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FIRST REINSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD (Hartford, Conn.) - William C. Van Brunt was named executive vice

ECONOMY GROWS 0.9 PERCENT IN QUARTER, 3 PERCENT IN YEARThe economy grew at a faster 0.9 perc

Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc. said Wednesday it would cut 2,000 jobs by the end of March, following ea

The weakness of U.S. financial markets will hinder the growth of U.S. trade, economist Henry Kaufman

Conscious that the sight of a Lloyd's name, or investor, being forced into bankruptcy is hardly the

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

Economic policy reforms are needed to help make both U.S. banks and manufacturers more international

Commercial aircraft of the 1990s should be friendly to the environment, smaller and able to seat mor

Dissident shareholders of Xtra Corp. Wednesday announced their support for a sale of the company, fo

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

A Portland ship repair company indicated this week it will fight to maintain its contract with a lab

The Dutch Port of Rotterdam's exposed Delta Terminal remained out of action again Wednesday as stron

Air force bases scattered around the Soviet Union could be converted to serve as air freight hubs, t

After three years of intermittent labor unrest, industrial peace may have returned to South Africa's

The Bush administration and congressional leaders have reached an understanding on Congress' role in

One of New York's busiest waterways is likely to remain closed today as authorities try to clean up

Government attempts to cool off the South African economy last year failed to slow the flow of cargo

Feb. 28, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

MD. HOUSE OF DELEGATES PASSES OIL SPILL BILLA bill designed to improve Maryland's ability to

A seaman on the tanker Surf City smelled the heavy odor of naphtha just minutes before an explosion

1604 (Feb. 28, 1990) Previous day - 1603 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

The U.S. dollar rose above the key psychological level of 1.70 deutsche marks early Wednesday aftern

Freight forwarders will become more involved in the enforcement ofU.S. export-control laws, a Commer

Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi announced plans for what will be his country's first locally made c

Robert Gierszal, president of Codan Stevedoring Corp., based in Erie, Pa., hopes to nail down a deal

Proposals to spend more than $100 million to convert former Lockheed shipyard property into a contai

The European Commission is stepping up pressure on the Kenyan government to drop its controversial c

US REACHES AGREEMENT TO EXTEND STEEL QUOTASThe United States has reached agreements to curb

Legislation will be introduced shortly to tighten safety regulations on toys and other children's pr

The addition of two ships has enhanced the intermodal development of meat exports to the United Stat

Czechoslovakia is emerging as a good bet to become one of Eastern Europe's economic success stories

Feb. 28, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

The largest group of Chinese to visit the United States since the bloodshed in Beijing's Tiananmen S

The strike at Pittston Coal Group Inc. is over. Now comes the tough part. With a union contr

Recent developments in the world market for finished marble and granite building stone point to a su

The Senate Finance Committee on Trade is expected to hold a markup session today on proposed legisla

Taiwanese banks are opening offices in the United States for the first time, in part to finance U.S.

FRUEHAUF PLANT TO MAKE REFRIGERATED VANSA factory devoted solely to the production of refrig

Exxon Corp., facing up to $640 million in criminal charges over last year's massive oil spill in Ala

KINGSLEY GROUP INC. (Berkeley, Calif.) - Michael A. Rountree and F. MichaelCasey were named