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Dec. 4, 1992 JAPANFinancial FuturesPrecious MetalsTokyo Commodity Exchange

As of Dec. 4, 1992 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Dec. 4, 1992 Copper Total, 75,811. Gold Total, .1,524,818.Silver Total, .280,

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Dec. 3, 1992Bid AskedCopper_G

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,150-$1,250per ton lots &

PARTNER TO BUY OUT SALOMON IN VENTURERussia's Almazjuvelirexport, the country's sole export

Dec. 4, 1992 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

A U.S. Department of Agriculture official said the recent U.S.-European Community farm subsidy pact

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index moved sideways last week. The index was unchanged at

Finally confirming what has been one of the worst-kept secrets on the Australian waterfront, Adelaid

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago12/4 12/3 Change % Change: 11/

The Port of Seattle's executive director wants to name a new economic development czar who might rep

Motor vehicle manufacturers urged the Federal Maritime Commission to disregard a challenge by an oce

Boeing Co.'s commercial jet sales could drop as much as 25 percent by 1995, bringing more production

Ports must become independent of state subsidies before they can truly call themselves an industry,

Russian credit problems have once again undercut demand in the freight market, brokers said.

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by EAB New York, are selling rates among trading

NEW DRUG RULES INCLUDE BALTIMORE'S DOCKERSDockworkers at the Port of Baltimore will be inclu

The newly appointed chief executive of Lloyd's of London, Peter Middleton, is winning approval from

Japan's balance of payments surplus widened by nearly 60 percent in Octoberfrom year-ago lev

Despite economic doldrums on both sides of the Pacific Ocean, container shipping traffic levels have

Britain has proposed dropping operating restrictions for U.S. carriers at London's Heathrow Internat

Gov. Chris Patten may have no choice but to back down from his proposals to expand Hong Kong democra

Two French trade associations have broken with the country's employers' group and asked the governme

Taiwan's foreign currency reserves, among the world's largest, plunged $5.6 billion during the past

More Japanese beverage makers are shifting to aluminum cans, taking advantage of lower aluminum pric

Singapore. Manila. Los Angeles. Malta. Le Havre. Charleston, S.C., and Oakland: These are among the

For the week ended Nov. 28, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

ACE Ltd. , a specialty underwriter for Fortune 500 companies with claims exceeding $100 million, rep

Rollin Bredenberg, a Southern Pacific Lines vice president who heads the railroad's Mexico Group, is

The Florida Insurance Department said Friday that several insurers have asked for permission to phas

the J.C. Penney Co. of Dallas recently sent some high-powered talent over to explain retailing to 27

Top officials from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters said Friday they plan a national campa

The growth of intermodal traffic, particularly as the holiday season approaches, has had an unexpect

A story headlined "Western Companies Fear Potential Russian Instability" on Page 5A of the Dec. 2 ed

The story "ICC Rules 70 Truckers Must Cancel File Tariffs," which appeared on Page 2B Nov.25, incorr

The European Community, the United States and virtually all other major steel exporting nations will

UK GOVERNMENT ASKED TO COVER TERROR ATTACKSThe Association of British Insurers Friday said i

Strengthened capital standards, giving insurance commissioners more power to intervene when an under

While Boeing Co. and two other manufacturers that supply aircraft to the troubled Irish GPA Leasing