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When the British war cabinet met on Aug. 13, 1918, the foreign secretary told Prime Minister David L

VENEZUELAN BANK CHIEF PREDICTS $20 OILDAVOS, Switzerland - Oil prices should stabilize at "a

The chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission, addressing ocean freight consolidators, sought to a

Feb. 4, 1991 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Premi

Monday Feb. 4, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

US, UK FIRMS JOINING TO REBUILD KUWAITU.K. and U.S. construction companies are forming joint

The Federal Reserve's policy-making arm is expected to decide on a further easing of monetary policy

President Bush's fiscal 1992 budget proposes a small increase in outlays for international developme

Trade frictions between China and the United States are exacerbated by the heavy transshipment of Ch

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

Chevron Corp. awarded a contract worth 56 million to the Dutch company Grootint for the constructio

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

Feb. 4, 1991 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond,

1486 (Feb. 4, 1991) Previous day - 1482 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Feb. 4, 1991 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 32.55

A dispute over new labeling requirements imposed by Mexico on textile imports is complicating free t

IN THE EARLY 1980s the tallest building under construction in Houston was going to be named the El P

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

Brazil's trade door will continue to swing slowly but surely wider open until this country's import

The threat of a February rail strike appeared averted Friday after railroads and a large rail union

The agency charged with cleaning up Boston Harbor elected to use oil instead of natural gas as a bac

ELAINE L. CHAO, the U.S. deputy secretary of transportation, stood before about 50 leaders of the ma

Fri., Feb. 1, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

1482 (Feb. 1, 1991) Previous day - 1473 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Feb. 1, 1991 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

International Petroleum Exchange Feb. 1, 1991Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)-

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

A group of European shipping companies, along with one U.S. freight consolidator, hope the Federal M

PURCHASING REPORTS SHOW FURTHER DECAYWeakness in January purchasing managers' reports showed

COMOROS - $6.6 million from the World Bank's International Development Association for highway proje

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

The U.S. government cleared the way for imports of wine containing the chemical procymidone, ending

Subordinated loans to Japanese banks extended by Japan's five major life insurance companies have ri

Philadelphia dockworkers, in an effort to keep Chilean fruit shippers from moving their business to

The Persian Gulf war has sabotaged Gulf Air, putting a billion-dollar expansion plan in jeopardy jus

APPEALS PANEL UPHOLDS RULING FOR GUILFORDBOSTON - A 12-member fedwral appeals court panel in

Aluminum ingots- $1,465-$1,475 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.

Gov. Mario M. Cuomo has recommended $6.6 million of 1967 Environmental Bond Act funds in his 1991-92

Donald Carty, vice president of finance and planning of American Airlines, has turned down Air Canad

The Persian Gulf war has temporarily snared the European Community's bid to liberalize the tightly r