Latest news

The Maritime Administration made the Bahamian flag the fourth under which U.S. shipowners may place

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Seagram Subsidiary To Acquire TropicanaThe Seagram Co. Ltd. on Thursday said its U.S. subsid

There seems to be little reason to believe that Navistar International Corp. will make its long-awai

The conference of shipping lines that sets rates collectively on exports to Asia said Thursday it wi

Piedmont Registers Certificates With SECWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Piedmont Airlines said it has

Rep. James Florio, D-N.J., does not expect Congress to act soon on suggestions that a federal guaran

Calif. Bill Targets Auto Rental WaiversSACRAMENTO, Calif. - Attorney General John Van de Kam

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

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the government of Japan Wednesday reached agreement on the su

Heavy truck sales soared to their strongest February showing in eight years, surprising forecasters

Baker Defends Stance On Fed Policy AdviceTreasury Secretary James Baker defended his departm

Earlier reports that coal washing at China's huge new Antaibao coal mine had halted as the mine's fo

Mar. 9, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

News that oil-producing nations planned to meet to consider ways to stop the slide in oil prices app

West German Prices Rose 0.2 percent in FebruaryWest German consumer prices rose by 0.2 perce

The closing of a number of electronics assembly plants in recent years has decimated Barbados' expor

Mar. 9, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High L

HOW TO USE: Trade leads on this page are listed according to industry. Codes preceding each

Fueled by record annual earnings and rumors of a possible takeover, the stock of Tiger International

Conn. to Consider Ban On Smoking in TrainsNORWALK, Conn. - The Connecticut legislature's tra

RADIX GROUP INTERNATIONAL (New York) - Michael Samson was named corporate vice president and nationa

Despite the growing emphasis on containerized cargo, breakbulk cargo facilities are still a major pa

ASSOCIATING WITH GROWTH. Providing some extra push for electronic data interchange is at the

The United States and Japan are engaged in an increasingly bitter quarrel over public works project

Amtrak plans to invoke its little-known eminent domain powers for the first time and acquire tracks

CENTRAL & SOUTH WEST SERVICES INC. (Dallas) - Thomas M. Hagan will succeed Richard H. Cory as vice p

New Jersey Natural Gas Co. this week will begin construction of 8.2 miles of transmission pipelines

W. German Exports Of Machines Drop 3 percentFRANKFURT, West Germany - U.S. imports of German

Phelps Dodge Finishes ACCURIDE PurchasePHOENIX, Ariz. - Phelps Dodge Corp. has completed its

Procter & Gamble Co. has formed a joint venture with Syntex Corp. of Palo Alto, Calif., increasing P

The U.S. dollar rose slightly Wednesday, while the pound sterling reversed its morning weakness and

Wed., Mar. 9, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

Masato Yanagi's store wouldn't raise an eyebrow in the United States. In Japan, it smells of revolut

The Federal Maritime Commission's recent disciplinary actions against ocean carriers in the North At

Christensen Leaves Surface Mining PostJed Christensen, director of the Office of Surface Min

IT'S UNOFFICIALLY OFFICIAL: The idea of merging Washington's two major mining industry lobbying grou

Enterprise Oil Reports North Sea DiscoveryEnterprise Oil, one of Britain's leading independe

ALLIANT COMPUTER SYSTEMS CORP. (Littleton, Mass.) - Koji Kaneko was named president and representati

Arco Chemical Co. is increasing its methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) capacity as a result of a new