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It's a 22-mile-wide island paradise known for its pink sandy beaches, tropical breezes and quaint Br

Just as the waters calmed in the longstanding feud between Canada and the United States on tolls, th

AUGUSTS.O.S. Safety on Ships. Through Dec. 30. New York. Exhibit on New York's maritime trag

1116 (Aug. 28, 1996) Previous day - 1119The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

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

Wednesday Aug. 28, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

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COURT REINS IN LAWSUITAGAINST FARMER'S INSURERWAUSAU, Wis. - A farmer's insurance company ca

Tired of all the political babble out of the Democratic National Convention, some Americans are taki

JAPANESE FIRM WILL HELPIN BUILDING ISRAELI CENTERTOKYO - Namco Ltd. said it will tie up with

U.S. footwear distributors are upset over the Mexican commerce ministry's decision to leave in place

The Rendez-vous de Septembre is the first stop for global reinsurers, insurers and intermediaries to

SHIPSJAPAN TURNS OVERMUTINY SHIPTOKYO - Japan on Wednesday turned over to South Kore

It took nearly two years, but the federal government has decided on a plan to allow river barges to

AMERICA WEST TO EXPANDOHIO-FLORIDA SERVICECOLUMBUS, Ohio - America West Airlines said new da

Aug. 28, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

As of Aug. 28, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 249.76 off 0.57 w

Last spring, Harold Hainsworth's wheat didn't look good. Static electricity caused by dry wind kille

CHINA NATIONALELECTRICAL EQUIPMENTChinaAmount of contract: $1,436,557.Contra

New York Mercantile Exchange - Aug. 28, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

The dollar maintained a firm grip late Wednesday on its overnight gains against the Japanese yen.

Speaker Gephardt. For many Democrats riding a wave of optimism here this week, the title had a pleas

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The long-anticipated spinoff of CF MotorFreight announced this week is again raising the question of

The future of railroad intermodal service looms as a big ''if'' and a bigger ''when.''If the

This frontier city in Canada's West is the site of a modern-day gold rush. Only this time, the rush

Harbor trucking companies nationwide fear they are under siege as unions press to organize the owner

U.S. crude oil inventories rose by 10.4 million barrels during the week ended Aug. 23, compared with

Labor Minister Tito Mboweni backed a wide-ranging inquiry into South Africa's violence-plagued minin

Three consumer watchdog organizations this week accused State Farm, Allstate and Farmers of antitrus

COOLING SYSTEM LEAKCLOSES LITHUANIAN REACTORVILNIUS, Lithuania - Lithuania's huge Ignalina n

Tough luck, kids. A truck carrying 31,000 pounds of Tootsie Rolls crashed on the first day of school

Hong Kong planners are proposing a nearly two-year delay in the building of container terminal 10, o

The Clinton administration will push hard to win new trade negotiating authority from Congress next

The wave of price-fixing allegations - including an admission of guilt by three players Tuesday - co

The next stage of North Korea's cautious re-entry into the world could be access to its airspace, wh

''They're trying to hide him, but they can't.''

The apparent weakening of this month's U.S.-Japan semiconductor trade accord relative to its predece

The nation's two major independent insurance agents trade groups may renew merger discussions, accor