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Latin America will see an injection of foreign capital in 1994 as investors lighten up on overvalued

The U.S. dollar was mostly lower Wednesday, unaffected by news that the U.S. producer price index fo

Western Germany's consumer price index rose 0.2 percent in December from November and was 3.7 percen

U.S. Agency for International Development officials said the agency's prohibition against using U.S.

The European Union is threatening to withdraw an offer to improve import access for bananas from Cen

President Clinton promised broad support for East European markets Wednesday. In meetings he

The United States and the European Union next week will try to avert a politically damaging trade wa

How tO use: Under the U.S. government's American Business Initiative, the Eastern Europe Bus

Shattered trade relations between France and China appear to be on the mend with the announcement We

SWISS MOVE TO TIGHTEN MONEY LAUNDERING LAWSZURICH, Switzerland - The Swiss governmen

West Africans expressed anger and alarm Wednesday at being let down by France over the devaluation o

How tO use: Under the U.S. government's American Business Initiative, the Eastern Europe Bus

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural ServiceAgric

The hamburger and the pizza are gaining attention in a country better known for its waffles.

How tO use: Under the U.S. government's American Business Initiative, the Eastern Europe Bus

The local venture of Motorola Inc. of Schaumburg, Ill., is setting up a manufacturing facility for e

SOUTH KOREAN COMPANY TO APPEAL US RULINGSEOUL, South Korea - South Korean diamond ma

Aiming to keep rail service alive, an upstate New York group is seeking to buy a portion of Consolid

Intermodal shipments via barge have been on a roller coaster in recent years due to weather, federal

The United States and Gulf Arab states are negotiating agreements to end the production and sale of

Local shipping companies, their financial results improving, are looking to a better year ahead.

Robert Kruse, the member of the executive board of Germanischer Lloyd who was responsible for the sh

The U.S. engineering industry, boosted by a positive domestic growth and investment environment, is

VALDEZ TERMINAL FIRE QUICKLY EXTINGUISHEDANCHORAGE, Alaska - A small fire at the Val

A significant drop in coal tonnage in 1993 caused a regional shift in traffic patterns on the St. La

Opposition from general chairmen of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE) led the union's le

Three years after building a bulk transload center and putting the town of Shelby, Mont., on the map

Newark Traffic Club. Jan. 14. Night at the Races. Pegasus Room, Meadowlands Race Track, East Rutherf

The prospect that increased mining activity will provide sufficient coal traffic to make a West Virg

China has attacked the Hong Kong government for unilaterally seeking funds to finance the colony's n

PILOT IGNORED WARNING BEFORE RUSSIAN WRECKMOSCOW - The pilot of a Russian airliner t

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will add a converted combi aircraft to its trans- Atlantic fleet this weeke

Roadway Package System will raise its non-contract rates by 3.8 percent on its surface traffic weigh

Property/casualty insurers called on reinsurers to bring down the price of their catastrophe coverag

An airline cabin full of sophisticated, world-trotting travelers leisurely puffing away on their cig

William H. McCartney, a past president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, has r

UK'S MAJOR SAYS LIBYA ACTED ALONE IN BOMBINGLONDON - There is no evidence that any c

The proposal to give United Airlines' employees control of a majority of the company's stock in retu

A prominent insurance executive believes that the state-based workers compensation system will disap

A People item on Page 7A Jan. 4 should have said that Frank F. White Jr. was named to the board of d