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Leaders of four dockworkers union locals here were scheduled to return to the bargaining table today

Two-way traffic on a major floating bridge into Seattle resumed for the first time in a week on Mond

New York Mercantile Exchange Nov. 30, 1990CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

As of Nov. 30, 1990 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

REGIONAL BLOCS Pacific Coast Trade Issues. Jan. 23-24. Long Beach, Calif. Contact Eugene Hem

CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS NARROWS IN JAPANJapan's unadjusted current account surplus dropped 2

U.S. figures projecting a Chinese trade deficit of more than $10 billion this year are off by billio

The Port of Mobile last week signed an agreement with Cooper/T. Smith Stevedoring that will boost po

Aluminum ingots- $1,640-$1,700 per ton lots & in wareh

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 224.72 off 0.98 which compares

Nov. 30, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Unionized dockworkers were expected to continue working ships at ports from Maine to Texas over the

MY LIFE FLASHED BEFORE ME at the Beverly Hills Hilton. Phantom pains down my left arm were d

Friday Nov. 30, 1990 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

The global trading system faces its moment of truth here today as 107 countries embark on a Herculea

The trucking industry's chief lobbyist said truckers would not ask Congress to authorize directly th

Gold futures settled sharply lower under pressure from plunging crude oil prices and perceived Midea

African coffee producers predicted last week that world prices would recover sharply enough to recou

The EC Federation of Seed Crushers and Oils Processors, known as Fediol, Friday attacked the communi

The last few barges are leaving the Upper Mississippi River, capping yet another disappointing year

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

Fri., Nov. 30, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

U.S. political backing in international debt talks and access to advanced U.S. technology head a sho

After four years of strong growth, the U.S. chemical industry's trade surplus is beginning what may

U.S. businesses are pressing for a decision by President Bush to ask Congress promptly to approve th

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

New York Mercantile Exchange Nov. 29, 1990CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

Depressed domestic demand and a firming U.S. dollar could raise Brazilian electrolytic copper export

Because cash isn't of much use in the Saudi Arabian desert, U.S. and British troops have established

Massachusetts Gov.-elect William Weld placed international trade near the top of his list of priorit

Railroads have a head start when it comes to establishing ties to the U.S. Customs Service because t

For the week ended Nov. 24, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 9

The dollar will resume its decline early next year after a small year-end rally, currency traders an

The controversial topic of "fronting" will be among the more than 100 topics scheduled for state ins

It can happen here. On March 30, 1989 - six days after an Alaskan reef tore 11 million gallo

Obstructions initially thrown up against the opening Brazilian market momentarily threatened to trig

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index continued to slide last week, led by a drop in the pr

ARCO CHEMICAL CO. (Newtown Square, Pa.,) - Harold Sorgenti, president and chief executive officer, a

Nov. 30, 1990 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

Nov. 30, 1990 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent