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The U.S. dollar will continue to rise sharply against the deutsche mark and other European currencie

OCEAN FREIGHT RATE FUTURES PRICES rose again last week, as rumors of Soviet chartering activity resu

Apr. 18, 1991 Copper Total, 30,007. Gold Total, .1,447,167.Silver Total, .263,576,578.

FEAR IS A MOTIVATOR for Congress, as demonstrated by the quick action last week in ending the railr

Australia's major producer of soft drinks and snack foods, Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd., has set up a joint

Air Canada could slash another 1,000 jobs within a month, industry sources said following last week'

European Community agriculture ministers today will attempt to break an impasse over farm prices whi

New York Mercantile Exchange Apr. 18, 1991CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

International Petroleum Exchange Apr. 19, 1991Brent Crude Oil (Dollars Per Barrel)

Apr. 19, 1991 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Prem

PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE FOR OECD COUNTRIESConsumer prices in nation members of the Organizat

A private Indonesian mining company signed a contract Friday to invest $27 million to mine coal near

Because of incompetence or to exploit political aims, Pentagon officials grossly exaggerated the ex

The state rehabilitation of Executive Life Insurance Co. of New York will ''make the argument," to k

An association of state insurance regulators wants Congress to require non- U.S. insurers who are un

For the week ended April 13, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

An Israeli court order persuaded striking officers to resume work aboard Zim Israel Navigation Co. v

FORD TO IDLE KENTUCKY TRUCK PLANTDEARBORN, Mich. - Ford Motor Co. said it will idle its Kent

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

Sea-Land Service Inc. benefited greatly from Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield, leading to a near

AGENTS QUESTION CROP COVER PROPOSALSIndependent insurance agents have reservations about the

Recent meetings between U.S. grain industry and Bush administration officials on additional export c

Aluminum ingots- $1,375-$1,385 per ton lots & in wareho

With the gulf war over and business slowly returning to pre-war levels, the Suez Canal Authority is

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

Iraq, its people starved of fuel by U.S. and allied air raids during the Persian Gulf war, has start

Tired and beaten after a bruising four-year fight over who should do dredging, the Port of Oakland i

In an effort to eliminate heavy losses, Emery Worldwide says it is laying off more than 1,000 employ

The sharp decline in state unemployment claims in the United States during the last two weeks, thoug

Private enterprise and personal initiative have never been driving forces for Soviet factories and c

In a sign of a possible shift in policy, the Soviet Union Friday blamed low levels of business inves

U.S. and Thai trade officials were expected to meet Saturday or Sunday in a last-ditch effort to avo

Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. won a victory in its crusade against attorneys who the insurer says are

The Chicago futures exchanges gave a nod of approval to legislation passed by the Senate to reauthor

Apr. 19, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Several Latin American countries are lining up to become eligible for project financing under a new

While a decision by the Chicago Board of Trade to ban delivery of foreign- grown grain remains in li

Ecuador's national oil company, Petroecuador, hopes to add 10,000 barrels a day to the nation's crud

THE ORGANIZATION of Petroleum Exporting Countries' secretary general, Subroto, was in Texas two week

EARNINGS INCREASE 15 PERCENT AT SCHERING-PLOUGHMADISON, N.J. - Schering-Plough Corp. reporte