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It was the risk of staying in business that persuaded Gerson Joseph to sell his Florida customs bro

A team of brokers specializing in professional indemnity insurance written by Lloyd's of London is d

A jump of more than 40 percent in health care benefit costs over the past two years has ignited dema

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

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Mar. 15, 1991Bid AskedCopper-

As of Mar. 15, 1991 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

Mar. 15, 1991 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

A trade group representing large life insurers angered other sectors of the industry last week by ci

Nippon Yusen Kaisha, one of Japan's largest shipping lines, will acquire Nippon Liner System Ltd. fr

Were it not for the war in the Persian Gulf, cargo volumes would have declined significantly at Paci

Whatever proposal Mikhail Gorbachev plans to take to Tokyo next month is still secret. But i

UK OPENS 3RD MAJOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTQueen Elizabeth Friday inaugurated London's third ma

USAir may be one potential winner in the government's decision to approve the sale of only three of

The story, "Employees Say MetLife Is Dropping the Big Apple," on Page 9A of The Journal of Commerce,

JAPAN BOOSTS ESTIMATE OF OIL CONSUMPTIONJapan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry

Sumitomo Marine & Fire Insurance Co. beat several Japanese non-life insurance competitors in investm

In what could be a major step toward increased competition and efficiency in the electric utility in

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago3/15 3/14 Change % Change:

Mar. 15, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Mar. 15, 1991 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

AT&T BOOSTS KUWAIT TELECOMMUNICATIONSWASHINGTON - American Telephone & Telegraph Co. said Fr

The full-size pickup truck is uniquely American. It is built nowhere else, and few are sold anywhere

The U.S. Small Business Administration is gearing up its computerized Procurement Automated Source S

U.S. agricultural and food industry groups urged Congress to give the United States two more years t

Chicago futures exchange officials Friday indicated that the start-up date for Globex was in limbo,

Lead prices should firm in 1991 because of tightening supply conditions, Metaleurop executive board

Crude oil prices will range from $15 to $20 a barrel from now to the end of 1992, a Department of En

China will make a $730 million commodity loan, one of its biggest ever offers of foreign aid, to the

CHINA MAY BE EYEING NON-US WHEAT MARTSKANSAS CITY, Mo. - China might be forced to acquire wh

Noxso Corp. said a W.R. Grace & Co. subsidiary increased its ownership in the company to 9.2 percent

The March 1991 ocean freight futures contract is set to settle at the highest levels ever, in line w

Louisiana's elected insurance commissioner was suspended from office Thursday, a day after a federal

Alabama Power Co. is looking to buy a three-month supply of coal needed as of April 1 at its Miller

Aluminum ingots- $1,525-$1,535 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.

Mar. 15, 1991 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Prem

POLISH DEBT ACCORD SAID RIDING ON IMFThe agreement by the Paris Club creditor governments to

Ecomarine USA announced Friday that it awarded contracts to two Louisiana shipyards to build the fir

BRITAIN'S ECONOMY EDGED UP 0.5 PERCENT IN 1990Britain's economy grew a slim 0.5 percent on a

REGIONAL BLOCS Doing Business in Eastern Europe: Where to Start. March 18-19. Madison, Wis.

With the Persian Gulf war over and Southeast Asia continuing its strong roll, Singapore's economy th