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Hauling trash is supposed to be a major growth opportunity for railroads, but economics is preventin

Reports that President Bush is considering authorizing the U.S. Agriculture Department to offer cred

A closed debate Wednesday for the chair of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1991 contrasted again the p

The Atlantic Richfield Co. of Los Angeles has filed suit in a Los Angeles Superior Court demanding a

There's no time like the present for motorists to fill up their tanks. On Saturday, a 5-cent-a-gallo

A senior Soviet economist said Wednesday his country needs Japanese money and technology to boost oi

The Libyan government has granted two major oil exploration concessions, allowing the first foreign

New York Mercantile Exchange Nov. 28, 1990CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

A United Nations cargo reservation treaty could become a crucial bargaining chip for negotiators at

Waterfront labor and management in New York reached a tentative agreement on non-wage issues late We

Exporting begins and ends with an individual. Knowing whom you're dealing with, therefore, both pers

Austria's banking system may enter a phase of consolidation over the next decade as the industry fen

The Port of Richmond, Va., and the Virginia Port Authority finally have come to terms. The c

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co. will save about $30 million annually as a result of a crew

The United States and Costa Rica agreed Thursday to establish a joint council on trade and investmen

Economists forecast a 1.1 percent drop in the October U.S. leading economic indicators index, and sa

Nov. 29, 1990 Copper Total, 9,272. Gold Total, .1,348,288.Silver Total, .257,688,587.

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 225.70 up 0.29 which compares

THE BOTTOM LINE could be quite expensive. A wire service report this week quoted industry so

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