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A new impetus to Soviet democratic and economic reforms and greater supportfrom the West for

Wed., Aug. 21, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

Con-Way Central Express received approval Wednesday from the Michigan Public Service Commission to e

Wesley C. Moore was appointed senior vice president, administration, at CCAir Inc., which operates c

Demand for a host of chemical products, which end up in everything from adhesives to plastics, took

The closings, consolidations and cutbacks plaguing many French shipyards have largely spared St. Naz

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

Grain prices soared in response to the apparent return to power of Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorba

U.S. business executives with operations in the Soviet Union say they'll resume activities there as

U.S. governors this week urged the federal government to reserve the right to suspend Mexican trade

CONRAIL, ENGINEERS REACH TENTATIVE PACTConsolidated Rail Corp. and the Brotherhood o

Harley O. Staggers, a former congressman who advocated deregulation of the railroad industry, died T

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

So you think you've tried everything to combat jet lag after a long international airline flight, an

Foreign investors can now become majority owners of key Argentine oil- producing areas currently con

US TO WRITE-DOWN BOLIVIAN DEBTThe Bush administration is expected to announce today

Nickel prices fell early Wednesday on news overnight that miners at Canada's Falconbridge Ltd.'s 33,

Wednesday Aug. 21, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

One of the architects of Stolt Tankers and Terminals (Holdings) SA's successful plan to offer its st

The nation's largest shippers urged the North Carolina Utilities Commission not to re-regulate the i

The volume of western Germany's manufacturing industry rose 13.3 percent in June 1991 to $93.52 bill

U.S. companies are flocking to Chile to tap a surging economy and a liberal trade and investment reg

China will not know the full extent of flood damage to its cotton crops until mid-September, and its

In response to a European Community demand for better access to U.S. markets, U.S. governors say the

The U.S. dollar fell sharply Wednesday on news that the Soviet coup had failed. Dealers said the dol

Martin Redrado left a $350,000-a-year job as a banker in the United States to take a $12,000 job wor

India is simplifying approval of investment proposals with up to 51 percent foreign equity to speed

New York Mercantile Exchange Aug. 21, 1991Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen Hi

Britain's biggest insurance brokers trade association is set to stage a unique nationwide debate via

UK OIL OUTPUT ROSE 16.7 PERCENT IN JULYUnited Kingdom North Sea crude oil production rose 16

Attorneys for Sea-Land Service Inc. are setting a procedural maze for American President Lines Ltd.

The maritime industry reacted with cautious optimism Wednesday to the reported return to power of So

The Vietnamese government plans to open Cam Ranh Bay internationally,deputy foreign minister Tran Qu

While the world sleeps, travel agency computers toil away in the night like electronic elves, contin

Battered by decades of pressures from military and civilian governments, Nigeria's newspapers are lo

The port fight over an endangered species of fish in San Francisco Bay is stretching all the way to

Ballot counting is under way in the election of a president for the West Coast longshoremen's union

British Airways said Wednesday it had ordered 15 Boeing 777 twinjet airliners and placed options on

Secondary market prices for developing country debt plummeted Monday in reaction to the ouster of So