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Financial services remain a major sticking point in the North American free- trade talks. Mexico, th

Swiss legal authorities said Friday they would indefinitely maintain a freeze on hundreds of million

A federal bankruptcy court granted priority status to environmental liability claims in a proceeding

Energy policy planners in Washington seem to be hung up on maintaining a classical free world trade

Lawmakers, eager to score pre-election points with voters, will give serious thought to the insuranc

President Bush's plan to provide families with an annual tax credit of as much as $3,750 to buy heal

This table lists spot coal contracts signed between the Tennessee Valley Authority and coal producer

It was one of the more bizarre scenes on Capitol Hill since the end of the Cold War. In a ti

Trucking companies could be charged hundreds of thousands of dollars in back taxes if the Internal R

A freight forwarding company with links to the government of Egypt violated shipping law by collecti

U.S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE Percent by Group Jan. Dec.White 6.2% 6.3%

A new all-cargo airline is betting that it will soar on the winds of an economic recovery. P

Finland is test-flying fighter planes built by two U.S. companies, one of which may win a Finnish go

If the U.S. Olympic bobsled team turns in a better performance at this month's Winter Games than it

Feb. 7, 1992 Copper Total, 32,772. Gold Total, .1,361,333.Silver Tota

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index was higher last week in response to higher prices for

Conditions are ripe for Japanese trade houses to make heavy deliveries of platinum against the Tokyo

A rush of commodity fund business and strong market opinions have pushed live cattle futures' open i

The World Bank denied that its position is to encourage the export of ''dirty" industries to the Thi

*Singapore International Monetary Exchange Feb. 7, 1992Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel

A team of three will manage the Lloyd's of London insurance market when Alan Lord, deputy chairman a

Cuba's 1991-92 (October-June) sugar crop will not come close to the 7.5 million metric tons produced

RLI REPORTS INCREASE IN ITS QUARTERLY NETPEORIA, Ill. - Net income for RLI Corp. in

Japanese cotton spinning industry sources say a case they plan to file against Pakistan for alleged

Ohio drivers who insure their cars through State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. will see a rar

Air Canada stepped up its offensive to scramble any takeover of its rival, Canadian Airlines Interna

United Parcel Service, the nation's largest transport company, said Wednesday it will report record

Upcoming deregulation of Japan's banking system will lead to some banks pulling out of international

The German government's Treuhand privatization agency said Thursday it will dismiss up to 300,000 mo

Italy's Agnelli family Thursday suffered another blow in its fight to stop Source Perrier SA from fa

Larry Perlstein, a veteran U.S. coal exporter and former president of Primary Coal Inc., said he is

Iran is negotiating the sale of about 3.6 million barrels of crude oil to Cuba and shipments will be

The leadership of a key maritime union agreed to lend $500,000 to shipboard engineers who voted rece

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago2/6 2/5 Change % Change: 1/15

In many respects, the quality of life in this Central Siberian city is much better than in other Rus

Maritime Association of the Port of New York/New Jersey. Feb. 10. Newark, N.J. Maritime briefing. Re

Industry and government reaction to the policy program unveiled by the two largest U.S. shipping lin

Insurance representatives praised aspects of President Bush's health-care plan after its release Thu

LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD (Jamaica, N.Y.) - Peter O. Geraghty was appointed director of employee service

American Airlines reported sharp growth Thursday in January cargo volume. Freight ton-miles