Latest news

The food-conscious French have acquired a taste for English sandwiches.The tunnel between En

It was a traveler's nightmare. Only worse.Linda Rogers, a professor of educational psycholog

Only table

It's July. For one out of three U.S. companies, it's when new workers compensation insurance policie

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

July 2, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

'It's very hard to get people to do (mergers), because it is so bruising to the management structure

The Russian capital has decided to follow the gist of Charles Wilson's advice - what's good for Amer

Luis Ernesto Ayala frets about Mexico's current economic situation. Like other businesses, the head

MARITIME CARGO DISPUTESINKS EU-MEXICO PACTBRUSSELS - A long-awaited trade treaty between the

Wednesday, July 2, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The domestic textile industry has started using a new and potentially far-reaching tool to discourag

ALLEGHENY LUDLUM BEGINSCONSTRUCTION OF PLANTPITTSBURGH - Allegheny Ludlum Corp. has broken g

A settlement has been reached in a yearlong dockworker labor dispute that severely disrupted contain

TAIWAN INCLINATION ISTO PRIVATIZE TAIPOWERTAIPEI - The state-run Taiwan Power Co. said Wedne

A coalition of business and consumer groups this week unveiled a new plan for opening Michigan's ele

SHIPSCOAST-TO-COAST RAIL ROUTEUNVEILED BY EVERGREENLOS ANGELES - Evergreen M

International Petroleum ExchangeJuly 2, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Economics, especially the problems of finding somewhere acceptable to live, will be the main focus o

Two rival Houston-based international oil well firefighting firms announced plans to merge by late J

Barbados has signed a controversial treaty with the United States to stem drug trafficking through t

NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE - JULY 1, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Commerce Secretary William Daley will lobby European leaders next week to join the United States in

American goods are prized in many parts of the world, but the most popular product of all may be col

ILWU VOTE COUNTINGTO BEGIN MONDAYSAN FRANCISCO - Balloting concluded Wednesday for the posit

When I left home for work on Monday morning, in Hong Kong it was nearly midnight. China was schedul

July 2, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.

Ukraine can't afford to shut down 40 money-losing coal mines as planned this year, Ukrainian and Wor

U.S. gasoline inventories fell by 1.3 million barrels in the week ended June 27 as compared with the

Insurance buyers in Britain could save UK7.7 billion ($12 billion) by switching to insurance carrier

PRUDENTIAL HEALTHCARECora M. Tellez was named to spearhead operations at the Western Divisio

The second fatal collision on Union Pacific Railroad in 10 days killed an engineer early Wednesday a

The U.S. dollar rose above 1.75 Deutsche marks Wednesday, but was slightly lower against the Japanes

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 5, 1996 - July 2, 1997 (a graph)* A

As of July 2, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

July 2, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

Burlington Air Express has started a new overnight service in North America for high security shipme

Containerships one-third larger than the biggest built so far could be in service by the turn of the

CSX TRANSPORTATION INC.Paul H. Reistrup, a former president of Amtrak, was appointed vice pr

Canadian Pacific Ltd. isn't appealing the government decision that dealt a stunning blow to its plan