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Clinton administration officials asserted Thursday that no provision of the North American free-trad

The Bank of France has room to cut interest rates further but is likely to opt for a cautious approa

MID OCEAN REINSURANCE CO. (Hamilton, Bermuda) - Michael A. Butt was named vice chairman. He will be

The U.S. dollar fell against the Japanese yen Thursday after a Group of 7draft communique ma

April 29, 1993 Copper Total, 109,380. Gold Total, .1,383,538.Silver T

BASF TO BUILD BELGIAN ACRYLIC ACID PLANTLUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany - BASF will build a DM

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Apr. 29, 1993Bid AskedCopper_

Apr. 29, 1993 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

AFTER-TAX PROFITS SHOW 4TH-QUARTER 8.5 PERCENT RISEWASHINGTON - After-tax profits of

The government of Bangladesh expects exports to increase 13 percent in fiscal year ending June 30, 1

Political leaders of several Caribbean countries, which depend on the banana trade with Europe, are

Transportation News Ticker The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in

The U.S. Census Bureau will correct up to two years worth of data showing U.S.-Puerto Rico waterborn

As the Mexican government tightens its anti-pollution laws in anticipation of passage of the North A

The Clinton administration's plan to sharply raise river fuel taxes is seen as the single most impor

A former executive director of the Port of Oakland is going to help run the Port of San Francisco wh

CONSOLIDATED FREIGHTWAYS INC. (Palo Alto, Calif.) - Carol Smith was named director of internal audit

Kenneth D. Brody, President Clinton's nominee to head the U.S. Export-Import Bank, said Thursday tha

The insurance industry is testing a system this month that would grade local building departments an

Russian President Boris Yeltsin has signed a decree that will allow accounts between Russian traders

Suggestions that the United States has given Thailand a further grace period to enforce protection o

One of the best ways for risk managers to trim workers compensation costs is to do business with ins

Apr. 28, 1993 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Hapag-Lloyd AG's net profit was almost halved last year to 34.5 million deutsche marks ($21.7 millio

1993 SAE International Congress and Exhibition. May 1-5. Cobo Center, Detroit. Annual meeting. Conta

Japanese exporters are taking several steps to counter the negative effects of the strong yen, inclu

Growing frustration with truck-rail interchange agreements is sparking multiple efforts to revise th

The city of Nashville's unprecedented plan to pay USAir Group for one of its international routes ha

A request from the Civil Aviation Administration of China prompted Evergreen International Airlines

* U.N. authorities "halt or otherwise control all shipping" to, from or through Bosnia and Herzegovi

The European Community Commission on Wednesday called for the EC's protected $120 billion-a-year tel

Although this Old South river city is best known for the faded grandeur of its antebellum mansions,

Risk managers can expect more legislation affecting human resources and employee benefits thanks to

Bergen Brunswig Corp., in its first attempt to crack the overseas drug market, has joined with a Fre

Union Carbide Corp. earned $40 million, or 28 cents a share, during the first quarter. The c

Phillips Petroleum Co. said that it will begin commercial production this week of linear low-density

The New York Mercantile Exchange's proposal to acquire the Commodity Exchange Inc. includes a $10 mi

It's happened again: Another deal come and gone at American President Lines. The latest one

Bahia Blanca, an Argentine port handling about 20 percent of the country's grain exports, should be

The International Chamber of Shipping launched a new code of practice for the shipping industry Wedn