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As of Oct. 4, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

LION GROUP EXITSPERWAJA RESCUE BIDKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Lion Group has pulled out of the

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 245.84 up 1.20 w

The possibility that China may resume exporting limited quantities of corn has left U.S. agriculture

New York Mercantile Exchange - Oct. 3, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Lo

Friday Oct. 4, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

ASAHI, DU PONT AGREEON SUPPLIES FOR 16 YEARSTOKYO - Asahi Chemical Industry Co. signed a con

LUMBER SHIPMENTSRISE, BUT ORDERS FALLPORTLAND, Ore. - Lumber shipments rose, but orders and

Reports of the death of the African coffee industry have been greatly exaggerated, say African offic

A national corn growers group wants to ban crop forecasters from owning or trading commodity futures

The senior trade adviser to Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman is going to Europe this week to meet

Big may be beautiful, but small can be better, especially in the power sector.While large pr

The most recent cyclical downturn of the pulp and paper industry may be substantially reversed by ye

DOT OKS END TO LIMITSON AIR DISASTER LIABILITYWASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transporta

A company at the heart of Italy's biggest corruption scandal has reached a settlement in a class-act

SAGA FOREST CARRIERSINTERNATIONAL (CANADA) INC.Christopher Hatzi was named vice president an

The hunger of developing nations to modernize their infrastructure will continue to fuel the export

When freight forwarder Jerry Murphy explains how important shipping rates should be to manufacturers

Manufacturers of farm and industrial food processing equipment say exports to Latin America are comi

Trade deficit? What deficit? Tell it to the U.S. corporations that racked up $4.006 billion in farm

Manufacturers and buyers of heavy farm and industrial equipment are reaping lower insurance prices,

The European Union is pressing forward with plans to fine cargo owners that knowingly charter substa

A U.S. made-car sold here under the Toyota name that was supposed to symbolize a new era of U.S.-Jap

U.S. exporters of farm and industrial equipment had to scramble to get financing when major banks cu

Here are some ways equipment manufacturers make exports work:* Partnering with local dealers

President Clinton's controversial decision to ease export curbs only on some encrypted software has

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Friday, Oct. 4, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Global capital flows will lift the dollar this week despite the diminishing chances of a U.S. intere

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

The United States is set to crack down harder on theft of trade secrets - especially by foreign gove

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 13, '95 - Oct. 4, '96 (a graph)* An

A new industrial zone, more foreign labor and greater attention to training and relations with custo

Transportation payrolls edged up in September, avoiding the layoffs that occurred in other industrie

US TO PRESS JAPANTO MOVE ON LIQUOR TAXWASHINGTON - The United States will urge Japan to take

The European Union and Japan filed separate complaints Friday with the World Trade Organization alle

The Ministry of Commerce is taking a more serious look at the causes of a continued decline in the c

Mexican commerce officials have lifted or reduced unfair trade penalties on a wide range of Brazilia

''There's an obscene amount of capital available. There's too much money chasing too few deals.''

The European Commission has all but given up hope of striking a deal to liberalize the EU's protecte