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The Journal of Commerce has made three editorial appointments to reflect the newspaper's expansion o

U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky is turning to a mutual fund executive to serve as her

If you believe all the gloomy headlines, you'd think Asia was falling apart. Daily reports detail ho

Most international economists believe the European Union's plan to launch a common currency by Janua

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, March 22, 1996 - March 19, 1997 (a graph)

MEXICO'S ALESTRA SIGNSPHONE DEAL WITH HOTELSMEXICO CITY - The Mexican telephone company Ales

Caribbean banana exporters fear extensive damage to their market following a ruling this week by the

''When you're doing business overseas, you're a barbarian. Whether you're male or female makes littl

European airline manufacturer Airbus Industrie has been negotiating with U.S., European and Asian co

Nearly half the Russian economy is controlled by organized crime, and billions of dollars are hemorr

FRANCE TELECOM DENIESINTEREST IN SPRINT BIDPARIS - France Telecom denied Wednesday that it i

OFFERS TO BUY* KINDER SURPRISE EGGS. One 40-ft. container or truck per month. Send full deta

As China's home market for motorcycles sputters, its army of manufacturers is looking abroad under p

Japan hasn't returned to its former export-led trade structure despite the recent surge in the trade

The director-general of the World Trade Organization, Renato Ruggiero, has proposed a summit meeting

CONSORTIUM WINSSECOND GAS CONCESSIONMEXICO CITY - A U.S.-Mexican consortium has racked up it

The United States is expected to make another request Thursday for a World Trade Organization panel

Rules being drafted here will determine how ''trillions of dollars'' worth of minerals are recovered

A group of congressmen led by Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, D- R.I., introduced a bill this week to halt

Grain traffic on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway was disappointing in 1996, but there are so

Ports in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway range, which battled back from a slow and icy start in

Toy manufacturer Mattel Inc. has signed a large-volume contract with the group of ship lines that se

Two California congressmen have asked the Defense Department to postpone turning over a closed Navy

Canadian potash will begin flowing through a new Port of Portland, Ore., mineral bulk terminal that'

SHELL AND TEXACO SIGNJOINT MARKETING PACTWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Shell Oil Co. and Texaco Inc.

Pan American World Airways, a fledging carrier with a world-famous name, is talking with Carnival Ai

The Port of Seattle's oldest, largest and most diversified international cargo terminal is wearing o

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 244.34 up 0.23 wh

The polite term is ''residual ballast.''But a better description is the ''unpumpable slop an

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,524-$1,595 per ton lo

As of March 19, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

March 19, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unl

March 19, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The Indian government this week unveiled a new petroleum exploration policy aimed at boosting produc

New York Mercantile Exchange - March 18, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

March 19, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 2

March 19, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

International Petroleum ExchangeMarch 19, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

House Republicans, trying to keep to the proposed timetable for consolidating three banking bills ne

Wednesday March 19, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen