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The U.S. electronics sector managed to end a tough year on a positive note as production rebounded o

Empresa Naviera Santa U.S.A. Inc. moved its local office, which also serves as U.S. headquarters for

A record 38 billion calls were made in 1990 over the AT&T Worldwide Intelligent Network as people fo

American entertainment company Paramount Communications Inc. wants to sell its film-producing unit,

China appears to be scaling back forecast production of nonferrous metals in the five-year plan that

Energy prices fell across the board Thursday, on a combination of peace hopes and weak market fundam

SWISS OIL RESERVES COULD LAST FOR A YEARBERN, Switzerland - Switzerland is well prepared for

WHAT IT IS: The Commerce Department's International Trade Administration primarily works to promote

SOUTH KOREA EXPECTS WIDER TRADE DEFICITSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's exports are likely

Turkey's textile industry could suffer a competitive blow if striking government workers succeed in

INTERMODAL LOADINGS ON RAILS HIT RECORDWASHINGTON - Intermodal loadings on U.S. railroads se

Senator Linie GmbH doesn't call the Port of Charleston, S.C. That city will not be losing any vessel

Veson Computer Systems Inc. said it sold systems to three shipping companies. Jahre Shipping

Aluminum ingots- $1,640-$1,700 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.

The department of telecommunications announced this week a crash program to improve services, but th

SINGAPORE APPROVES NEW PRESIDENTIAL POSTParliament Thursday approved a powerful elected pres

TEXTILES: 1991 LIMIT FOR EL SALVADOR. Effective Jan. 1, 1991, the restraint limit for merchandise in

On a recent morning, Kathi Travers drove up to the cinderblock building where she works and darted f

Farrell Lines Inc. Wednesday announced promotions for three members of the senior corporate staff ba

Mitsui and Co. and Marubeni Corp., two major Japanese trading houses, announced plans Thursday to pr

American Airlines is sorry. Make that really sorry. The airline took out full-page newspaper

THE NEW YEAR TRADITIONALLY is a time for celebration and reflection. But for shippers, it's also a t

Business picked up just before Christmas at big retailers but not enough to keep the December shoppi

D.G. Durham, one of the larger Lloyd's of London brokers, is paying a nominal cost of about 1 (US$1

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Jan. 3, 1991Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Jan. 3, 1991 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Thursday Jan. 3, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Cold storage terminals in Pascagoula, Miss., and Tampa, Fla., have seen their poultry export busines

Italy could face increasing European competition for long-term investments by American companies.

SOYBEAN FUNDAMENTALS ARE BEARISH. Analysts at some of the country's largest commission house

Saudi Arabia lost more than it gained from the Persian Gulf crisis in 1990 and the staggering costs

Occidental Chemical Corp. and Marubeni Corp. of Tokyo started-up their joint venture vinyl chloride

VEGETABLE OIL CREDITS TO PAKISTAN WITHDRAWNThe U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that

Rising bunker fuel costs and increased expenses related to Operation Desert Shield slashed fourth-qu

With new hotels opening regularly and occupancy rates sagging, you'd be forgiven for thinking the la

The U.S. farm sector would reap the most benefits if a free trade agreement is struck with Chile, ac

Aviation war risk insurance rates for the Persian Gulf more than doubled Thursday, foisting huge inc

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

SOUTH STREET SEAPORT MUSEUM. Jan. 9. New York. Lecture, "Averting Disaster: New York Harbor Pilots."

In the biggest payout ever for violations of federal pension law, Continental Can Co. has agreed to