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Wednesday Nov. 15, 1995 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE CO. (New York) - Seymour Sternberg was named president and chief operating o

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nov. 15, 1995 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Premium-Unl

Mexico's 1995-96 coffee crop is likely to reach 4.6 million 60-kilogram bags, up from a previous est

While last week's new rules opening natural-gas transmission, storage and distribution to private-se

"Marketing loans (to farmers) are one of the great euphemisms of farm policy, equivalent to calling

Mexican and U.S. transport officials are here this week giving truckers an overview of requirements

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

AIR FRANCE ALL BUBBLY AFTER WINE DELIVERYPARIS - Air France said Wednesday that it d

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

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

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

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

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

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

Australian insurer FAI Insurances Ltd. is seeking a broader Asian expansion, with plans for a region

Peter Middleton, chief executive of Lloyd's of London, has resigned, it was announced Wednesday.

The Prudential Insurance Co. said Wednesday it was reorganizing its businesses and cutting staff to

A draft of the final communique from this week's summit of Asia-Pacific nations makes no mention of

House and Senate conferees, after a month of hammering out differences between two versions of a bil

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

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

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

Illinois Central Railroad Co., in a bid to ease customers' concerns that a Southern Pacific-Union Pa

DELAY OF NAFTA TALKS DISAPPOINTS CHILEWASHINGTON - Chilean officials Wednesday said

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. is testing a new railcar to handle finished vehicles, with the go

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

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

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 &

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