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CONGRESS, WHICH SEEMS to be doing its best to avoid doing anything of consequence in this election y

Shippers, trucking companies, Teamsters, government officials and others with an interest in the tru

The Port of Pascagoula reported handling 812,888 tons of general cargo across its public wharves in

About 200 independent container haulers at the Port of New Orleans walked off their jobs Wednesday i

Japanese speculators, looking for a sharp downturn in the U.K. currency against the deutsche mark, a

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 206.86 up 0.70 which compares w

Centoxin, a genetically engineered drug touted as treatment against a severe form of blood poisoning

The 1992 Ohio River Sweep, set for June 20, has become more than a one-river litter cleanup project.

Relations between the United States and Vietnam - and ultimately the end of the trade embargo - took

The company named four members to the national sales team for its Atlantic Coast Express/Atlantic Te

Exports of steel from China, already rising, are likely to get a further boost from amalgamation of

Apr. 22, 1992 Copper Total, 29,364. Gold Total, .1,569,783.Silver Tot

European Community agriculture ministers are unlikely to reach final agreement next week on major re

ECS EASES REQUIREMENT FOR POLLUTION COVERAGEEXTON, Pa. - ECS Underwriting Inc., mana

Mexico is cutting back red tape on foreign exchange deals, accepting a greater role for the dollar i

The Algerian government's ambitious plan to revive an economy nearly strangled by debt invites more

Lawrence Noel III was elected president of the Greater Baton Rouge PortCommission for 1992-1

Preston Corp., a truck holding company, said it incurred a loss of $533,000 in the first quarter of

Ryder System reported first-quarter net earnings of $17.4 million, or 20 cents a share, compared wit

Software piracy investigators say they have caught key members of a three- nation ring that counterf

GUATEMALA TO INCREASE JAPANESE COFFEE SALESGuatemala aims to increase its coffee sales to Ja

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Apr. 22, 1992Bid AskedCopper_

The Japanese generally are thought of as a people who live to work, but U.S. exporters are finding t

U.S. carpet manufacturers wasted little time in vowing to fight a 12 percent duty to be levied on ca

U.S. business is key to a legislative effort to protect "real capitalism and free-market economics"

INDIA ALUMINUM OUTPUT SEEN TO HIT RECORD HIGHNEW DELHI, India - India's aluminum production

DOW CHEMICAL REPORTS 1ST-QUARTER PROFITS DROPDow Chemical Co. Wednesday reported first-quart

As of Apr. 22, 1992 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

Thousands of Barrels Week Week WeekEnded Ended Ended4-17 4-10

Toyota Motor Corp. has rejected a request to make a bid for British luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce Moto

Jamaica recorded a merchandise trade deficit of US$602.0 million in 1991, down $118.3 million from t

Consolidated Freightways Inc. reported a $3.7 million net loss in the first quarter, $11.1 million l

The Commonwealth of Independent States has offered to sell the U.S. Navy a nuclear-powered Victor II

Apr. 22, 1992 RESELLER Rack_Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid-

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

Aluminum ingots_ $1,200-$1,300per ton lots & in wareho

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago4/22 4/21 Change % Change: 3/31

Apr. 22, 1992 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The financially strapped city of New York could save millions of dollars by establishing one citywid

Once silicone breast implants became a part of Sonia Hill's body, the 44-year- old Dallas woman said