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International Petroleum Exchange Mar. 28, 1995Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Sweden's industrial production rose 14.1 percent in January from the same month a year earlier, acco

The Vietnamese government is considering setting up a company in cooperation with Nomura Securities

Like anyone else in the international transportation industry, I have been doing my best to keep abr

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Mar. 28, '94 - March 27, '95 (a graph) (

The U.S. dollar declined Monday, as the deutsche mark surged near the close of European trading.

A minor rift has developed in the normally cooperative relationship between Rep. Bud Shuster, R-Pa.,

Ten months after President Clinton promised to issue a set of human rights principles for U.S. busin

By the end of the century, all families in Chinese cities are expected to own their own phones, Mini

Monday, March 27, 1995 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Federal Express Chairman Frederick W. Smith denounced proposed new international standards to curb a

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by EAB New York and other sources, are selling r

The United States and North Korea on Monday ended their current round of talks on the future of Pyon

The outgoing president of the World Bank has called for a major increase in resources available to t

Overnite Transportation Co. continued its winning streak against the Teamsters union with victories

TTX Co., which supplies the bulk of rail intermodal flatcars, said it has ordered an additional $32

Canada's freight railways began slowly cranking back to normal Monday after the federal government S

CSX PAYS ITS CHIEF ALMOST $3.5 MILLIONRICHMOND, Va. - CSX Corp. paid its top executi

U.S. steel importers are preparing for what they anticipate will be massive trade action in 1996 by

Companies from the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia have agreed to set up a joint venture to laun

China plans to set up 10 to 20 centers to design integrated circuits and devise applications for the

China's abolition of grain coupons without ending state subsidies is breeding speculation that could

Unisys Corp. is offering a new air cargo revenue management system. The system, which will c

Dakota Gasification Co. will shift its emphasis to the production of anhydrous ammonia, instead of n

Oman can no longer rely on oil exports as its core foreign exchange earner due to the decline in rea

AVERAGE GASOLINE PRICES STAY FLAT AT THE PUMPLOS ANGELES - The national average pric

GOP PIPELINE SAFETY BILL SEEN FACING OPPOSITIONWASHINGTON - Democratic members of th

The French state-owned power utility Electricite de France has flatly rejected the latest plan by th

Univax Biologics Inc. has agreed to work with a Canadian company to produce adrug to help vi

The planned upgrading of rail links in the former Soviet Union should open new possibilities for int

Indonesia's economy grew by 7.3 percent in 1994, nearly 1 percentage point higher than in the previo

March 27, 1995 This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the

Norway's industrial output rose 0.1 percent in February from January, the Central Bureau of Statisti

Gabon has no intention of relinquishing its membership of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Co

Monday Mar. 27, 1995 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

General Motors Corp. of the United States announced Friday that it has set up an institute to consol

TRANSAMERICA EXECUTIVE CARPENTER TO RETIREDavid R. Carpenter, an executive vice president at

U.S. property and casualty insurers' net income dropped to $10.1 billion from $19.3 billion in 1993

Northeastern Liaoning province, heartland of China's heavy industry, is mostly synonymous with loss-

Burlington Industries Inc. is tapping India as a source of denim cloth, and industry reports suggest