Latest news

Robert W. Shinn was named resident vice president, state relations, for Virginia. He will be

Bruce Seaton says he is a happy man. It's unusual to hear that from the executive who has he

A bomb believed to be the work of the Irish Republican Army exploded on a track near one of the worl

Quotations, provided by Citybank/New Yoork, Foreign Exchange Desk, are offered rates of New York Cit

Japanese companies imported a total 9.02 million metric tons of coal in October, up 5.4 percent from

Long-term contracts to buy naphtha from Japan's "open-specification" market may prove attractive to

The Asian coffee market's outlook is bleak, depressed by rising regional output and jitters that Bra

As of Dec. 16, 1991 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

West Coast insurance agents and brokers are continuing a war with banks, who have been permitted to

Union Bank of Switzerland is going to start its own life insurance unit. UBS, Switzerland's

Approval from the Justice Department remains the final hurdle in a merger between Tidewater Inc. and

The status of a $36.4 million (UK20 million) insurance claim filed after the death of British Publis

CHINA TO CUT TARIFF ON IMPORTS OF WOODChina's decision to lower import duties on some wood p

CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS BEGINS VIETNAM SERVICEHO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Hong Kong's Cathay

1543 (Dec. 16, 1991) Previous day - 1547 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Portugal could join the first group of countries moving forward to final monetary union later this d

The Philippines reopens talks with the International Monetary Fund this week to try to hammer out an

Textile Quotas to Watch as of Dec. 13, 1991* Country Category Descriptio

FRANCE WILL LAY OFF 800 CUSTOMS OFFICIALSThe French Finance Ministry plans to lay off 800 cu

An agreement among industrialized countries to phase out shipbuilding subsidies is likely to be reac

European petrochemical companies that buy naphtha from Saudi Arabia are seeking changes to their ter

A regional committee charged with choosing a site for a major new passenger and cargo airport in the

The volume of container traffic through European ports could almost double between 1990 and the end

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

The European Commission is desperately seeking a solution to a last-minute legal hitch that threaten

Dec. 16, 1991 RESELLER Rack_Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded

Federal drug agents belatedly disclosed Manuel Noriega's cooperation in a secret intelligence progra

The world's leading air freight companies are nervously bracing for the new year as the European Com

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Aluminum ingots_ $1,137 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.7%Antim

Dec. 16, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago12/16 12/13 Change % Change: 11/2

Massachusetts motorists face a 6.8 percent average hike in their automobile insurance, but state off

Two major U.S.-based bulk shipping companies made moves last week showing they're sticking to their

The U.S. Supreme Court Monday ruled 6-2 that an injured employee of a state- owned railroad can clai

UPS PICKS ROLLS-ROYCE FOR ENGINE CONTRACTUnited Parcel Service chose Rolls-Royce PLC, the Br

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

Mon., Dec. 16, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

OVER THE LAST five years, we've watched political reasoning throttle the General Agreement on Tariff

Japan's crude steel production in November fell 10 percent from a year earlier to 7.614 million metr