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China aims to use foreign investment to beef up its steel mills and reduce the country's reliance on

Oil analysts with stockbrokers Phillips & Drew have forecast in theirDecember Oil Market Out

The nation's two largest steamship lines are rapidly learning that some of their most profitable ste

* The U.S. insurance industry will see good profits this year, but potential losses from AIDS claims

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

Oxford Energy Co. said it sold its limited partner interest in a 1.8 megawatt hydroelectric dam to S

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

The dollar is likely to drop substantially in the first two weeks of this month, according to curren

TIME TO UPDATE the scorecards for the Miami shipping community as 1988 dawns. John Tureman i

The Commerce Department predicted that 1988 will be an unspectacular year for the nation's railroad

Federal Express to Add 35 Aircraft to FleetMEMPHIS, Tenn. - Federal Express Corp. will enlar

The unique program announced last week to use 20-year U.S. bonds to help refinance some Mexican debt

1263.5 (Dec. 31) Previous day - 1259.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in

Japanese institutional investors are holding big cash positions which likely will move back into the

The fall of the U.S. dollar has dealt a shattering blow to this grim southern port city of 40,000 wh

One of the biggest question marks concerning prospects for U.S. exports to Asia in 1988 is the Unite

A total of 49 petrochemical construction projects with a combined value of approximately $1.5 billio

A troubled Tennessee-based trucking company has had its operating license revoked by the Interstate

Thai International Airways reports record pre-tax operating profit of nearly 2.2 billion baht (US$88

Thu., Dec. 31, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Purchasers Report Strong US EconomyNEW YORK - The U.S. economy grew in December at a much br

More and more US companies are finding fertile ground in India for investment, transplanting everyth

UTU Says it Will Seek Expedited ArbitrationThe United Transportation Union will not seek uni

For the week ended Dec. 19 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 10

Peoples Gas Light and Coke Co. said that all its customers that have dual- fuel capacity switched ba

Traffic Restrictions Lifted on NY BridgeTraffic restrictions on the Manhattan Bridge's lower

While the outlook for U.S.-flag shipping companies might improve this year, prospects look bleak for

The U.S. Customs Service has begun a major effort to educate the importing community about textile f

United States Lines' eight Econships will be clearing their decks soon of empty cargo containers. Ma

Royal Caribbean Gets New Cruise ShipRoyal Caribbean Cruise Line's new $185 million cruise sh

In-Bond Assembly Congress: How to Establish Assembly Plants and Sub-Contract Assembly Programs in Me

The new year will see the dollar extend its three-year decline to at least 1.5 deutsche marks and 11

Only days after senior economic officials warned of dangers ahead for the economy this year, a major

Congress has decided to hold up the start of construction on a proposed $400 million U.S. Navy commu

Suez Canal income in 1987 was the highest for a single year since the waterway was opened 118 years

ITC Extends Deadline For Flashlight ProbeThe U.S. International Trade Commission has extende

The harried manager of the Tiffany & Co. branch in Tokyo's fashionable Ginza district casts a chagri

Reed Resigns As PresidentOf ConrailStuart M. Reed resigned Thursday as president and

The United Nations agency which oversees the safety and efficiency of world air transport is facing

Pemex Earnings Reach $8 BillionThe state oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos announced that ear