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The European Union and Turkey came under fire from the United States and other nations, both industr

PHILIPPINES WOOING $1 BILLION GM PLANTMANILA - The Philippines is offering incentive

NORTH AMERICA Softex. Feb. 7-8. Los Angeles. Contact: Jon Graves or Jeremy Walker of Softex,

R.K. JOHNS & ASSOCIATES INC. (New York) - Christopher Dlugokecki joined R.K Johns & Associates as it

If you talk with Tommy Thomsen, the president of Maersk Inc., the No. 1 question has to be whether t

Pressure is mounting on governments worldwide to allow corporations to encrypt computer documents.

Mexico, seemingly playing both sides of the coin, has failed to move on nearly two dozen application

Bananas and hormones will be among the prickly trans-Atlantic trade issues to be discussed during Fr

Tuesday Jan. 30, 1996 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Tuesday, Jan. 30, 1996 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The U.S. dollar continued to post gains against the Deutsche mark and the yen Tuesday as the foreign

BRITTAN: PROTECT TRADE IN BIOTECHNOLOGYBRUSSELS - U.S. and European Union officials

AFLAC REPORTS INCREASE IN 4TH-QUARTER PROFITCOLUMBUS, Ga. - Aflac Inc., the life insurer, sa

Jan. 30, 1996 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

1510 (Jan. 30, 1996) Previous day - 1520 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Jan. 30, 1996 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Trade leads supplied by: U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service<

CONSOLIDATED FREIGHTWAYS POSTS LOSS DESPITE RECORD REVENUEConsolidated Freightways I

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150per ton lots &

Private investment in Third World nations accelerated in 1994, tripling the amount of new public inv

Trade leads supplied by: U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service<

A four-day mining machinery exhibition in Calcutta this week offers a platform for both Indian and f

Rate increases instituted on Jan. 1 by major less-than-truckload carriers are holding, according to

New York Mercantile Exchange - Jan. 30, 1996 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

The United States and Russia announced Tuesday a memorandum of understanding that could lead to the

Marine underwriters can ill afford to give across-the-board reductions in marine hull insurance prem

Democratic and Republican Senate leaders are negotiating a farm bill compromise to extend current la

International Petroleum Exchange Jan. 30, 1996Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

A Shell Oil Co. spokesman said Tuesday a demonstration by some 500 of its Nigerian work force Monday

Dow Chemical Co. is understood to be planning a petrochemical complex in China with output of 600,00

The U.S. dollar traded in a narrow range against the German mark and Japanese yen Monday in the abse

JAPAN'S DAIWA SELLS ASSETS FOR $3 BILLIONDaiwa Bank said Monday it has agreed to sell U.S. a

Are China's leaders plotting a new media and information clampdown? International reaction t

PORT OF SINGAPORE BOOSTS CARGO HANDLINGSINGAPORE - The state-run Port of Singapore A

BOEING CONTEMPLATES WORK FORCE INCREASESEATTLE - Amid plans for production increases

BRIDGE LINE, MAERSK TO ADD SHIP TO SERVICETOKYO - Bridge Line and Maersk Inc. will a

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 242.21 up 0.51 whi

Government trade agency operations by and large are returning to "normal," thanks to new funding leg

The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass and send to President Clinton this week a bill