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Rebating - the ocean shipping industry's slippery little secret - is beginning to rule the Atlantic.

Tanker freight rates should remain firm until the end of the year due to increased oil consumption a

Iraq said Thursday it would not back down on a decision to bar Americans from taking part in U.N. ar

Caribbean countries have agreed on a plan to combat the unilateral changes the U.S. Federal Communic

'To put on a state dinner is like the ultimate White House coffee.'

Portuguese archaeologists have discovered the remains of what they believe was an important 17th cen

Promises to streamline mining operations by overseas companies weren't good enough for one U.S.-Cana

As trade grows between the United States and its top trading partners Canada and Mexico, so do comme

A new study suggests it will cost more than $500 million to close the Maine Yankee nuclear power pla

Reduced cattle supply in Australia and New Zealand is expected to translate into a 5 percent to 10 p

Thursday Oct. 30, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

U.S. energy companies, relying on their advanced technology and design, could win up to 50 percent o

Toa Fire and Marine Reinsurance Co. Ltd., Tokyo, is buying the outstanding stock of Mercantile and G

NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE - OCT. 29, 1997PREV. LIFE OF CONTR. OPENOPEN HIGH L

Oct. 30, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 29

The new owners of Satellites Mexicanos plan to exploit cross-border opportunities with the former st

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 15, 1996 - Oct. 30, 1997 (a graph)*

Arguing that it is nothing more than a barrier to trade, the European Union proposed in global talks

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE CO.Robert H. Benmosche, executive vice president for individual

FRENCH GIANT AXA-UAPPOSTS 1ST-HALF GAINSPARIS - AXA-UAP, the French conglomerate, said its w

Survivors of the Holocaust living in Florida may be entitled to life insurance benefits never paid a

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency jeopardized a House bill to reform the Superfund cle

The trade community wants Washington to release funds so Customs can finish developing its automated

As the German shipbuilding industry continues to struggle, efforts to forge a closer alliance among

The State Department is investigating whether the U.S. law placing economic sanctions on Iran and Li

The United States has put labor and environmental issues on the table as trade officials from across

Oct. 30, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Oct. 30, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Now that the United States and Chile have initialed an ''open-skies'' agreement, negotiators for the

Customs agents seized 16 rare falcons hidden in the luggage of a foreign airline passenger at Beijin

European trade and transport commissioners are giving a cautious nod to a suggestion from U.S. expre

INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM EXCHANGEOct. 30, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The European Union has missed another deadline to allow U.S. beef and pork into the 15-nation market

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 243.92 up 0.25

The brief ''Agents say regulator undermines state law'' (Oct. 30, Page 11A) should have stated that

Chinese President Jiang Zemin emerged smiling from a private breakfast with U.S. lawmakers Thursday

As part of its winter schedule, Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. began improving frequencies from Hong Ko

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