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1627 (Mar. 15, 1990) Previous day - 1627 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

A dissident group gained control of Xtra Corp. after ousting directors of the giant trailer-leasing

The Food and Drug Administration Thursday said it will ban the use of sulfites on fresh potatoes bec

Japanese automobile exports to the U.S. market will drop beneath 2 million units in the fiscal year

While talk of sales of hundreds of thousands of tons of corn to the Soviet Union commanded the atten

BANK OF JAPAN'S NEWS DISAPPOINTS TRADERSCurrency traders expressed disappointment that Bank

U.S. automakers will assemble an estimated 135,390 cars this week, dropping slightly from last week'

Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney is to sign a major trade pact in Mexico City today that will

Mar. 15, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Texas Eastern Transmission Corp., Houston, owner of the propane pipeline that ruptured in upstate N

Chubb Group has introduced an insurance program for broadcasters that integrates coverage, claim and

VENEZUELAN DOCKERS MAY END STRIKE TODAYCARACAS, Venezuela - The Venezuelan government has re

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

The United States, determined to reduce risks of oil pollution disasters at sea after the Exxon Val

Mar. 15, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

Chemical dumping that began nearly a century ago at the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. plant in Gary,

Sen. John Danforth warned Thursday that Congress will impose trade sanctions against Japan if curren

East German voters go to the polls Sunday in the country's first free election in 40 years.

If you're thinking of going to the Soviet Union this year, apply for your papers now. Swampe

HONG KONG REPORTS UNEMPLOYMENT OF 1.3 PERCENTThe Hong Kong seasonally adjusted unemployment

The U.S. dollar declined against all key currencies except the yen in active trading Thursday.

Ronald P. Schley, named in early March to the highest position ever held by an American at Hanjin S

The U.S. Treasury Department has approved a Customs Service reorganization plan that gives higher pr

NYMEX DROPS COLONIAL GASOLINE SPECIFICATIONSThe New York Mercantile Exchange board voted Wed

The ratings of Reliance Group Holdings Inc. and its related entities are not affected by the parent'

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

The American Home Assurance Co., a division of American International Group, is warning Australian b

Msas Cargo International Ltd., the freight management subsidiary of Ocean Group PLC of Britain, has

Despite the recent call for open skies by American Airlines, the Australian government will continue

A U.S. rice industry leader hinted Wednesday at the possibility of making a third appeal to the U.S.

The lead partner in Japan's aerospace consortium announced that the groupplans to accept a B

Wine drinking in Japan hasn't reached the levels of other industrialized nations, but a U.S. Departm

Worldwide catastrophe claims payments of some 200 million ($320 million) by British insurers in the

Eastern Europe's move toward market-oriented economies, and its subsequent emergence as a serious co

REORGANIZATION TO HIT SEA-LAND 1990 INCOMEEDISON, N.J. - A recently completed staff reorgani

In a move that speaks to the strong state of U.S. exports, westbound trans- Pacific container carrie

The International Monetary Fund has approved a standby arrangement for the Hungarian government for

Olin Corp. formed a joint venture company in Japan to produce toluene- diisocyana te and take advan

An expected heightened demand by Eastern European countries for farm products is likely to benefit t

US TECHNOLOGICAL EDGE DECLINING, SURVEY SAYSAmerica's technological edge is declining, accor