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A bulk carrier registered in St. Vincent and Grenadines was banned from entering European ports afte

With the headquarters of the West Coast longshoreman's union having lost almost complete control ove

JOHNSON & HIGGINSMyles A. Murakami was named a senior vice president of the brokerage firm's

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Dec. 29, '95 - Dec. 13, '96 (a graph)* A

European leaders may be busy these days haggling over the future of their planned single currency, t

Dec. 13, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Susan Meltzer, assistant vice president, insurance and risk management for Sun Life Assurance in Tor

In the old days - up to three years ago - software giant Microsoft Corp. could manage with one broke

Kofi Annan, who heads U.N. peacekeeping operations, won the unanimous support of Security Council me

The U.S. dollar is expected to move a bit higher initially this week.Currency traders may be

Cargo shortages from sealed containers in ocean trade with the United States are common. As a result

Dec. 13, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

OFFICIALS SIGN AGREEMENTTO EXPEDITE DAM REPAIRPORTLAND, Ore. - An agreement designed to spee

International Petroleum ExchangeDec. 13, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

KENTUCKY WORKERS COMPBILL BECOMES LAWFRANKFORT, Ky. - Kentucky's General Assembly last week

''We're delighted. This came together in a far more concrete fashion than we had anticipated.''<

The European Union reached an uneasy compromise on rules to enforce budget discipline in its future

TENNECO UNIT BUYSARGENTINE MANUFACTURERDEERFIELD, Ill. Tenneco Automotive, a unit of Tenneco

Brazil unveiled plans to dismantle state telecommunications company Telebras, Latin America's larges

In Cheddi Jagan's perfect world, the U.S. Congress would trim defense spending by 3 percent and impo

Colombia said Friday that it had sent an important message to the United States and international co

AIRUS, FRENCH NEGOTIATORSTO MEET ON AIR TREATYU.S. and French negotiators are schedu

The 2 percent fuel surcharge Federal Express Corp. will impose on its customers will make a big dent

In a bid to reduce secrecy in the tanker trades that may disguise true market conditions, a small gr

LABOR OPPONENTSSHARE SPOTLIGHTNEW YORK - David J. Tolan and Michael Sacco, opponents in labo

As of Dec. 13, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The high-stakes legal battle between Archer Daniels Midland Co. and a former executive-turned-inform

The stepmother of child pilot Jessica Dubroff is fighting the girl's mother in court to gain $1.5 mi

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Friday, Dec. 13, 1996Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

CROWLEY TUG LAUNCHEDFOR WEST COAST SERVICESEATTLE - An array of Crowley Marine Services' off

Dec. 13, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Dec. 13, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Friday Dec. 13, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

When Friday night sales at his fast-food outlets in St. Vincent and the Grenadines take a nosedive,

The hard-fought agreement to scrap tariffs on information technology by the end of the century will

The stumble that Bill Daley took after being appointed President Clinton's next secretary of commerc

Inclusion of labor standards in the final declaration of the World Trade Organization was ''a real v

SEABROOK UNIT RUNNINGAFTER PUMP IS REPAIREDNEW YORK - North Atlantic Energy Corp.'s 1,160-me

While the focus on West Coast longshore disruptions has largely been on Southern California and the