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FLIGHT ATTENDANTS UNIONBACKS CHILD-RESTRAINT BILLWASHINGTON - The Association of Flight Atte

Cost-conscious rail shippers have formally organized the Alliance for Rail Competition to press for

Scientists are focusing on the barnacles' senses of smell, sound and touch while looking for ways to

After months of claims by airlines about high fees at Hong Kong's new airport, the authorities launc

The U.S. Agency for International Development has given a $3 million grant to Cote d'Ivoire's former

U.S. inventories of crude oil declined by 7.6 million barrels in the week ended Feb. 28, compared wi

Wednesday Mar. 5, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

No crisis, no issue, so U.S. dependence on imported oil has been increasing with scant notice, risin

An attempt by the largest municipally owned power company in the United States to prepare for compet

PROTESTERS FAIL TO STOPGERMAN NUCLEAR CONVOYGORLEBEN, Germany - A bitterly opposed convoy of

Associated British Ports, Britain's biggest port operator, Wednesday unveiled pretax profit of 93.5

Mar. 5, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

A ship carrying nuclear waste from France to Japan is expected to arrive soon, an environmental grou

Kitchen talk travels like a wire-guided missile - by eye contact. Cheeks flush. Lips quiver. You can

European Union leaders will face more pressure today to postpone the launch of a single currency whe

SWISS CHIEF PROPOSESHUMANITARIAN FUNDZURICH - Swiss President Arnold Koller proposed Wednesd

China's assistant minister of Trade Yongtu Long warned Wednesday his country would abandon talks on

Latin and Caribbean nations have still not settled on a negotiating framework, but they have taken s

Latin American nations risk falling behind in the global competitive race if they fail to sign on to

A bipartisan group of lawmakers Wednesday introduced a controversial trade bill that would force the

''Unilateral sanctions are little more than postage stamps we use to send messages to other countrie

Some of the first signs of concern over Hong Kong's reversion to Chinese control appear to be coming

PEUGEOT WORKERS VOTETO STRIKE BRITISH PLANTLONDON - Autoworkers voted Wednesday in favor of

Japan's appetite is rising as the nation prepares for its largest food and beverage trade fair, Food

OFFERS TO BUY* BRASS FITTINGS. Use ref #: 3599. Brass fittings to BS 864-2 (for copper pipes

THAI CENTRAL BANKOFFICIALS SUSPENDEDBANGKOK - Three Bank of Thailand officials, including De

The Philippines may be willing to go along with a global deal to liberalize information technology,

Japanese and European automakers' strong U.S. sales in February, the second consecutive month, came

ALABAMA PANEL BACKSMANDATORY AUTO COVERAGEMONTGOMERY, Ala. - A state Senate committee has vo

They're slow, uninsured and could be coming to a highway near you.Golf carts and other slow-

Tuesday, March 4, 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 rose to a 35-month high against the Deutsche mark Tuesday of DM1.7152, testing the r

Prospects for negotiating a Western Hemisphere free-trade pact appear to be looking up.The U

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, March 1, 1996 - Feb. 28, 1997 (a graph)*

The National Association of Manufacturers and other U.S. business groups are mounting an organized c

China indicated Tuesday it plans to remove trading restrictions on 228 items including steel, synthe

GINGRICH: GOOD CHANCETO REVOKE CERTIFICATIONWASHINGTON - House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga.,

The International Chamber of Commerce is stepping up its campaign for official World Trade Organizat