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CHINA WAGES MAY RISE AFTER FALLING 2 YEARSAverage wages for Chinese workers are expected to

By all rights, President Bush's planned visit Dec. 6 should be a moment of celebration and triumph -

Officials in the Shenzhen special economic zone of China say they'll invest nearly US$10 billion on

GRAMM WARNS AGAINST PROTECTIVE US MARKETSIn the face of increasing international competition

Solidarity members of parliament backed Lech Walesa overwhelmingly to be Poland's next president but

It hasn't been a banner year for coal consumption at Ontario Hydro, Toronto, one of thetop export cu

The Philippines' power supply shortfall in the first nine months of the year shot up by 253 percent

The Canadian capitalist who would be president of Poland led a curious life even before he emerged f

EX-IM BANK TO RESUME GAMBIA, BENIN ACTIVITYThe Export-Import Bank will resume Dec. 3 the fin

TOPIC: Stirring the Sleeping Giant Since 1984, Frank Nutter has served as president of the A

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Nov. 29, 1990Bid AskedCopper-

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago11/29 11/28 Change % Change

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

Nov. 29, 1990 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Prem

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency confirmed Wednesday it was investigating whether Monsanto C

The trade sanctions against Iraq have an excellent chance of forcing its troops out of Kuwait and sh

The U.S. foreign trade deficit will rise next year, breaking a three-year trend of an improving U.S.

Imports by Caribbean Community countries from their major trading partners,mainly the United

The Port of Houston appears headed for its third straight record-setting year in terms of cargo volu

Showscan Corp. said it sold a dynamic motion simulator to Taiwan-based Sui Sha Lian Entertainment Co

Energy officials of nine Northeastern states Thursday told oil industry representatives in no uncert

A Staten Island container terminal is still not handling any new ship calls, but former shippers thr

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Nov. 29, 1990Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel

Port officials have increased security here to prevent a recurrence of vandalism at a dockside wareh

* Customs Update 5A * Howard Simon - Simon Says 6A* Premium Talk: Alliance of American Insur

Cilfa, the association of Argentine pharmaceutical manufacturers, Thursday attacked the U.S. Pharmac

Anangel-American Shipholdings Ltd. will realize a $7 million profit from the sale of one of its dry

BOMB SMUGGLING TESTS LEAVE CANADA SATISFIEDTORONTO - Tests at Canadian airports show securit

PERSONAL INCOME ROSE 0.1 PERCENT IN OCTOBERWASHINGTON - Despite a drop in wage and salary di

A Commodity Futures Trading Commission committee meeting this week voiced criticism of the prospect

A dispute between Keystone Camera Products Corp. and Mitsubishi International Corp., seemingly solve

The Philippines Supreme Court Thursday barred the government from allowing a deal whereby an associa

California, the nation's No. 1 farm state, is particularly vulnerable if trade talks break down in E

The new company resulting from the recent merger between Ferruzzi Agricola Finanziaria and Montediso

CONFERENCE POSTPONES FUEL SURCHARGE HIKESAN FRANCISCO - The Mediterranean-Pacific Coast Conf

Unions striking one of two ship repair yards in San Francisco reached an agreement while workers at

NICARAGUA GRANTED CBI DUTY-FREE TREATMENT. Nicaragua has been added to the list of beneficiary count

An anonymous tip to local media set off a recent chain of events that illustrates the shortcomings o

High-speed trains, a fixture in Japan since 1964 and in Europe since 1980, will not come to North Am

The outgoing president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, North Dakota Commissi