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US KNITWEAR FIRMS APPEAL DUMPING RULINGU.S. knitwear companies appealed a Commerce Departmen

REFINED PRODUCTS The Sonneborn division of Witco Corp. will increase selling prices a number

NEW INVESTMENT RISES IN THE PHILIPPINESMANILA, Philippines - New investment in the Philippin

Insurance executives, citing corporate financial strength, defended the industry against a report re

KLM, CITING LOSSES, SETS COST-CUTTING PLANNEW YORK - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines said it sees a

Saudi Arabia discovered extensive new reserves of high quality crude oil in areas of the country nev

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

Oct. 15, 1990 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and officials at the New York Mercantile Exchange Monday fi

Voluntary resignations took some of the bite out of the $3.6 million cost- cutting plan at the Port

Third World nations may accede to U.S. proposals for new agreements governing services trade, invest

Stolt Tankers and Terminals (Holdings) SA said it will begin transporting chemicals along the Rhine

New York Mercantile Exchange executives remain confident platinum options have a future on the excha

Two huge cylinders, which may become the largest single loads ever carried on North American railroa

The National Transportation Safety Board may launch a study to examine the causes of accidents invol

Construction of Malaysia's M$558 million (US$211 million) west port project near the main gateway of

CHINA LIKELY TO FACE GRAIN SHORTAGE BY 2000China faces a huge shortfall in food grains by th

The sun shone on Seagirt Marine Terminal Saturday, just in time for state and port officials to welc

In the rush to send ships to the Persian Gulf, the U.S. Navy reportedly had a rude awakening when it

The world's airlines face a $500 billion bill by the year 2000 for aircraft that must be purchased t

Oct. 15, 1990 This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the

Economic growth will slow further and inflation will rise with a 15 percentcut in supplies o

Mon., Oct. 15, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Oct. 15, 1990Bid AskedCopper-

The following is the list of bunker prices obtained during the course of week ending Oct. 12, 1990.

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

Despite crude oil futures prices trading to a record high of $41.15 last week, refinery officials, t

DOT AWARDS JAPANESE AIR ROUTESWASHINGTON - The Department of Transportation awarded six new

DOCKERS REMAIN ON STRIKE AT SANTOSSAO PAULO, Brazil - Brazil's largest port of Santos contin

In a long-awaited move, United Airlines Monday placed a huge order for widebody Boeing Co. aircraft.

Even before what are meant to be conciliatory talks got under way on Hong Kong's massive airport and

Europe and the developing nations face serious shortages of crude and products as a result of Iraq's

TEXTILE QUOTAS TO WATCH AS OF OCT. 12, 1990* Country Category Description

Aluminum ingots- $1,970-$1,980 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.

Oct. 15, 1990 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 37.8

The United States' farm trade proposal put forward in Geneva Monday sets the parameters for a pitche

Gerald Grinstein's election as chairman of Burlington Northern Inc. - he already was president and c

Poland's largest carmaker, seeking to secure its future in a billion-dollar deal with Italy's Fiat,

The Cairns Group of agricultural exporting countries and Canada joined the United states Monday in p

INDIAN EXPORT NEWS WEIGHS ON SUGARSugar futures plunged to life-of-contract lows for the sec