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SWISS REINSURANCE POSTSRISE IN FIRST-HALF PROFITZURICH - Swiss Reinsurance Co., the world's

A board appointed by President Clinton to review a dispute between Amtrak and the Brotherhood of Mai

THAILAND PETROCHEMICALDEVELOPMENT POSTPONEDSINGAPORE - Several key petrochemical projects in

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 11, 1996 - Sep. 22, 1997 (a graph)*

Major trading powers will intensify efforts this week to tighten the rules that govern customs clear

PLANESUS, JAPANESE NEGOTIATORSFINISH DAY 1 ON AIR TALKSTOKYO - U.S. and Japa

NASA astronaut Scott J. Kelly, a U.S. Navy lieutenant, returned for the homecoming weekend at his al

An agreement the U.S. barge and towboat industry has signed with the Army Corps of Engineers is inte

BAGHDAD SAYS IT'S READYTO NORMALIZE IRAN TIESBAGHDAD - Iraq said Monday on the anniversary o

1283 (Sept. 22, 1997) Previous day - 1283The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Sept. 22, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close Hig

PANEL RULES AGAINSTDUTIES ON AUSTRIA YARNWASHINGTON - Austrian exporters of open-end spun ra

New York Mercantile Exchange - Sept. 19, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Monday, Sept. 22, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

The U.S. dollar was mixed Monday, rising sharply against the Deutsche mark but slipping against the

The macroeconomic stability returning to Mexico after two years of crisis is allowing agricultural e

Finance Minister P. Chidambaram lamented earlier this month a lack of political consensus that he cl

The World Trade Organization is calling on countries to break down barriers to global trade in banki

Insurance executives in Massachusetts are wondering how the Senate Insurance Committee chairwoman's

Fifteen bidders on the final list to build a port in the eastern state of Orissa have been asked to

Some may call it ironic justice, but U.S. law firms are under a barrage of law suits these days - fo

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 240.72 off 0.18 wh

ASIA'S OIL CONSUMPTIONSEEN 'EVER-INCREASING'SINGAPORE - High rates of economic growth in the

House leaders appear ready to end their internal squabble over how much to spend on highway and inte

Fast-track trade legislation, maritime reform and dredging were expected to dominate the agenda as t

A pair of locomotives and five container cars derailed in eastern New Mexico, 18 hours after seven f

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A poll scheduled for release today in Hong Kong by BankBoston suggests that Asian investors are more

Three insurance regulators are making a push for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners

Fearing that Japan might not deliver on an accord with the United States to open its primary insuran

Eurotunnel PLC, the debt-ridden operator of the Channel Tunnel, reported its first operating profit

CROWLEY AMERICAN TRANSPORTPaul Robinson was appointed the line's new director of alliance op

United Parcel Service lost its bid to squash an international service offered by the U.S. Postal Ser

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600 per ton lo

Sept. 22, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unl

WORK STOPSAT STATOIL FIELDLONDON - Statoil said its 35,000-barrel-per-day oilfield in the No

International Petroleum ExchangeSept. 22, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)<

Gazing figuratively into the crystal ball, steel industry executives gathered here at a conference o

Just when it seemed like the United States' Super 301 trade law would die from neglect, the current