transportation proposal lowering the alcohol impairment standard for heavy-truck

Canadian National Made Profit in 1987Higher traffic volumes and improved cost control by its

The railroad industry's labor unions reacted angrily to Transportation Secretary Jim Burnley's propo

Friday is the best, and worst, day of the week for Socorro Chavez, a maquiladora mother. She

For the week ended April 23 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

Saul Sorkin, a noted author on transportation law, has become a partner with the law firm of Kroll &

Ocean carriers and shippers split predictably over new curbs proposed by the Federal Maritime Commis

The United States is taking a less confrontational approach to its trade talks with South Korea afte

Trade Panel Dismisses Dumping ChargesThe International Trade Commission dismissed dumping ch

38th Annual Export-Import Meeting. May 9. Ramada Inn in Kingsport, Tenn. May 10. Sheraton Plaza, Joh

The shaky cease-fire agreement between Nicaragua's Sandinista government and U.S.-backed Contra rebe

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

A truly integrated world economy is inevitable, but people throughout the world are so frightened of

Cookies Fail to Clear Japanese CustomsCORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A Brownie troop's hopes of shi