Latest news

The U.S. ambassador to Egypt says Washington will support a proposal that the Paris Club forgive muc

Despite tough talk from the Soviet government, President Mikhail S. Gorbachev's bid to ban strikes

PROFIT PLUNGES 93 PERCENT AT AUSTRALIA'S TNTSYDNEY, Australia - Australian transport giant T

Negotiators for the United States and Japan met here at the weekend in yet another effort to hammer

Canadian Ambassador Derek Burney last week disputed charges that Canada is abusing "open border" pri

MOBIL CO. DEDICATES $50 MILLION EXPANSIONFAIRFAX, Va. - A new $50 million expansion of Mobil

Imperial Chemical Industries PLC of London is conducting "business as usual" despite speculation in

The best way to blunt efforts to eliminate antitrust immunity is to fight to retain it where it is c

Buying long-term care insurance is a perilous undertaking, with consumers confronted with untrustwor

Fri., May 17, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

May 17, 1991 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Premi

The Middle East crisis combined with tough commercial conditions to sap earnings at the colony's pre

Prices for carrying cargo by sea are likely to increase in the coming years as shipowners invest in

Global demand for credit is increasing at a time when banks are less willing, or able, to finance in

Indonesian private and state banks scouting for loans offshore can expect to pay higher interest rat

U.S. cargo charter airline Southern Air Transport, which claims to be the world's largest operator o

American Electric Power Co. should hold open the option of installingscrubbers capable of bu

This table lists spot coal contracts signed between the Tennessee Valley Authority and coal produce

JAPAN BUYS US CORN AHEAD OF SOVIET UNIONTOKYO - Japan trade houses purchased 208,000 metric

Domestic U.S. beef demand is slumping, and it doesn't look like U.S. cattle producers are going to b

Japan is "doing its best" to stop Taiwanese exporters from illegally dumping pork below the minimum

OCEAN FREIGHT FUTURES PRICES continued strong last week, moving back up to new highs after absorbing

Another major trans-Pacific shipping line calling at the Port of Tacoma will have access to moderate

Saudi Basic Industries Corp. said its new ethylene glycol terminal at Livorno, Italy, will allow sma

WILLIS CORROON CORP. (New York) - Peter A. Fontaine was promoted from director of treasury operation

Singapore International Monetary Exchange May 17, 1991Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

May 17, 1991 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond,

May 17, 1991 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.00

A month after Egypt announced it would raise the capacity of the Sumed petroleum pipeline by 50 perc

BP America Inc.'s 230,000-barrel-a-day refinery in Belle Chasse, La., was to be restarted Friday and

The sun-scorched desert landscapes and treacherous offshore waters of Namibia, on Southern Africa's

Senate Minority Leader Robert Dole on Friday predicted President Bush will approve additional agricu

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

A moribund economy not withstanding, foreign investors are continuing to funnel money into Florida r

A new U.S. Agriculture Department proposal that could make cotton farmers responsible for repaying l

AFRICAN RUBBER OUTPUT LIKELY TO RISE SHARPLYKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Rubber production in Af

An Iraqi arms dealer who bankrolled a Boca Raton manufacturer is among many who twisted a U.S. gover

Like many states stuck in a recession, the Florida economy is not having one of its best years.<

As Florida settles into the '90s, international trade is gaining more attention as a crucial part of

A House subcommittee voted Thursday to bar federal regulators from providing insurance coverage for