Latest news

International Petroleum ExchangeApr. 29, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

North Korea opened a tourism office in Taipei on Monday that can issue visas, in a bid to attract ca

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 5, '95, - April 29, '96 (a graph)(2)

Two Swiss banks are to resume talks with Philippine authorities, the family of former ruler Ferdinan

Apr. 29, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

''A layman doesn't know what GDP means and probably couldn't care less.''

As of Apr. 29, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Apr. 29, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Robots were once the domain of assembly lines, replacing human workers who had numbed their minds an

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

KOHL LOWERS FORECASTFOR GERMAN GDP RISEBONN - Chancellor Helmut Kohl said the German governm

While truckers nationwide struggle with rising diesel prices, the California Trucking Association ar

1465 (Apr. 26, 1996) Previous day - 1462The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Apr. 26, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Some of the nation's top bankers will be gathering in Tucson this week for the annual meeting of the

Chase Manhattan Corp.'s merger with Chemical Banking Corp. created the largest bank in the United St

It was billed as the clash of the titans - the country's fourth-largest airline against one of the b

Apr. 26, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The European Commission blocked a planned merger last week of the platinum operations of Gencor, a S

LEACH READIES REVISIONOF BANK-INSURANCE BILLWASHINGTON - House Banking Chairman James Leach,

For the week ended April 20, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

Friday, April 26, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Higher values for crude oil, low inventories and summer stock building have conspired to drive U.S.

There has not been this much hoopla in American railroading since a couple of spikes were put down a

As trucking companies attempt to offset recent fuel increases through surcharges, shippers are casti

BNSF TO UPGRADE LINETHROUGH STAMPEDE PASSFORT WORTH - Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. ann

TEXAS OFFICIALS WEIGHSUIT OVER BEEF REMARKSAUSTIN, Texas - Texas officials are considering a

INDIA URGED TO LIFT BANON FUTURES TRADINGNEW DELHI - India could gradually lift a ban on fut

Now that the Interstate Commerce Commission has expired, inland marine insurers are wondering what's

New York Mercantile Exchange - Apr. 26, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

The U.S. dollar was dragged down by the yen Friday, as the Deutsche mark remained in the dog house.<

INDONESIAN RIOTS LEAVEAT LEAST SIX DEADJAKARTA, Indonesia - At least six students have died

Those worried about a U.S. trade deficit with the Far East should try booking freight with an air ca

New England wool merchants were doing a brisk trade with Argentina and needed a bank to handle their

When Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman drove to Las Vegas in the movie ''Rain Man'' they were part of a

The spread between air freight rates and less-than-truckload rates has always been huge. But that wa

If you make your living providing a service, one of two things better be true: You better provide be

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 261.81 up 0.43 w

Apr. 26, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%B