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Tuesday Feb. 4, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Empresas La Moderna, a Mexican agricultural conglomerate, announced on Monday a strategic agreement

Occidental Petroleum Corp. is unlikely to be involved in a Sudanese oil deal expected to be announce

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GROUP SAYS FDA SHOULDKEEP FEED BAN FLEXIBLEWASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration's p

Europe's beleaguered coal industry has taken more hits in the past few weeks as natural gas bites de

The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th

Government-mandated sharing of rail routes and an end to differential pricing are the greatest risks

NATURAL GAS CLEARINGHOUSENatural Gas Clearinghouse - Posted prices for Feb. 1997 (see Note 1

SOMALI MILITIAMEN SEIZEKENYA SHIP, SEEK RANSOMMOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali gunmen seized a Ke

Pirate attacks on ships rose by five to a record 175 incidents worldwide in 1996, with Indonesia and

Rival companies tend to look at Sea-Land's reported operating profits with a touch of envy and skept

Scandinavian Container Services announced that it had signed a contract with Atlantic Container Line

Auto insurance fraud, a multibillion-dollar, white-collar crime, continues to grow despite efforts o

ALLSTATE AGREES TO PULLMISLEADING MAILINGSALBANY, N.Y. - Motorists involved in accidents wit

Singapore's government-run port agency is spreading its expertise in the region as part of efforts t

House Banking Committee Chairman Jim Leach Tuesday pledged to protect the role of state governments

New Jersey can restrict pain and suffering lawsuits from out-of-state residents injured in accidents

Ousted management of embattled workers comp insurer Golden Eagle Insurance Co. have sustained legal

South Carolina's heavy-handed regulation of auto insurance drives up the cost for all drivers, puts

With a strike by American Airlines pilots possible in less than two weeks, air freight forwarders

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Just when the way seemed clear for Caspian Sea oil exports, a fresh legal dispute has muddied the wa

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A top Russian official criticized the state of trade relations with the United States on the eve of

Tuesday, Feb. 4, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

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

The U.S. dollar continued to push higher Tuesday as the Bank of Japan stayed out of the market and t

She hasn't been confirmed yet as U.S. trade representative, but Charlene Barshefsky has already been

An article headlined ''Choppy seas in the forecast for carriers in US-Med trades'' on Page 7B of the

South Korean state prosecutors interrogated the heads of two leading local banks and a former presid

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 9, 1996, - Feb. 4, 1997, (a graph)*

Taiwan acceded to U.S. pressure Tuesday and agreed in principle to sign a broad investment pact with

WTO HEAD: CHINA TALKSIN THE LAST STRETCHPARIS - Renato Ruggiero, director-general of the Wor

The European Commission, the European Union's executive body, Tuesday issued a statement welcoming t

Japanese shipbuilders and automakers are reducing their percentage of permanent factory workers and

India's textile industry, committed to opening up and badly in need of modernization, promisesa huge

Taiwan said on Tuesday it and Japan had agreed on liberalization terms under which Taipei could join

The top three categories of construction equipment and machinery in the South Korean market are exca

Our last column mentioned that the Customs Service is becoming more involved with export control com