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The story headlined "Palestinians Hope Progress Hasn't Died With Rabin," which appeared Thursday, No

South Korea's disgraced ex-President Roh Tae Woo on Wednesday was grilled by state prosecutors for t

Incentives announced in the Sri Lankan budget last week are expected to spur a shift from lower-end

Only six months ago, then-foreign minister Shimon Peres was quoted by a top U.S. official complainin

Nippon Steel Corp. said 69.8 percent of steel cans in Japan were recycled in 1994, an increase of 8.

ITC: US FIRMS INJURED BY JAPANESE STEEL PLATEThe International Trade Commission said it made

With Eduard Shevardnadze's re-election this month, the Georgian government is expected to continue e

Japanese police have mobilized one of their rugby teams to keep up with U.S. President Clinton and S

PERRY BREAKS TABOO, TALKS SECURITY ISSUESU.S. Defense Secretary William Perry's suggestion t

Southeast Asian nations threw their support on Wednesday behind the principle of full trade liberali

Pacific Rim countries could grow by a massive 20 percent by 2000 if they can improve airports, power

APEC-mania has even spread to Osaka's entertainment district. When the serious business of n

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

As of Nov. 15, 1995 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Just as the railroads opened up the American West in the last century, the new rail line linking Bei

CANADIAN COMPANY JOINS CHINA GOLD MINE PROJECTBEIJING - Canada's Asian Minerals Corp

GLOSSARY AR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Amid mixed signals in the financial markets, the Port of Long Beach today will go out for bid on $34

MITSUI TAKES A STAKE IN VIETNAMESE CARRIERTOKYO - Mitsui O.S.K Lines Ltd. said it ac

U.S. tanker and dry-bulk giant OMI Corp. will sell three U.S.-flag chemical tankers to Hvide Marine

Wherever Russia's Ministry of Atomic Energy finds an export opportunity, the West sees a nuclear nig

Aviva Freudmann, The Journal of Commerce's deputy editorial director, has been named the paper's Can

Wednesday, Nov. 15, 1995 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Finance Minister Masayoshi Takemura said Wednesday that all bad loans at Japanese banks can be dispo

Day Two of the partial federal government shutdown brought no clear movement toward ending the fundi

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 21 '94 - Nov. 15, '95 (a graph) (2)

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

The Brazilian government recently forced shipping lines serving the Port of Santos to drop the conge

The U.S. dollar declined Wednesday, as the major focus was still on the budget impasse, leaving many

Betting on the survival of a 1920s law reserving domestic cargo for domestic ships, a Philadelphia t

Taiwan has approved 11 immigration applications by mainland Chinese, including a Chinese court offic

Senate Republican leader Bob Dole, in a tactical move, backed down this weekfrom his demand

Rejecting warnings that shipping reform will result in an industry upheaval, supporters of deregulat

The European Commission Wednesday proposed that the European Union set up a guarantee fund that coul

PORT OF IBERIA SUED TO HALT DREDGING PLANLAFAYETTE, La. - Environmentalists are suin

Plans to build the Sears Island cargo port wharf on solid fill are "simply environmentally unaccepta

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 242.02 off 0.80 w

International Petroleum Exchange Nov. 15, 1995*Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Nov. 15, 1995 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quota tions do not necessarily represen

New York Mercantile Exchange - Nov. 15, 1995 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low