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The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index dropped to 101.1 Friday, downfrom 101.5 Thurs

The railroad industry has rejected an attempt to craft compromise legislation to revise the Staggers

Surging Japanese steel production and strikes at Australian mines will boost Canada's exports of coa

Multibase SA, based near Grenoble, France, acquired 100 percent of the assets of Akron-based E. Helm

Italy has decided to try to remove nearly 4,000 tons of toxic waste dumped in Nigeria, Italian state

A major Japanese oil company has increased its investment in the Australian coal industry. I

A New Jersey trucking executive was indicted on charges of fraudulently obtaining over $12 million i

AGENCY PROPOSES SHUTTING AIR OPERATORThe Federal Aviation Administration took the first step

Japan agreed on Friday to phase out restrictions on beef imports, opening up a tougher fight for its

PAYMENTS SURPLUS IN S. KOREA MAY FALLSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's 1988 balance of paym

BFGOODRICH CO. (Akron, Ohio) - David C. Bonner was elected vice president, research and development.

Fri. June 24, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

The Canadian dollar has been one of the few currencies to appreciate against the U.S. dollar during

CSX Rail Transport has threatened to withdraw its support from the New York, Susquehanna & Western R

European oil prices recovered slightly last week but the market is bracing for a possible rout as co

Congress will not enact acid rain control legislation before adjourning this year, Energy Secretary

HERE AN OFFICE, THERE AN OFFICE, but who's office is it? Sen. Wendell H. Ford, D-Ky., believ

U.S. official reserve assets declined $781 million in May to $41.949 billionfrom $42.730 bil

The central office of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners should be strengthened, a

Britain's brewers and distillers are disappointed that they will not be able to drink to any windfal

As they size up the outlook for the U.S. economy at mid-1988, many analysts see good prospects for c

If futures markets correctly anticipate price trends, then freight rates for oceanborne dry bulk shi

Canadian carriers on the St. Lawrence Seaway are concerned over possibly large losses in grain traff

The Federal Maritime Commission will decide complex issues arising from Brazil revenue pools in the

Jon Jacobs has joined The Journal of Commerce as maritime editor, directing the paper's coverage of

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

After six months of dull trading, the foreign exchange market suddenly has become exciting again.

MINERS' STRIKE GAINS SUPPORT IN AUSTRALIASYDNEY, Australia - The world's largest coal-export

FRANCE MAY RESUME IRANIAN OIL PURCHASESFrance is considering resumption of oil purchases fro

BFGoodrich Co.'s Thursday sale of its 50 percent interest in Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Co. marks the en

The Virginia Port Authority reported the growth reflected in this year's monthly tonnage totals cont

Officials of the Securities and Exchange Commission said that they were examining possible violation

Trade officials from Europe, North America and Japan have narrowed their differences and reached a c

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

The landmark Cipollone smoker-death case may herald a new type of liability assault on the tobacco i

MAXTOR CORP. (San Jose, Calif.) - David M. (Mike) Kowalski was promoted to vice president, finance a

SYNOPTICS, GSA SIGN NETWORKING CONTRACTWASHINGTON - SynOptics Communications Inc. said it si

Inchcape Shipping Services, which considers itself the world's biggest supplier of shipping support

FLEET NATIONAL BANK (Providence, R.I.) - Michael F. Warburg was named a vice president in the classi

Like the frog that became a prince, the European Community has undergone a fairy-tale transformation