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Latin American nations cannot count on substantial drops in interest rates or big jumps in oil price

For the week ended Nov. 8, 1986, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equa

The jury is still out, but the new U.S. tax law may encourage U.S. companies to produce and invest m

Agricultural trade probably will be one of the first issues addressed next year in the new round of

Commodity prices appear to be in the process of bottoming out, according to John J. Murphy, presiden

A waste treatment system developed by Unocal Corp. is finding acceptance among manufacturers that pr

Wisconsin Electric Power Co. selected Bechtel to provide technical assistance on a $200 million life

Kuwait Reported Hiking Petroleum ProductionKuwait is rumored to have increased oil output du

The Louisiana Land and Exploration Company said it will make a special charge in the fourth quarter

Port Newark Breaks Ground for FacilityGround-breaking ceremonies will be held this morning i

Michigan Firms Eyeing Corporate ProtectionK mart Corp., Federal Mogul Corp. and several othe

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

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

The vice chairman of Norfolk Southern Corp. looked down the track and saw more large multi-modal com

Congress isn't likely to approve a negotiated free trade agreement between the United States and Can

Production of frozen concentrated orange juice in the state of Sao Paulo in 1986-87 will decline bec

Bay Shipbuilding Corp. won a contract by Cement Transit Co. of Cleveland to shorten and convert a fo

General cargo tonnage in Hampton Roads fell 2.3 percent in October, partlybecause of a three

JUST ENOUGH GROWTH is what many private economists are expecting for 1987. Even White House Budget D

Japan's economy, which continues to be badly battered by the unexpectedly sharp appreciation of the

U.S. corporate disinvestment is adding to the growing sense of isolation among South Africa's white

More resources should be dedicated to New York state's used oil management program, according to a r

The U.S. dollar moved slightly higher against major foreign currencies Thursday, although it was not

Experts from OPEC member countries convened Thursday to prepare a conference of oil ministers in Gen

U.S. negotiators are to wind up a two-day visit to Brazil today aimed at preventing a possible reser

The St. Lawrence Seaway Authority has confirmed a series of closing dates for the Seaway season.

Jaruzelski Welcome TOKYO - Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone met with Polish Foreign Minister

Portugal is aiming at developing a quality tourism industry, thereby avoiding some of the problems c

Haiti has emerged as the Caribbean's newest frontier for private investment. "Capital is som

President Corazon Aquino Thursday promised to improve labor relations with management and to crack d

Wayne Angell, Federal Reserve governor, strongly emphasized the Fed's commitment to maintaining what

Even though public port authorities do not participate in labor negotiations, they still can fill va

The port of San Francisco opened a $3.5 million on-dock container transfer yard on its southern wate

Santa Fe to Record Pretax Charge in QuarterCHICAGO - Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp. expects

The U.S. marine insurance industry returned to profitability in 1985 despite an array of obstacles t

Crude oil production in the lower 48 states fell in October to levels of the 1950s, the American Pet

Navistar International Corp., a maker of heavy- and medium-duty trucks, reported a net loss of $50 m

Portugal is emerging strongly from three years of recession, but the recovery still remains somewhat

The Calcutta Port Trust is planning a new container facility that would be able to handle the port's

Japan's offshore money market, scheduled to open Dec. 1, will be hampered by certain disadvantages t