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The Distribution/Computer Expo '87 conference blew into the Windy City today, replete with a host of

Up to 1,300 railroad brakemen would be phased out of their jobs under a plan by Chicago and North W

A transportation industry analyst says that while railroads may wish to expand into the trucking ind

BOX CARGO ON THE RISE: For the first nine months of fiscal 1987, the port of Charleston container to

TERMINALS EASY TO 'SELL': OOCL's Oriental Freedom unloads cargo at Wando Terminal. The harbor, meas

Distillate fuel (gasoil) futures closed quietly lower Wednesday. The market was unimpressed by the "

A new service, Transatlantic Transfer, has been set up by a British venture capital group to help Br

A $4.5 million eyeglass frame manufacturing plant developed by U.S., West German and Egyptian invest

Silver, which lost much of its luster after prices spiraled in 1979 and then collapsed in 1980, is a

The Kelly-Springfield Tire Co.'s plant in Cumberland will cease operations at 11 p.m. tonight unless

Virginia Chemicals Inc. announced it has raised prices on monocyclohexylamine and dicyclohexylamine

Volcker Reappointment Yet to Be ConsideredPresident Ronald Reagan has had no meetings on whe

Motorists traveling over the Memorial Day weekend will find gasoline prices have started their summe

A disagreement about the feasibility of substituting domestic coal for imported energy has prompted

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

$280 Million in Suits Filed Against N&WNORFOLK. Va. - A total of 14 lawsuits, totaling $280

Top Stories The odds are that Congress will approve a new tariff schedule called the ''harmo

Japanese camera and copier maker Canon Inc. is buying a stake in Energy Conversion Devices Inc. and

Rising interest in oil exploration in Malaysia and falling revenue may lead the government to recons

US Mine Safety Firm Forms China VentureMine Safety Appliances Co. said Wednesday that it had

The government of Thailand is moving to increase exports of textiles, for which the United States is

Steel industry leaders are urging both federal funding and extended import curbs to help make their

Gold is now seen by investors as far more than just a hedge against inflation, according to Consolid

Opponents fired off a series of cross-charges in a heated antitrust lawsuit pitting a small New York

Intercargo '87, May 20-22, Los Angeles Airport Hilton Exhibit Hall, Contact Larry Newton, Mack-Brook

The U.S. maritime administrator indicated the Office of Management and Budget may temper its opposit

Increased production of freshwater and marine fish farm products could become the dominant element i

While many Chinese provinces are making direct pitches for U.S. investment, southeastern Fujian is r

The volume of South African coal exports will plummet this year and could remain depressed for the n

Royal Nedlloyd, the Dutch shipping, transportation and energy group, is considering the possibility

A leading life insurance firm in Barbados has reached an agreement in principle for the acquisition

Hospital Corp. of America, the nation's largest owner and manager of hospitals, said it will sell ab

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

I-R Unit to Purchase Roller Mill MakerWOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. - Ingersoll-Rand announced that i

China Seeks Additional Investment From JapanChina has asked for more Japanese investment, es

McDonnell Douglas Corp. gave spectators in California's Mojave Desert a glimpse into the future of c

Computer software maker Ashton-Tate Corp. said Tuesday its first quarter earnings jumped 78 percent

GENERAL NEWS April housing starts sagged while building permits plunged, prompting the gover

GENERAL NEWS April housing starts sagged while building permits plunged, prompting the gover

Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society of Maryland is taking a gamble that proposed tort reforms