Latest news

Since Nedlloyd Lines restructured its North American operations in 1987, the number of 20-foot conta

An over-valued local currency is contributing to a sharp drop in Brazilian shoe exports, industry le

FRENCH GRAIN TRADER DENIES EMBARGO BREAKFrench grain trading company Interagra Thursday deni

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter Thursday said he intends to set the 1991 wh

Sept. 20, 1990 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Pre

African countries are becoming major exporters of fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers, but shipments

Port officials and the area's biggest railroad may join together to build a waterfront rail link to

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 236.02 off 1.42 which compare

Ford Motor Co. may seek reduced early-retirement incentives in the tentative United Auto Workers-Gen

DEBT WAIVER FOR EGYPT UNIQUE, SAYS OFFICIALThe Bush administration said its plan to cancel E

"Operation Iron Fist" has brought an uneasy calm to South Africa's townships, but the black factiona

REPORT SAYS EXECUTIVES PESSIMISTIC ON ECONOMYCorporate executives' views of the coming quart

AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE IMPORTATION REQUIREMENTS. The Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of

West Germany, alarmed at a seemingly endless flood of refugees, may start paying them to go home.

IRAQ TAKES OVER KUWAIT AIRWAYS PLANESIraq has abolished Kuwait's national airline and merged

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

SOVIETS WARN WEST OF FALLING OIL OUTPUTAnnual oil production from the Soviet Union may fall

As of Sept 19, 1990 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

Sept. 19, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

JAPAN OFFERS TO WIDEN ACCESS TO METALS MARTIn its latest bid to settle a dispute with the Un

West Coast clothing importers Wednesday reacted positively to news that proposed limits on apparel i

The European Community's stance toward the Uruguay Round trade talks was is disarray Wednesday after

* Trading With Zimbabwe 4A * Trade Bloc Tensions Seen Likely to Escalate 5A* Tom Connors - W

Economic crisis could threaten the Czechoslovak government by the end of the year unless privatizati

PAN AM CONFIRMS PLAN TO LAY OFF 2,500Pan Am Corp. confirmed it would eliminate 2,500 jobs in

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Sept. 19, 1990Dubai Crude Oil(Dollars Per

A Milwaukee Coast Guard reserve unit that specializes in protecting port operations is being dispatc

New York's Westchester County may be shielded from any liability charges resulting from the weekend

The U.S. biotechnology industry should be a $100 billion business by the end of the decade, one incr

Himont Inc., the nation's largest polypropylene producer, said it will raise prices on all grades o

Item: 390 million people traveled abroad in 1988 (figures for 1989 are not available) and, in the pr

Wednesday Sept. 19, 1990 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represe

New York Mercantile Exchange Sept. 17, 1990*CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cen

Harris Corp., the Melbourne, Fla.-based electronics company, is investing 15 million ($28 million)

The Hungarian affiliate of General Motors Corp. said Tuesday that it plans to build 200,000 engines

Leading war-risk underwriter Stephen Merrett agreed to settle a war loss of up to $300 million for t

Higher economic growth worldwide and in the United States is projected by the International Monetary

UK'S FINANCE MINISTER UNVEILS DEBT INITIATIVEPORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Britain's finance min

Japan's Kansai Airport awarded a $33 million contract for a Japanese rail system still under develop

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza