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For the week ended Aug. 8, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 13

The insurance industry and state regulators are continuing to haggle over restrictions on how much m

The changing face of New Zealand tourism is becoming increasingly Asian. The visitor total f

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Aug. 14, 1992Residual Fuel Oil - (Dollars Per Metr

Singapore Airlines last week announced plans to launch a regional freighter service in Southeast Asi

The drive by U.S. Customs to go paperless got a big boost last week when toy- making giant Mattel In

The pager, that utilitarian status symbol favored by doctors, lawyers and drug dealers, is rapidly e

Capital spending by small and medium-sized Japanese companies will continue to slide this year and m

Malaysia's economy, one of the fastest growing in Southeast Asia, may moderate and find its share of

Quotations, provided by Citibank/New York, Foreign Exchange Desk, are offered rates of New York City

Naphtha prices could decline here in coming months if crude oil prices remain at current levels, tra

Aug. 14, 1992 Copper Total, 37,378. Gold Total, .1,799,139.Silver Tot

What do you get when you mix 55 pounds of old newspapers with one bushel of soybean resin? I

Aug. 14, 1992 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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

Japan's supplementary budget, being drafted by the government, will probably be near 8 trillion yen

EC WELCOMES NAFTA BUT AWAITS FULL TEXTSBRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Community's External

Federal Express Corp. said it moved 1.56 million daily express packages and documents across its wor

Sen. John B. Breaux, D-La., recently introduced legislation that continues a suspension of duties on

From 8,000 feet up - above the reach of ground fire, the thunder of artillery and the sweaty palms o

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, or "K" Line, is reshuffling the executive positions in its North American lin

The applause has been deafening as New Zealanders continue to implement policies of economic deregul

INSURER CANCELS POLICIES FOR TRANSFUSION UNITSFrance's largest insurance company said it was

THAI OFFICIALS SEE BENEFITS IN NAFTAThe North American Free Trade Agreement may hurt some tr

Aug. 14, 1992 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Thailand's inflation rate at the end of July was 4.8 percent, down from 4.9 percent at the end of Ju

Sedgwick County, home to several large chemical companies and one oil refinery, is prepared should a

The Alouette aluminum smelter in Canada's Quebec province is ready to ship about 4,500 tons to Rotte

1065 (Aug. 14, 1992) Previous day - 1060 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Aug. 14, 1992Bid AskedCopper_

Taiwan, easing restrictions on economic ties with China, has drafted regulations that will let local

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

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. plans to sell 3 million shares of common stock in the company to r

Aug. 14, 1992 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

BUSH OKS 9.9 PERCENT HIKE IN PANAMA CANAL TOLLSWASHINGTON - President Bush approved

New York Mercantile Exchange Aug. 13, 1992Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

Aug. 13, 1992 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

International Shipholding Corp. appears to have overtaken A.P. Moller-Maersk Line in the $250-millio

A truckload of Jell-O might not be everyone's idea of a worthwhile heist, butfrom Maine to C