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Dow Chemical Co. Thursday reported higher sales but lower earnings for both the fourth quarter and

Du Pont Co.'s Medical Products division sold three diagnostic businesses to focus resources on its c

U.S. pressure on Panama to cooperate on investigations into money laundering and tax evasion is thre

UAL CORP. POSTS LOSS OF $123.5 MILLIONCHICAGO - UAL Corp., the holding company whose primary

Wartime warnings about leaving luggage unattended have become routine at the nation's airports, but

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Jan. 31, 1991Bid AskedCopper-

Jan. 31, 1991 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 32.9

Thursday Jan. 31, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

Japan will offer a plan to partially lift its ban on rice imports and allow up to 5 percent of its d

US FIRMS CONSERVATIVE ON SPENDING IN 1991Fewer U.S. businesses are planning to boost capital

The U.S. economic recession may continue through late this year or longer, Richard Lesher, president

* Customs Update 5A * Sciences Academy Offers High-Tech Export Guidelines 5A* Howard Simon -

Egypt, under the stress of the Persian Gulf war, has boldly pledged to bite the bullet of economic r

The U.S. dollar turned from mixed to mostly lower Thursday afternoon largely on the pessimistic econ

WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANS UK VENTUREOAK BROOK, Ill. - Waste Management Inc. announced it plans

AETNA LIFE & CASUALTY CO. (Hartford, Conn.) - James W. McLane will become chief executive officer of

SURVEY FINDS IMPROVED ACCESS TO SURETY COVERThe last two years have seen a big increase in t

Q: Insurance companies' earnings suffered in 1989 and early 1990 because of storms and other catastr

BURLINGTON NORTHERN OPENS INTERMODAL HUBFORT WORTH - Burlington Northern Railroad said its 2

Military cargo destined for an Air Force base in the Azores is under judicial detention in the Spani

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

THE CHILLING DECLINES in platinum prices this week may turn out to be bullish for the metal in the l

Johnson & Johnson reported fourth-quarter net rose 14.3 percent, driven by sales growth. Fo

The Soviet Union's recently opened oil refinery in Chardzhou, Turkmen Republic, will process crude a

Failure of the world trade talks will be far more damaging for international shipping than the war i

For the week ended Jan. 26, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's majorrailroads equaled 11

1473 (Jan. 31, 1991) Previous day - 1466 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

JAPAN BANS EXPORTS OF GAS MASKS TO GULFThe Japanese government has forbidden any supply of g

Jan. 31, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The World Bank this week reported net income of $797 million for the six months ending Dec. 31, up f

When National Semiconductor Corp. began planning a new generation of microprocessors in the 1970s, P

The U.S. Customs Service has tightened security measures at its airports, seaports and border cross

The California Board of Equalization ordered a 2.48 percent property and casualty premium tax Wednes

The International Wheat Council Thursday lowered its forecast of total 1990-91 (July-June) Soviet gr

CATOOSA FERTILIZER TERMINAL (Catoosa, Okla.) - Jerry Sullivan was named operations coordinator.<

FERRO CORP. (Cleveland) - Albert C. Bersticker, president and chief operating officer, will be elect

The Port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, set another record in containerized cargo in 1990 despite a sharp

Despite forecasts calling for normal or above-normal temperatures in the Northeast and Midwest throu

ILA OFFERS DOCKERS FOR WORK IN WAR ZONENEW YORK - The International Longshoremen's Associati

Thu., Jan. 31, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada