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Railroads may be testing electronic links with the United States Customs Service as early as the fir

"You see this knife?" said the trader from Leningrad as he held out an ordinary kitchen knife in hi

In a move regarded as one of the most important accounting rule changes ever, the Financial Accounti

As of Dec. 20, 1990 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

1445 (Dec. 20, 1990) Previous day - 1443 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

The U.S. dollar rose sharply Thursday when European currencies tumbled on fears that Soviet Foreign

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

The Dow-Jones Transportation Average once was dominated by railroads. No longer; today there are six

Samarec, Saudi Arabia's national oil company, is approaching Singapore refiners for the purchase of

MG REFINING AND MARKETING INC. (Houston) - Frances A. Bruce joined the company as vice president of

European Community and Latin American foreign ministers held a one-day meeting on finance and trade

Thu., Dec. 20, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

Dec. 20, 1990 Copper Total, 15,254. Gold Total, .1,492,778.Silver Total, .266,768,946.

International Petroleum Exchange Dec. 20, 1990Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Thursdy Dec. 20, 1990 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

About the last place one would expect to find an English-language slogan urging the Japanese to "Imp

Sugar prices are less sweet today than six months ago. After a fairly substantial rise to about 15 c

ASSOCIATED AIR FREIGHT INC. (New Hyde Park, N.Y.) - Cheryl DePonceau was appointed district manager

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. (New York) - Joseph N. Cataldo was appointed branch manager for D

Shipping agent Martyn Merritt, already battling the Federal MaritimeCommission over $320,000

Reversing a previous public statement, Sea-Land Service Inc. said Thursday it won't carry domestic c

Dec. 20, 1990 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Dec. 20, 1990Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel

Barring a Christmas miracle, 1990 will go down in history as the end of an eight-year economic expan

The Tokyo Grain Exchange and Tokyo Sugar Exchange, two of Japan's 16 commodity exchanges, are likely

Sugar refiners and food manufacturers are trying to modify new U.S. quota and duty rules, arguing th

Senior officials from the China Chamber of International Commerce are meeting with South Korean gove

The Port of Oakland said it expects its fiscal 1991 net income to fall $9.2 million below budget bec

Dec. 19, 1990 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

1443 (Dec. 19, 1990) Previous day - 1438 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Raytheon Co. is making a strenuous push into Southeast Asia, where it sees a juicy market for its el

New mandatory drug testing will go into effect Friday for boat captains and their crews. The

Gasoline prices nose-dived 7.2 cents a gallon in Charlotte last week, more than compensating for the

What started as a routine branch line sale for Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway has turned into

Wed., Dec. 19, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

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

Wednesday Dec. 19, 1990 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

New York Mercantile Exchange Dec. 18, 1990CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

Thousands of Barrels Week Week WeekEnded Ended Ended12-14 12-7

Active weekly export sales of cotton have further raised the possibility final registrations may exc