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Restrictions slapped on two overnight air cargo companies involved in three fatal crashes will not p

BN to Increase Rates For Corn, SorghumKANSAS CITY, Mo. - Burlington Northern Railroad said i

Mexico's interest in buying 200,000 metric tons of U.S. wheat under the export bonus program may dra

The Federal Maritime Commission believes the only remedy motor carriers have to get payment of their

Concerned about the risk of rising inflation, South Korea's top economic policy-makers decided Wedne

The United States will file a complaint with GATT about Japanese beef and citrus import quotas unles

The Soviet news agency Tass has denied rumors of a possible nuclear accident in the Soviet Union, ho

U.S. Energy Secretary John S. Herrington said Wednesday that the federal government is looking caref

Terminal Corp. Terminal Corp. BuysLumber OperationThe Terminal Corp. has purchased t

Kemper Reports Drop In Operating IncomeLONG GROVE, Ill. - Kemper Corp. reported Tuesday that

General Accident Faces Pullout Battle in Mass.Massachusetts insurance regulators and General

Some ports sponsor beauty contests and dinner dances, but in fitness-minded Los Angeles, the port is

A bankruptcy court has shielded United States Lines pension funds from being used by the company for

Knight-Ridder Inc., the media company that owns The Journal of Commerce, reported fourth quarter ear

A Cheltenham, Pa., man has accused Hertz Corp. in a federal lawsuit of using falsified damage claims

Southern Co.'s Sales Of Electricity Rose 6 percentThe Southern Co. said that total electrici

Software publisher CRS Systems has added new capabilities to its Express Package Shipping System. CR

Feb. 3, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High L

1427.0 (Feb. 3, 1988) Previous day - 1408.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchang

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

Sears, Roebuck and Co., one of the nation's largest importers, posted stronger earnings in the fourt

Sea-Land Corp. has restructured the marketing organization of Sea-Land Service, its containership su

Delta Airlines said its merger with Western Airlines and the establishment of a hub at Cincinnati he

Taiwan Considers Plan To Cut Trade SurplusTAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan is considering a plan to r

Continued voluntary restraints on exports of steel to the United States will injure U.S. wire produc

Wed., Feb. 3, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

China must open its domestic markets even wider before it can become a full- fledged member of the w

The AFL-CIO is urging the Senate Labor Committee not to add more benefits to proposals mandating tha

Martha Seger may be a voice in the wilderness among the six members of the Federal Reserve Board, wi

Miss. Utility Receives Aluminum Railcar BidThrall Car Manufacturing Co. said it submitted a

The fuel-grade ethanol industry will depend on federal and state subsidies at least through the turn

Kenan Earnings Slide In Final Quarter of '87CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Kenan Transport Co. reported

Maritrans Partners LP, a partnership that manages a fleet of tugboats and ocean tank barges, reporte

Factory orders shot up 2.5 percent in December, with much of the strength coming from a big increase

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

It's 8 p.m., but tomorrow has already arrived on the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade. Tr

Federal Bankruptcy Judge James E. Yacos, who will preside over the reorganization of Public Service

Using a plan developed when an oil barge sank at the entrance to Long Island Sound, salvage crews th

A Maersk Line containership was due to begin unloading containers in Tacoma on Wednesday after a stu

British Aerospace Unit Promotes 4 ExecutivesBritish Aerospace Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of t