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Standard & Poor's assigned a "AA" claims-paying ability rating to the American Skandia Life Assuranc

House Democrats, whose votes on trade have been critical for the Bush administration, want it to com

The small Southern California ports of San Diego and Port Hueneme, taking advantage of high costs an

Lower income taxes on profits remitted by foreign-owned companies, included in a Brazilian governmen

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

Nov. 4, 1991 Copper Total, 26,802. Gold Total, .1,293,238.Silver Total, .265,

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago11/4 11/1 Change % Change: 10/9

Monday Nov. 4, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport plans to spend up to $100,000 for a study of its long-term air

The World Bank is slated to sign an agreement today with the Soviet Union to provide advice on trans

Top airport executives from Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles said the Pacific Northwest is headed i

The ruble has lost nearly 30 percent of its value in the past three weeks, according to a Soviet rad

Transportation News Ticker The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in

Cuba is opening wide its socialist economy to private foreign investors and would be a good partner

Congress' waning credibility in the wake of the Clarence Thomas hearings, combined with the banking

The air freight industry could face a less-than-joyous holiday season unless U.S. consumers get into

As Czechoslovakia's trade surplus grows, economic analysts are urging the country to reconsider the

The Supreme Court Monday refused to hear an airline's argument that an international treaty governin

EMIRATES AIRLINES SET TO ANNOUNCE JET ORDERDUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Emirates Airlines,

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

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 218.36 up 0.17 which compares wi

Mexico's state oil company, Petroleos Mexicanos, will continue to use private companies for developm

Weather struck another blow at coffee futures Monday as traders sold contracts in New York and Londo

FRENCH DOCKERS PLAN MARCH THROUGH PARISSeveral thousand French port workers are expected to

A group of shipping lines plans to boost prices by 6.5 percent for cargo moving betweenthe west coas

In a further effort to improve the quality and variety of its steel, a delegation from the Chinese i

The wall that separated East Germans from West Germans for nearly 30 years sits now in tiny pieces o

William Hall was named district manager of the shipping agency's new branch office in Norfolk, Va.

Nov. 4, 1991 This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

STATE OF CALIFORNIA (Sacramento, Calif.) - Marjorie Berte was appointed director of the newly create

ALEXANDER & ALEXANDER REPORTS LOWER PROFITAlexander & Alexander Services Inc. reported third

National Organization of Life and Health Guaranty Associations officials said Monday that Nolhga has

Support for the tentative agreement reached last week on curbing subsidized export credits may be er

Mon., Nov. 4, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

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

House and Senate negotiators earmarked $25 million in design funds for the nation's military sealift

Crude oil prices are likely to hold around current levels in the absence of any fresh fundamental de

The international pesticide industry is launching three pilot programs aimed at improving the safe h

Sea-Land Service Inc., the Edison, N.J.-based shipping line, will reduce its payroll byabout 300 peo

Germany posted a trade deficit of $174 million (285 million deutsche marks) in September, compared t