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The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

Australia, Japan To Discuss Beef QuotaSYDNEY, Australia - Australian and Japanese officials

Siemens to Purchase Systems From MoscomEAST ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Moscom Corp. has signed a cont

Wed., Nov. 18, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

An action this week by Brazil's Senate may help defuse the U.S.-Brazilian computer trade dispute, a

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

The U.S. dollar declined slightly Thursday in lackluster trading, as players stayed on the sidelines

President Reagan tried to ease fears of a looming economic downturn, saying there was no reason to b

PaineWebber Inc. has created an institutional energy trading unit, hiring Gary M. Becker to head it

Hewlett-Packard Co.'s profit rose 39 percent to $218 million in its fourth fiscal quarter, the compa

The Journal of Commerce learned "with great regret" that Felix Dearden, who until earlier this year

Brazilians Seek to Ease US Software DisputeA bill passed this week by Brazil's Senate may he

Associated Press article Nov. 19 on Fireman's Fund withdrawing from Massachusetts misstated the seve

London Firm Assessing Cost of Subway FireLondon Regional Transport is still assessing the fi

The House Consumer Subcommittee pulled back legislation Wednesday to require insurance companies to

THEY CALL IT MONTE CARLO WEST. Scores of reinsurers, primary insurers and brokers once again

R.M. Jamieson, chairman of the Zurich Insurance Cos. in America, based in Overland Park, Kan., was e

The Senate Commerce Committee swiftly approved the nomination of James Burnley to be the new secreta

An obscure provision of the $11.2 billion tax increase bill under discussion in the budget summit ta

Six Pacific Northwest producers and traders of softwood lumber and panel products won Justice Depart

Property and casualty insurers have to start making some agonizing choices. The industry can

The good news is that Hong Kong's trade is roaring. The worrying news is that it is straining the vi

Numerous industrial disputes at the Newcastle grain terminal in 1986 probably cost the leading east

Chinese Mine Mishaps Killed 55 Since Nov. 1A spate of fatal mishaps in China's coal mines ha

Heating oil prices are sliding as the market continues to be bedeviled by bearish factors. P

November 19, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gall

Expectations that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' meeting in Vienna, Austria, nex

THE OIL AGE isn't going to end soon. That was the message Roger Herrera, Alaska exploration chief fo

Japan Requests Cuts In Iranian Oil ImportsThe Japanese government Thursday asked oil wholesa

Crude oil production in the lower 48 states fell 14 percent in October, while imports hovered around

Cathay Pacific Airways is concerned about the adequacy of facilities in Vancouver for handling passe

Philippine 'Dry Hole' Now Producing OilAn offshore oil well in the Philippines that was rece

The news for all of those planning to travel overseas is not good. Most European countries, and sele

Piedmont Airlines has become the first airline to contract to install an anti-collision system in it

Galileo, the computerized airline reservation service (CRS) striving to sign up partners ahead of ri

Lufthansa, Iberia Plan Spanish Charter LineFRANKFURT, West Germany - Lufthansa AG, the West

A former chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board this week warned the nation's airline industry that

Nov. 19 Baltic International Freight Futures Exchangeprev.Close High Low

Financially ailing P-I-E Nationwide Inc. lost more than $15 million in the third quarter, but compan

1153.0 (Nov. 19) Previous day - 1155.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in