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The U.S. dollar rebounded Wednesday afternoon on bargain hunting after slumping ear- lier in the da

Gaz de France, the French state-owned natural gas monopoly, has resumed talks with Iranian officials

Saddled with a static budget, U.S. Commerce Department officials in Washington decided they could ge

EMPTY COPPER SHIP HEADED FOR EUROPESANTIAGO, Chile - A vessel scheduled to load Chilean Copp

BIDDING HEATING UP FOR PLANT IN THAILANDBANGKOK, Thailand - A consortium led by Stone & Webs

The Food and Drug Administration moved closer to allowing the sale of a controversial new therapy fo

The Maritime Administration tentatively approved an American President Lines Ltd. plan for greater o

Virginia Newman spent her last 12 working years in a job she disliked to build up her pension eligib

July 3, 1991 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

New York Mercantile Exchange July 2, 1991Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

Thousands of Barrels Week Week WeekEnded Ended Ended6-28 6-21

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 207.32 off 0.55 which compares

July 3, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago7/3 7/2 Change % Change:

July 3, 1991 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond,

A Commerce Department investigation into Japanese sales of screens for portable computers in the Uni

Problems with the $268 million sale of a Southern Pacific Transportation Co. rail line is threatenin

A $40 million aircraft maintenance base will be built in the air cargo complex at Portland Internati

HOUSEHOLD GOODS LINES POST 1ST-QUARTER LOSSThe 15 largest U.S. household goods carriers repo

US PROBES IMPORTS OF CHINESE TUNGSTENWASHINGTON - China is selling tungsten ore in the Unite

U.S. crude oil stocks were down by 4.9 million barrels during the week ended June 28, compared to th

Richard Lutes invented a better mousetrap, but the world did not beat a path to his door. Mr

U.S. coal exports will increase by almost 150 percent by 2010, the U.S. Energy Information Administr

European Commission antitrust officials have raided the offices of leading European Community steel

Despite major progress in trade liberalization, substantial pockets of high protection remain in the

The world loves Hollywood movies, U.S. television shows and rock music, but Canadian officials belie

ERNST & YOUNG (New York) - Lawrence H. Danzig was named director of Valuation Services in Eastern Eu

Routine maintenance at Brazil's Paulinia refinery catalytic cracking unit temporarily will lower gas

Following up on a recent staff report, the Federal Maritime Commission is considering rules to fine-

Ship Sale Report appears on alternate Fridays. The information, compiled by Shipping Intelligence In

A member of the Federal Maritime Commission and a U.S. maritime attorney are the two founding U.S. b

Plans to automate transmission of textile visa information between Singapore and the U.S. Customs Se

How well the vast Soviet rail system can withstand the combined strains of new Europe-Far East trade

Bids will be called shortly for the fourth round of exploration by foreign oil companies, the petrol

A story headlined "Worldwide Air Cargo Growth to Slow, Boeing Forecasts" that appeared on Page 9B in

The federal appeals court here has upheld the Federal Aviation Administration's decision permitting

Brazil's biggest environmental problem is not the burning of the Amazon jungle but the squalor of it

With the U.S. economy at a key turning point, the employment report for June is likely to show confl

Howard Simon has been commodities editor of The Journal of Commerce since 1989. He has spent

The plan to develop Australia's shale oil region - one of the world's largest - is moving closer to