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ARAB COUNTRIES TIREOF LIBYA FLIGHT BANCAIRO - Arab foreign ministers look set to agree in Se

Ground has been broken for a new Port of Tacoma terminal that will be home to Hyundai Merchant Marin

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 243.34 up 0.25

Aug. 14, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeAug. 14, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Aug. 14, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

GREENPEACE HAS BLOCKEDOFFSHORE DRILLING RIGNEW YORK - Greenpeace said it has blocked an Arco

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

Police are investigating a drive-by shooting at the home of a United Parcel Service driver and repor

As of Aug. 14, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Thursday, Aug. 14, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The solidarity among striking United Parcel Service employees in Jacksonville appears to have crumbl

United Parcel Service's proposal to pull out of the Teamsters' pension plans and set up its own plan

The administration of Colombian President Ernesto Samper will ''study the possible, extraordinary me

The first weekly rail traffic report since the United Parcel Service strike began shows a modest 3 p

United Parcel Service wants government approval to hire a foreign airline during the Teamsters strik

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

Amid fireworks and flags, Pakistan ushered in its 50th anniversary of independence on Thursday with

The U.S. dollar rocketed higher Thursday, touching 118 Japanese yen.''We got through this we

China's central bank has learned lessons from the Thai currency crisis and is paying special attenti

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 23, 1996 - Aug. 14, 1997 (a graph)*

OFFERS TO BUY* MOLASSES. Quote best c.n.f. Madras/Tuticorin port, India. Contact: Ramesh Nai

SHIPSCARGO VOLUME UPAT VPA FACILITIESGeneral cargo volume at the Virginia Po

ITC WILL INVESTIGATERAYCHEM PATENT CHARGESWASHINGTON - The U.S. International Trade Commissi

'I'm pulling my hair out.'

Russia's new privatization chief called Thursday for open and fair sales of state-owned companies to

A lawyer says the Clinton administration is just trying to avoid embarrassment by offering to restar

SHIPSECONOCARIBE BEGINSSERVICING BRAZIL PORTMIAMI - Econocaribe Consolidator

U.S. and Indian business executives plan a series of conferences over the next few months to further

Worried by complaints from traders, the Ministry of Surface Transport is asking all main ports in In

Chief Engineer Raymond P. Hutchins, 53, says Charleston used to be a good port.''Not any mor

After months of controversy and confusion, authorities at the Subic Bay free port are again inviting

A Clinton administration trade report to be released around Sept. 30 will likely show the United Sta

BAA PLCMike Roberts was appointed group technical director and a board director of the airpo

The chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission vowed this week to carry out sanctions against Japan

DIRECT CONTAINERLINE INC.Steve Saito was named vice president U.S.A.-Japan Services. The pro

The American Bankers Association is ''enthusiastic about tapping into the 800-pound gorilla of the A

INTERNATIONAL INSURANCESOCIETYRonald P. Freres, senior partner in Coopers & Lybrand's Insura

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. here said Thursday it will buy Security First Group from London Insu