Latest news

* John Boyd - Economic Beat 3A * Customs Update 4A* Howard Simon - Simon Says 6A* Br

There were more smiles on more faces at the annual Toys and Games Fair Thursday than for some time,

The congressional committees that deal with maritime issues will be looking primarily at domestic po

Royal Nedlloyd Group NV, a large shipping, transport and energy concern, said Thursday it expects ne

The New York law firm Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens is making a major expansion through its merger

A proposed East-West economic conference next year will be strictly an information exchange exercise

Like the meter of a wayward taxicab, the losses at Miami-based Eastern Air Lines are running up at r

MASSPORT MAY ASSUME LOGAN AIRPORT SECURITYThe Massachusetts Port Authority is considering ta

Health insurers said two proposals for national health insurance published Thursday in the New Engla

REPORT LIKELY TO CITE PRODUCER PRICE BOOSTIn another sign that inflationary pressures contin

A NEW UNDERSTANDING of how much economic growth the Federal Reserve can accept was a theme running t

Precious metal prices will rise only a little during the next few monthsbecause inflation sh

US PREPARED TO EASE DEBT TERMS FOR MEXICOMEXICO CITY - The United States soon will begin deb

The hours are long, and the days can be monotonous. How do merchant seamen pass the time dur

Jan. 12, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange*PrevClose H

Port of Baltimore officials acknowledge that 1988 cargo volume through the port will not set a recor

MOST SHIPPERS AGENTS HAVE THREE WORDS for Conrail's new liability coverage: It's about time.

An Italian ship carrying 2,400 tons of toxic Italian chemical waste that had been dumped in Lebanon

The Panama Canal Commission's board of directors will decide at its April meeting how much of a cana

Two bills that supporters say would block wrongdoing by insurers in the wake of rate-cutting Proposi

Thu., Jan. 12, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

A jumbo grain carrier awaiting late delivery of a trainload of grain is being detained at the Port o

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

Iranian President Ali Khamenei has ordered the lifting of some controls on foreign trade in a move

TODAY'S U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE final estimate of 1988 crops will help the government and the

The early favorite in the "what should we do with Pease Air Force Base" sweepstakes is air cargo.

The Osaka Securities Exchange is interested in the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's Globex computer-tra

The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it was ordering new engine inspections for 300 Bo

The Egyptian government is expected to approve shortly a new foreign investment law that will simpli

U.S. Customs agents Thursday arrested a man they say attempted to export large quantities of nerve g

W. GERMANY PREDICTED TO KEEP TRADE SURPLUSFRANKFURT, West Germany - West Germany's trade sur

CompuServe Inc. announced the interconnection of its InfoPlex electronic mail system with the IBM Pr

A tugboat fleet captain was sentenced to five years in jail for negligence in a tugboat-ferry collis

WHAT IT IS: A government and industry-funded program intended to move the most advanced coal-burning

The government will soon decide on a package of measures to make ships built in domestic yards compe

India effectively set up a special court Thursday to try the government's $3 billion compensation su

The Brazilian government is preparing to announce - probably next week - new austerity measures to b

One part of the federal government has accused another part of breaking hazardous waste laws.

HADSON CORP. (Oklahoma City) - Vinod K. Dar resigned as executive vice president of the corporation

CALIF. LAWMAKERS SEEK HIKE IN GASOLINE TAXCalifornia state senate leaders proposed a 10-cent