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"Beyond the ceremonies, after the festivities, we will move on to the negotiations . . . They will n

EXPORT-FINANCING NETWORK TO AID SMALL BUSINESSESWASHINGTON - The Clinton administrat

Top administration economic advisers by Monday will recommend to President Clinton possible trade cu

BANGLADESHI EXPORTERS CITED FOR SHRIMP FRAUDDACCA, Bangladesh - Shrimp importers in the Unit

Weaker margins for the refining and marketing of gasoline sent second-quarter profits at several U.S

First a skunk left a bad smell in her Lycoming County home. Now Carmen Wade's insurance company is l

KEMPER CORP. REPORTS PROFIT OF $20.8 MILLIONLONG GROVE, Ill. - Kemper Corp. said it

The acting chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, expressing confidence Wednesday that a re

Western Germany's consumer price index rose 0.1 percent in July from June and was 2.9 percent higher

The European Commission Wednesday said it has decided not to object to aid provided by the governmen

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 232.52 off 0.26 w

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

LANE Jan.-March Jan.-March 1993

RECOVERING AMERICA WEST REPORTS RECORD PROFITJust weeks short of its scheduled emergence fro

Maersk Inc. on Aug. 6 will become the first trans-Pacific shipping line with direct calls between a

One of America's largest civil-engineering companies is joining forces with a Chinese firm to promot

Industry analysts say naming a new director for troubled carrier Mexicana de Aviacion is a step in t

The Journal of Commerce has promoted William J. Ebbinghousen to director of shipcards advertising.

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

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

If the Japanese drowned the sorrows of recession last year, it certainly wasn't in U.S.wine.

The stories in the respected newspaper El Diario the other day appeared incredible: * Societ

What many coffee traders were eagerly waiting about the Brazilian crop exceeded their expectations.<

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

A headline on Page 7A on Wednesday over a story on earnings of ACE Ltd. misstated the amount of the

JARDINE INSURANCE BROKERS INC. (San Francisco) - Barry Harper, president of the Troy, Mich.,office o

Lloyd's of London will hold a conference on Oct. 3 on new rights for investors and general changes i

The North of England P&I club - one of the smaller marine-insurance liability mutuals - has urged sh

South Africa is on course to produce 1.9 million metric tons of wheat in the 1994-95 season, unchang

Don't be surprised if a growing American taste for conhaque turns out to be another byproduct of the

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

KURDISH STOWAWAYS FOUND AT FELIXSTOWELONDON - A pregnant woman was among 19 Kurdish

The nation's largest shippers group has asked the Federal Maritime Commission to "reject outright" a

In a sign of the stiff competition for maritime jobs, the International Longshoremen's Association h

(1) DAILY INDEX Annual Smoothed percent +17.107/20 105.17/21 105.17/22

Tuesday, July 26, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Consumers' confidence in the economy slipped slightly in July but still remains near four-year highs

The economy of China, one of the world's top gold-producing countries, will play a key role in deter

Crowley Maritime Corp. announced the election of Thomas B. Crowley Jr. as chairman and chief executive.

In congressional testimony this week, the U.S. insurance industry showed itself to be a house bitter