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MOODY'S MAY REDUCE DAIWA BANK'S RATINGMoody's Investor Service has placed Daiwa Bank Ltd. un

An indictment may soon be handed down in Florida in an alleged arms smuggling case involving an aide

U.S. institutional investors may soon begin pumping large sums of money into South African securitie

Some $25 billion worth of new foreign capital could enter Brazil on short notice, much of it by U.S.

Almost the entire Japanese Cabinet went on record Tuesday to deny accepting political funds from a t

Port of Los Angeles officials are miffed that a steel terminal operator withdrew its application for

The Surface Transport Ministry has announced it is further easing controls on ship acquisitions.

SOUTHWEST MARINE GETS SHIP-RENOVATION PACTSouthwest Marine Inc. received a $9.6 million cont

European rail authorities are forming new intermodal rail/road freight companies, often as joint ven

A proposal by Malaysia's prime minister to levy a safety fee on all vessels passing through the Stra

Potential U.K. users of Channel Tunnel intermodal freight services still have no confidence in the a

This is a tough time to be a rail union leader. Rail labor is locked into agreements that we

An aspiring commuter rail company in Texas hopes to use the proposed North American free-trade agree

The United States and Canada are moving closer to a new bilateral air transport agreement, although

Yellow Freight System Inc., following in the footsteps of its two nearest competitors, announced Tue

Neiman Marcus expects to gain enough additional business from its selection of Federal Express Corp.

A new round of talks gets under way today to try to settle the Sino-British deadlock over Hong Kong'

With approval already in hand for a $250 million runway and terminal expansion, Vancouver Internatio

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' policy of placing unusual curbs on Missouri River barge traffic to

LUFTHANSA OPENS NEW CHICAGO FACILITYLufthansa German Airlines cuts the ribbon today official

Preston Trucking Co. has announced the expansion of its guaranteed next-day service to the Midwest,

In a dramatic about-face for the exchanges, high-level sources at the Chicago Board of Trade and the

Pawnee Industries, a Wichita-based manufacturer of plastic and composite products, has completed a f

As of Sept. 8, 1992 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

The Chicago Board of Trade and Sun Microsystems Computer Corp., a workstation and server supplier, T

TAIWAN WILL LOWER SOYBEANS IMPORT DUTYTAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's Finance Ministry has decided

Three Brazilian ministers were scheduled to meet Tuesday to discuss the possibility of blocking purc

President Bush asked Congress Tuesday for a supplemental money bill totaling more than $7.6 billion

Sept. 8, 1992 JAPANFinancial FuturesPrecious MetalsTokyo Commodity E

The high cost of insurance due to heavy liability claims has "devastated" U.S. manufacturers of ligh

In a rare instance of unanimity, sugar analysts are generally in agreement with Cuban President Fide

Sept. 8, 1992 Copper Total, 40,412. Gold Total, .1,762,445.Silver Total, .273

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 203.16 up0.69 which comp

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago9/8 9/4 Change % Change: 8/13

Europe's top 20 reinsurers made a meager 1 percent average return on capitalfrom their core

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Sept. 8, 1992Bid AskedCopper_

At the end of this year Minera La Escondida, operator of the Chile Escondida copper mine, expects to

Proceeds from a public stock offering at Malaysia's largest containerport will be used for continued

For the Muscovite ready for a premium trade-in on that rusty Zhiguli, the answer has come in the for

LYKES TO HELP VICTIMS OF HURRICANE ANDREWLykes Bros. Steamship Co., which operates extensive