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FLORIDA ATTORNEY GETSJAIL IN LLOYD'S SWINDLEWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A Miami Beach attorney c

Though worldwide insured losses from catastrophes amounted to a mere $9 billion last year, down $6 b

The opening of the U.S.-Mexican border to truck traffic is becoming something like a surrealistic pl

Mexico, broadening its push for private and foreign investment in transport facilities, has announce

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A cut in fees is being recommended at Thailand's southern deep-sea port to encourage business and cu

The Federal Reserve is likely to raise interest rates at Tuesday's meeting in what could be the firs

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, March 29, 1996 - March 21, 1997 (a graph)

March 21, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

ENRON MAY OFFER BETTERRATE DEAL FOR MERGER NODPORTLAND, Ore. - Enron Corp. may be willing to

Some call it ''the fuel from hell,'' but to others, there's liquid gold in Venezuela's Orinoco Tar B

The Thai government is violating international trade rules in its anti-dumping action against Russia

SHIPSP&O NEDLLOYD ORDERSFIVE CONTAINERSHIPSLONDON - P&O Nedlloyd Container L

More than 100 liability insurers that thought they could hide behind a smoke screen of policy exclus

New York Mercantile Exchange - March 20, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

4 BASLER EXECUTIVESKILLED IN AIR COLLISIONMANITOWOC, Wis. - Four executives of Wisconsin-bas

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,524-$1,595 per ton lo

Thailand's beleaguered financial sector is expected to help drag economic growth down to 5 percent t

With federal environmental regulators set to impose new and tougher air quality standards around the

TRANS WORLD AIRLINES INC.William Compton was named executive vice president of operations.He

A state Senate committee has killed a bill that would have limited insurance coverage for uninsured

If the Clinton administration wants to help pay for federal aviation programs with a tax or fee on i

President Clinton may have a hard time delivering two of the promises he made Friday to Russian Pres

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100%) is as follows

The sums look unpromising.The savings that should accrue from the merger of Britain's P&O Co

Friday, March 21, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Despite reports to the contrary, Mexico will stick with its current institutional structure for figh

As of March 21, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Friday March 21, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

OFFERS TO BUY* GALVANIZED STEEL COIL. 1,000 metric tons/month of galvanized steel coil. Thic

An Associated Press story March 18 erroneously reported that the FBI was withholding from federal pr

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. is asking the Maritime Administration for approval to become a subsidiary

Delta Air Lines was overdue, at least in Boeing Co.'s opinion.The airline's huge $16 billion

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 246.40 up 1.65 w

March 21, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 2

Lower oil prices and the continuing pressure of the strong U.S. dollar trimmed the overall cost of i

Mexico, Canada and the United States agreed to speed up the elimination of tariffs on 38 products, a

BOOSTING EXPORTS ISNO PANACEA, JAPAN TOLDWASHINGTON - The Japanese government should not try

Suggest that the Port of Cleveland will one day have containerships at its docks being loaded and un

March 21, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo