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The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 220.98 up 0.77 which compares

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

Aluminum ingots- $1,640-$1,700 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.7

ANOTHER 300,000 TONS OF CORN SOLD TO USSRThe U.S. Department of Agriculture Thursday said pr

MINNEAPOLIS - Cray Research Inc. announced Thursday it has established a new joint venture with Toky

UK REGULATORY BODIES VOTE TO MERGEMembers of two U.K. financial regulatory bodies, the Secur

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

Bolstered by a recovery in container and grain shipments, the Port of Montreal expects to post an op

CARRIERS REPORT DIP IN 3RD-QUARTER INCOMEWASHINGTON - The fifteen largest U.S. household goo

Crude oil output by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries in the first two weeks of Dece

Oil prices nearly doubled after Iraq invaded Kuwait three months ago. Natural gas prices, in the dol

The deputy U.S. trade representative hinted Thursday that the United States may accept an industry r

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

A Canadian and a U.S. company will share the world's largest pipe order in a decade with a pact to s

Insurers could pay dearly for the unethical conduct of former savings and loan officials, experts co

Q: About a year ago the Kemper Group reorganized to create two companies: Kemper National Insurance

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Dec. 20, 1990Bid AskedCopper-

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago12/20 12/19 Change % Change

New York Mercantile Exchange Dec. 19, 1990CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

Dec. 20, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

CAPITAL SPENDING RISE OF 0.4 PERCENT SEEN FOR 1991U.S. businesses plan to boost spending on

By 1992 the United States, Germany and Japan essentially may have resolved their longstanding intern

Seattle-area shippers contemplate icy roads and absent workers as they try to move freight in rare w

The European Community is taking steps to make 4 million European Currency Units available for emerg

Airmax Inc., an inter-line cargo carrier for international airlines, has expanded its territorial re

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