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OFFERS TO BUYPetroleum productsRef No.: 043484 Filed: 08-12-96Lee, Wrangler jeans

TO THE UNITED STATES / CANADATHAILAND. Sept. 3-6. The California-Southeast Asia Business Cou

Free trade between the United States and Mexico has been fraying at the edges in this election year.

Border truckers in the Texas frontier city of Laredo are reacting angrily to pending changes by the

Mexico's stronger than expected second-quarter economic growth bodes well for continuing recovery, b

KOREAN JOINT VENTUREBEGINS OPERATINGSEOUL - The first joint venture between North Korea and

In the blaze of publicity over Russia's new cabinet last week, a small item in the official governme

There's a new kid on the docks in Philadelphia.David Wechsler, president of Maritime Interna

JAPAN'S TRADE SURPLUSSHRANK 38 PERCENT IN JULYTOKYO - Japan's trade surplus slimmed dramatic

Fears that South Korea would restrict beef imports following the second quarter's dramatic decline i

International Petroleum ExchangeAug. 19, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

SHIPSTRI-CONTINENT EXPANDSCONTAINERSHIP FLEETHONG KONG - Tri-Continent Line, a unit

A British coroner ruled Monday that a 20-year-old vegetarian who died of the brain-wasting Creutzfel

DRAGON AIR EXPANDSSERVICE TO CHINAHONG KONG - Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Ltd. said it began s

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

The U.S. subsidiary of Japan's Sanyo Electric Co. said on Monday that one of its executives kidnappe

POWER FAILURE DOWNSSMELTER AT BHP COPPERSAN MANUEL, Ariz. - BHP Copper's smelter here will b

As of Aug. 19, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 249.55 up 0.96 whi

Aug. 19, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27

Charles Taylor Group, the London-based company that manages a number of insurance mutuals for shipow

Americans continue to spend more time and money commuting to and from work as job growth patterns co

Monday, Aug. 19, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

A dispute over environmentally friendly product labels is emerging as a major issue in the first Wor

German authorities said Monday that they had arrested two men and were hunting a third on suspicion

CURRENT TEXTILE QUOTAS:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

S. AFRICA, SAUDISIN TRADE DISCUSSIONSJOHANNESBURG - Talks are under way on South African pur

AMERICAN GENERALRodney O. Martin Jr. was named president and chief executive officer of Amer

LIBRA GROUP EXPANDSON BRAZILIAN RIVERRIO DE JANEIRO - Libra Group of Rio de Janeiro says its

US SAYS EU WELCOMETO JOIN FILM ACCESS TALKSGENEVA - The United States said Monday that the E

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

Aug. 19, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

ACQUISITION, STOCK SPLITLEAD TO LOSS FOR HCCHOUSTON - HCC Insurance Holdings Inc. took a net

Monday Aug. 19, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Columbus Line USA Inc. said it is enhancing its ''relay'' service between eastern North America and

A 28-day blockade of a remote Wisconsin Central Ltd. branch line by a faction of Chippewa protesting

The U.S. dollar declined against the Deutsche mark Monday and rose slightly against the Japanese yen

''On his employment application, he answered 'No' on the question that asked if he had any convictio

Losing the two-horse race with Thailand for a General Motors Corp. plant was a bitter pill for the P

It only took 169 years, but The Journal of Commerce is now officially online. One of the most amazin