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While optimism following the first news of Persian Gulf war last week bolstered cotton prices after

The bar code, that familiar symbol adorning packages and price tags, is moving from the slumping ret

As controversy swirls around President Mikhail S. Gorbachev's alleged use of U.S. grain credits to p

The U.S. Semiconductor Industry Association lodged an unofficial appeal with Japan Wednesday, calli

Although the debate on the merits of a proposed free trade agreement between the United States and M

Australia's farm exports to the Middle East, worth about A$2 billion annually, are likely to be hurt

A Federal Maritime Commission law judge recommended the agency waive over $16,000 in freight charges

Rep. John Dingell has requested that the U.S. General Accounting Office conduct a soup-to-nuts inves

DEFENSE SUPPLY CENTER RESTRICTS JET FUEL DATANEW YORK - The Defense Fuel Supply Center chang

The rate of decline in worldwide oil demand may slow as secondary and tertiary stocks of gasoil and

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois has introduced a new stripped-down, less expensive health ins

Jan. 23, 1991 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 33.9

Singapore grabbed from Hong Kong the title of world's busiest containerport in 1990, port executives

The Netherlands stinks. The lowland country is trying to cope with a mountain of manure. The

SANTA FE PACIFIC CORP. (Chicago) - Catherine A. Westphal was appointed director of public relations

Precious metals drifted Wednesday afternoon following a morning sell-off that featured heavy specula

OLIN CORP. (Stamford, Conn.) - Leon B. Anziano and Patrick J. Davey were appointed division presiden

Primary inventories of distillate fuel oil, used as home heating and diesel fuel, declined by 7.8 mi

Details of energy swaps often are cloaked in confidentiality, but an arrangement revealed recently b

Matson Navigation Co. President Brad Mulholland's first name was misstated in a photo caption in Pub

1460 (Jan. 23, 1991) Previous day - 1452 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

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

An incorrect version of the Inside column was inadvertently placed on Page 1A of The Journal of Comm

The government is facing a mutiny of sorts, with crews of Shipping Corp. of India and pilots of Air

Tomen Corp. and Central Leasing Co. have decided to join forces to launch a commodities investment f

With 12 orange chairs, a rough-hewn lectern and a Mr. Coffee pot, the 8- by 18-foot chapel at Charlo

The Supreme Court Tuesday said it would not take up two cases involving separate disputes arising fr

A sluggish economy and travelers' fears of terrorist attacks have led to layoffs at a major cruise s

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

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Jan. 23, 1991Bid AskedCopper-

Thousands of Barrels Week Week WeekEnded Ended Ended1-18 1-11

CHINA: US QUOTA MOVE ON TEXTILES UNFAIRChina fanned the flames of a growing Sino-U.S. trade

China's shipyards are being exhorted to speed up work and improve efficiency to meet international s

New England has become the latest region to start its own paperless trading support group. M

U.S. and Japanese government negotiators agreed Wednesday to investigate the reasons behind slow sal

An affiliate of Amoco Chemical Co. was granted an investment license by the Indonesian government t

The next U.S. space shuttle flight will carry telescopes, cameras and other equipment capable of see

The European Community this week postponed shipment of close to $1 billion worth of food aid previou

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 257.13 up 0.35 which compares w

Wed., Jan. 23, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada