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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

Jan. 31, 1991 Copper Total, 14,720. Gold Total, .1,655,344.Silver Total, .266,205,073.

Jan. 31, 1991 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

After a change of mind that may increase the chances of a railroad strike, the leader of the nation'

When Doug Hulse launched his export management business in 1983, the banks wanted nothing to do with

Marine Spill Response Corp., an organization created by the oil industry to clean up major spills in

Twenty-seven Moslem crewmembers of a Bangladeshi cargo ship deserted their vessel in Oakland, Calif.

A new Brazilian national transport plan will concentrate limited federalinvestments in 11 pr

MEXICO BANK TO SET UP SINGAPORE TRADE GROUPMexico's fourth-largest bank, the Foreign Bank of

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

MACHINE ORDERS FALL IN WESTERN GERMANYFRANKFURT, Germany - Western German plant and machiner

KPMG PEAT MARWICK (Montvale, N.J.) - Daniel L. Brennan was named partner in charge of finance and ad

Fears of potential terrorism and recession are driving some American business executives to avoid fl

The insurance industry may have problems, but it is in better health than the nation's crisis-riddle

Commercial insurance companies are creating new products to cover the pollution liabilities of owner