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Proposals by two lawmakers that would lock up vast tracts of Pacific Northwest timber to save threat

Apr. 26, 1991 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

A large number of U.S. and Japanese banks have decided it's not necessary to set up shop in several

AMERICA WEST LOSS WIDENS DRAMATICALLYAmerica West Airlines reported a first-quarter net loss

Redevelopment authority officials at just-closed Pease Air Force Base in New Hampshire say a German

Less than a year after winning a $2.25 million medical malpractice suit saying he would be incapacit

EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES (New York) - Michael F. McNelis was elected a

China has lashed the United States afresh for creating the trade friction between the two. T

A larger-than-expected budget surplus so far this year will permit the government to cut turnover ta

Hong Kong's broadest measure of inflation, the Consumer Price Index (A), rose 12.9 percent in March

A map accompanying a Page One story in The Journal of Commerce April 26, under the headline, "Baltim

The Port of New Orleans Board of Commissioners Thursday approved spending $45 million during the 199

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

Amoco Chemical Co. is seeking to expand its manufacturing presence in the Far East through joint ven

The Soviet Union opened 21 new oil fields and exploration regions for joint- venture participation b

The U.S. economy shrank at a 2.8 percent annual rate in the first three months of 1991 as recessiona

The U.S. dollar will rise sharply this week if market participants can overcome fears of coordinated

MADIGAN SUPPORTS CREDITS FOR USSRWASHINGTON - Agriculture Secretary Edward Madigan said he w

Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian late last week said he still will attempt to buy ailing Trans Wo

Oil refining and trading companies in Asia say they have received no contactfrom Iraq indica

TEXAS STREAMLINING NATURAL GAS RULESThe Texas Railroad Commission is developing streamlined

REGIONAL BLOCS Marketing To Europe. May 2. Grays Lake, Ill. Contact Center for Economic Deve

In announcing trade sanctions against Japan Friday, the United States heeded one deadline from Congr

The Calcutta and Haldia dock complex handled 15.2 million metric tons of cargo in fiscal 1990-91, w

Fenasoft, Brazil's fifth annual international computer software fair, may finally disclose an except

A recently concluded deal to ship U.S. pre-fabricated houses to Israel, which touches sensitive fore

The price of tin, pressured in the last few months to below the cost of production of many mines in

Chilled beef imports remain strong about a month after Japan's beef market liberalization, but could

U.S. soybeans are competitive with South American cargoes in Europe at present, and U.S. exporters h

Apr. 26, 1991 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

The World Bank is taking a series of actions designed to bolster private enter prise throughout the

Burlington Northern Inc. lost $8 million on $1.13 billion revenue in the first quarter, compared wit

Customs staffing, once the No. 1 complaint in the Southern California trade community, has become al

Caribbean countries could replace Asia as the "factory door" of North America, according to a U.S. b

Fritz Cos. has moved to obtain terminal space at the Port of Houston in preparation for moving tons

AETNA'S NET DECLINED DURING FIRST QUARTERAetna Life and Casualty's first quarter operating i

Apr. 26, 1991 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

Hong Kong should target four high-technology industries as the most-promising sectors for developmen