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Tom Donohue, president of the American Trucking Associations, came out swinging Monday at trucking's

With a number of U.S. ports working hard to help Mexico privatize and modernize its ports, an old qu

UP TO ADD TRACKS TO RELIEVE BOTTLENECKOMAHA, Neb. - Union Pacific Railroad will build a seco

China's growing demand for man-made fibers to feed its vital textile sector will get an American boo

The Export-Import Bank of Japan said it signed a loan agreement for $195 million with the Indonesian

Some 10 months after a botched peso devaluation and subsequent currency collapse, the Mexican govern

The first private-sector bank formed since China's 1949 communist takeover will open its doors in No

The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said Monday that a global economic recovery had done litt

The banks that are listed as secured creditors for Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. are concerned that the

The following is the list of bunker prices obtained during the course of week ending Oct. 20, 1995.

Rijnhaave Information Services Inc., an information technology firm specializing in the transportati

The Alaska Federation of Natives wrapped up its annual convention with a sometimes bitter debate, en

The process of selling secondary petrochemical plants owned by state oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicano

A United Nations commission is quietly trying to ease the headaches of international businessmen by

GRAND ALLIANCE TO USE 34 CONTAINERSHIPSLONDON - A total of 34 large containerships w

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150per ton lots &

Although a deadbeat on its obligations to the United Nations, the United States is unlikely to relin

As of Oct. 23, 1995 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Oct. 23, 1995 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum Exchange Oct. 23, 1995Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

An unheralded United Nations agency aims to preserve its role as the U.N. point man on trade and dev

New York Mercantile Exchange - Oct. 23, 1995 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

Oct. 23, 1995 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

Oct. 23, 1995 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

Trade leads supplied by: U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service<

Monday, Oct. 23, 1995 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The United Nations, which by most accounts has come out of the Cold War with hardly any medals at al

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 28 '94 - Oct. 23, '95 (a graph) (2)

The credibility of Japan's mighty Finance Ministry, already dented by domestic and foreign criticism

The U.S. dollar fell victim once again Monday to political uncertainty in Europe, specifically Italy

Britain's gross domestic product rose by a real, seasonally adjusted 0.5 percent in the third quarte

Trade advocates are blasting a decision by Mexico's finance ministry to raise to U.S. levels its mon

The world's leading trade powers refused over the weekend to ease conditions for China's accession t

Defying militants' threats and government action, Kentucky Fried Chicken opened its second restauran

President Leonid Kuchma of Ukraine Monday warned that his country may descend into social chaos if i

China produces most of the world's silk and silk garments, and a rapid increase in production is ala

"Reciprocity . . . equals bilateralism, bilateralism equals discrimination and trade relations base

US AGREEMENT TO MOVE INVESTMENT TALKS DENIEDThe United States remains determined to pursue a

Trade leads are supplied by: U.S. Department of AgricultureForeign Agricultural Service<