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Congressional scrutiny of the insurance industry's regulatory framework has prompted some industry g

INDIA REPAYS LOAN AND RECLAIMS GOLDNEW DELHI, India - India has reclaimed the 46.9 tons of g

Unexpectedly long stays in the repair yard will hurt third-quarter earnings due out at the end of th

For the week ended Oct. 26, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

Shipping is lagging other industries in the application of paperless business systems, despite the u

Canadian trucks hauling cement, fertilizer, sulfur and other commodities have been streaming into Mo

Nov. 1, 1991 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Advocates of expanded insurance powers for banks - including large banks and a few diversified insur

Canada's Falconbridge Ltd. will shut down nickel production at its Sudbury, Ontario, nickel operatio

Ethylene and propylene, the commodity workhorses of plastics manufacturing, continue to see slow, bu

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index, which tracks inflationary expectations in the econom

After two and a half years of intense debate, an Exxon Valdez agreement appears to have been reached

Two national shippers' associations are fighting proposals by the North Carolina Utilities Commissio

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

The Bush administration may favor a further decline in the dollar's value to stimulate exports, curr

Dover, the world's largest roll-on, roll-off ferry port, found that conventional paperless trading s

The International Maritime Organization is working hard to regain the initiative on ship safety duri

NEDLLOYD SELLS STAKE IN DUTCH STEVEDORERoyal Nedlloyd Group NV disposed of its stake in a sm

DANISH TRADE SURPLUS WIDENED IN SEPTEMBERCOPENHAGEN, Denmark - Denmark posted a $356 million

From New England to California, the glamour industries that paced the '80s - computers, banking, ret

For many chemical companies, green means good business. Increasingly, chemical manufacturers

Excessive state regulation is a far more irksome problem for insurers than the issue of solvency ove

Oct. 31, 1991 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago10/31 10/30 Change % Change: 10/7

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Oct. 31, 1991Bid AskedCopper_

Japan's 30 leading life insurance companies wrote more than $12.2 trillion worth of indemnity and an

Several South African mining houses have threatened employees who stay awayfrom work during

Cuba's campaign to win support for a General Assembly resolution calling for the lifting of a U.S.tr

The Commerce Department may open a U.S.S.R. business information service, to help U.S. business deve

DOW OFFICIAL TO HEAD WATERWAYS CONFERENCEThe National Waterways Conference elected Johnnie D

US COMPANY TO SET UP MALAYSIAN LATEX PLANTTextile Rubber and Chemical Co., an American compa

The sales season for Brazil's main cocoa crop for October 1991 to April 1992 will be strikingly brie

The outlook for a new U.S. export control law remains uncertain, despite House passage late Wednesda

Oct. 31, 1991 Copper Total, 26,802. Gold Total, .1,313,432.Silver Tot

TRANSATLANTIC HOLDINGS POSTS RISE IN NETTransatlantic Holdings Inc. reported a rise in third

The Italian chemical engineering firm Snamprogetti has snapped up its second big China contract in a

Next year marks the 500th anniversary of the voyage to America by Christopher Columbus, who hailed f

Canada's gross domestic product fell in August, the government said Thursday, surprising economists

Thu., Oct. 31, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

FACTORY ORDERS FELL 1.7 PERCENT IN SEPTEMBERA decline in orders for transportation equipment