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PRESTON TRUCKING HALVES FUEL SURCHARGEPRESTON, Md. - Preston Trucking Co. is halving its fue

The U.S. Customs Service's automated data system for air freight imports will expand substantially b

American companies that design and build chemical and other factories abroad may be hit especially h

The Soviet Union, already overextended with Western credit, is playing on borrowed time as its forei

FATTY ACIDS Henkel Corp.'s Emery Group announced that effective immediately prices on all gr

Anyone who wonders about the pollutants that the factory down the road emits into the environment ma

UK'S AIR EUROPE HALTS OPERATIONSAir Europe, the second-biggest U.K. airline after British Ai

The end of government mining subsidies in 10 major coal-consuming countries would drive up imported

Occidental Petroleum Corp. will abandon its US$250 million investment in a Chinese open-cast coal mi

Taiwan's Chinese Petroleum Corp. delayed by about one month a decision on proceeding with a group re

Mar. 8, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Who will assume responsibility for the thousands of containers that disappeared from the port of Kuw

As Soviet trade through its Pacific ports grows and the Trans-Siberian Landbridge becomes a viable A

The solid rebound in silver futures on the Commodity Exchange Inc. from their Feb. 22 lows has some

New York City officials are creating a 21-member advisory board to study waterfront development issu

The Brazilian government and employees of the Port of Santos declared a 90- day labor truce last wee

Mar. 8, 1991 Copper Total, 16,644. Gold Total, .1,511,848.Silver Total, .261,316,009.

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 220.91 up 0.10 which compares

Allied trading nations meeting in Paris have approved preferential treatment for exports for Poland

The fruits of Guatemala's labor are evident along the dusty, jagged road from Guatemala City to this

CANADA LIFTS SANCTIONS ON TRADE WITH KUWAITCanada has officially lifted its sanctions agains

DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR STEEL IMPORTATIONS. The regulatory invoicing requirements as describe

The president of the Japanese Shipowners' Association predicts Japanese ship line earnings for the c

Officials of the 50,000-member Japan Council of Port and Harbor Transport Workers' Unions warned Thu

Broadened public acceptance that workers compensation costs are among factors that have "actually ca

Farmers in the Netherlands claim they face losses running into billions ofdollars as a resul

The Sugar Trade Protection Club, the informal association to which all major sugar traders belong, v

New freedoms allowed ship operators by Brazil's recent merchant marine deregulation are an especiall

Thursday Mar. 7, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

After a 15-month stalemate, all countries with the exception of the United States agreed this week o

The Commerce Department announced Thursday new rules to clamp down on U.S. exports that other nation

The European Community's institutional structure for addressing trade negotiations hinders member na

Port of Baltimore officials say two image-damaging strikes last year were major reasons for an 11 pe

Countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are expected to dish out about US$160 billio

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

Digital Equipment Corp. Thursday said it plans to open a subsidiary in Czechoslovakia by June to sel

United Parcel Service plans to relocate its 15 regional management positions in Hong Kong to Singapo

The Senate Thursday unanimously approved Edward Madigan to become the next secretary of agriculture.

New York Mercantile Exchange Mar. 6, 1991CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

CHINESE GRAIN MARKET OPEN FOR BUSINESSA wholesale grain market that opened Wednesday in Chin