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Peru Devaluates Inti By More Than 39 percentLIMA, Peru - The government of Peru devalued its

The navigation season on the St. Lawrence Seaway, which had been scheduled to end this Thursday, is

U.S. business economists have scaled back their expectations for gross national product growth in 19

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

The Wall Street crash might have hurt consumer confidence in the U.S. economy, but it will be up to

The U.S. dollar fell to record lows against the deutsche mark and yen Monday despite a brief uptick

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

Prices for secondary country debt suffered significant declines in 1987, as commercial banks publicl

Following a court decision Friday ruling that A.H. Robins Co. must set aside nearly $2.5 billion to

Manville to Contribute $150 Million to TrustManville Corp. said an order entered Monday by t

Foreign ministers of the European Community Monday tentatively agreed on maximum limits of radiation

The Department of Insurance has issued a bulletin advising insurers that it intends to strongly enfo

The lawyer for lobby groups representing victims of the 1984 Bhopal gasdisaster has demanded 10 bill

The major earthquake expected to occur in California in the next 30 years will have a severe effect

Charles D. Spencer & Associates Inc. will hold a conference on flexible compensation Jan. 26-27 in W

Financial assets in individual retirement accounts and Keogh plans for the self-employed increased t

Homeowners insurance premiums are expected to decrease in Georgia, state Insurance Commissioner Warr

Japanese Will Study US Public Works RolePrime Minister Noboru Takeshita has directed governm

Chevron U.S.A. Inc. has announced a decrease of 50 cents a barrel in the posted price it will pay fo

American exporters may be hit by a new ban on imports of fruit, despite earlier assurances to the co

Coal mine operators, who owe the federal government almost $3 billion for black lung compensation, w

West German entrepreneurs, uncertain about the future of trade with dollar- based and oil-dependent

The port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, says Mother Nature is on its side. Blessed with what its m

Oil prices fell as much as 96 cents a barrel Monday as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Count

Investor indifference to the Eurotunnel share offering is being shrugged off by the consortium build

The Reagan administration will continue allowing currency markets to set thedollar's value,

In the midst of euphoria last week over the historic arms-reduction pact signed at the summit meetin

Uncertainty in the world's stock markets has failed to dampen the spirits of Britain's manufacturers

The United State's mail service could face a severe jolt, including the possibility of reduced post

The United States and the European Community will renew their efforts in January to reach settlement

Explosions aboard a grounded freighter lit the sky, forcing thousands of residents to flee their hom

Maritime Administrator John Gaughan believes there is a need for a U.S.-flag maritime industry, but

Recent rule-making actions by the Federal Maritime Commission demonstrate that the agency is serious

Indian Satellite Station To Give Maritime LinkNEW DELHI, India - The country's first coastal

The Containerization and Intermodal Institute is offering half-price dues for any shipper who joins

Harry Gaunce, chairman of the Saint John Port Corp., hosted a traditional Down East LobsterBuffet fo

A Norwegian company is going fishing for success off the coast of France - with a supertanker.

Maersk Line might establish its own cargo terminal in Hamburg, West Germany, according to industry s

Jamaica is providing US$50 million for improvement and expansion of the island's ports. The

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