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Friday Nov. 1, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

DOUBTS CAST ON FUNDINGFOR PORT OF NEW ORLEANSBATON ROUGE, La. - Gov. Mike Foster and his chi

It's no place for a honeymoon.High up in the containership Sea Wolf, there is a berth that i

An undetermined number of New Yorkers blinked and wondered aloud on Halloween afternoon when they lo

JAPAN SUBSIDIARIESTOP REVENUE EARNERSTOKYO - The newly inaugurated subsidiaries of Japan's N

Europe may be heading for a single currency in 1999, but there is no chance it will boast a single e

Exxon Corp. has settled with its insurers over claims arising from the Exxon Valdez disaster, receiv

Look for the California Earthquake Authority to begin selling bare-bones earthquake insurance polici

FRENCH INSURER GANWIDENED LOSS IN FIRST HALFPARIS - The French insurance company GAN has ann

While overall insurance reform in Thailand remains an essential, but not imperative, goal for the go

China's market for family cars appears to be flickering to life, shining a small ray of light into a

SHIPSFORE RIVER SHIPYARDGETS FEDERAL LOANQUINCY, Mass. - Long-closed Fore River Ship

The pain of reconstruction behind it, Lloyd's of London now faces two main challenges.Firstl

The port cities of Los Angeles and Long Beach have scored a major victory with a California appeals

Nearly everyone with a television has an enduring image of Transportation Secretary Federico Pena: H

COURT REFUSES TO LIMITSHIP INSPECTOR'S LIABILITYNEW YORK - A federal appeals court overturne

The Hyundai General was so far ahead of schedule on its maiden voyage from Asia to Europe that it dr

A model of Boeing Co.'s new super jumbo jet, the 747-500X is undergoing testing at the Defense Resea

The U.S. Coast Guard is deciding whether to charge ship engineers on a Maritime Administration vesse

Long Island Rail Road is leasing its beleaguered freight operations to short-line operator Anacostia

Federico Pena's black leather chair isn't even cool yet, but speculation on who will warm it next al

After a campaign marked by sound bites on U.S. trade policy, the next president and the new Congress

Three weeks ended Oct. 26, 1996, vs. similar 1995 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

WTO ADOPTS REPORTON JAPAN'S LIQUOR TAXGENEVA - The World Trade Organization adopted a report

The tough times may finally be over for semiconductor manufacturers.In a semiannual industry

Substandard vessel: The term conjures up images of decrepit ships, inferior crews and shoddy owners.

Declining security and bureaucratic hassles are making Mexico a less attractive place for foreign co

The Maritime Administration announced loan guarantees that will back nearly $225 million in shipbuil

U.S. officials are concerned about the questionable links of Russian billionaire Boris Berezovsky, t

James Bond used to insist on having the vodka in his martinis shaken, not stirred.A few days

SOUTH AFRICA ASKS EUTO PROBE BEEF SHIPMENTPRETORIA, South Africa - South African inspectors

Talks between Hong Kong and Washington on textile trade resulted in some progress but no resolution

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto and visiting German Chancellor Helmut Kohl agreed last week to hold

The Moskvich automobile, a monument to Soviet-era shoddiness, is dying. Few will lament its passing.

US REMAINS OPTIMISTICABOUT MEXICAN ECONOMYWASHINGTON - Mexico's economy continues to rebound

A regulatory OK of MCI's purchase by British Telecommunications would depend on how open U.S. regula

Nov. 1, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

BRAZIL SHUTDOWNS BOOSTPETROCHEMICAL IMPORTSRIO DE JANEIRO - Shut-down for maintenanc

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,300-$1,500 per ton lo