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Copper prices continue to rise at a slow and measured pace on concerns about supplies, despite indic

Motor carriers that haul hazardous cargoes are sitting on insurance time bombs that could put them o

The Canadian Wheat Board, reacting to a series of work stoppages, signed contracts that will, for th

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

AUSTRIA'S LARGEST BANK is continuing to finance trade with the Soviet Union but is making no new loa

The Journal of Commerce quietly entered its 165th year of continuous daily publication last Sept. 1.

JAPAN'S PRIVATE SECTOR HIKES MACHINE ORDERSJapan's machinery makers received orders from the

The European Community's Central Bank Governors Committee failed to reach an agreement Tuesday on ho

Rail traffic, which often serves as an early barometer for the economy, shows no sign of recovery ba

A new spurt in growth of China's industrial output last month generated ''grave concern" among offic

Northwest Airlines has agreed to put up valuable trans-Atlantic routes and other assets as collatera

Crude oil output from the Ninian U.K. North Sea system gradually will be reduced by 80 percent of no

Tuesday Nov. 12, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

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

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

Fears of a double-dip recession have spooked the heavy truck industry into another double-digit loss

The traditional economic tranquility of Barbados has been shattered by a business revolt against the

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago11/12 11/8 Change % Change: 10/1

The United States has warned that it will bring the issue of the European Community's subsidies to t

With Thailand poised to overtake Malaysia as the world's top rubber producer this year, Indonesia is

The U.S. dollar declined Tuesday afteronoon as traders awaited new fundamental developments.

EC SOYBEAN CRUSHINGS APPROACHING CAPACITYThe European Community's soybean crushing industry

The Soviet Ministry of Merchant Marine, Morflot, is on the verge of disbanding, and the new Russian

New York Mercantile Exchange Nov. 11, 1991CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

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

The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Bush administration for its views on whether states may impose h

The European Community agreed to release $900 million in loans to Bulgaria and Romania even though o

There is something odd about the center of the Albanian capital Tirana, but it takes a while before

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Nov. 12, 1991Bid AskedCopper_

Vladimir M. Lopukhim was named by Russian President Boris Yeltsin to be the republic's new minister

British Petroleum Co. is moving to set up several oil and gas exploration projects in Russia and Kaz

ZIMBABWE TO PURCHASE SOUTH AFRICAN MAIZEJOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Zimbabwe will buy 100,0

Despite announced production cutbacks amounting to 24,000 metric tons, nickel prices are likely to d

Last week's quiet signing of a new dockworker contract with a Baltimore warehousing company undersco

The rapid transformation of Soviet shipping as the whole country changes shape could prove to be a m

Nov. 12, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

For the week ended Nov. 2, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 13

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

International Petroleum Exchange Nov. 12, 1991Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Associated Group said it will buy a small Ohio property/casualty insurer to diversify its health ins