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The United States will not act this year against South Korea and the European Community for trade ba

A growing dispute in the state may end with county governments winning clear- cut power to tax indiv

AETNA LIFE REPORTS SMALL DECLINE IN NETHARTFORD, Conn. - Aetna Life & Casualty Co.'s net inc

The owner of the tanker that spilled oil off Huntington Beach last week said the refining firm that

More than a fifth of the world's tanker and combined carrier fleet was underused at the end of last

A Federal Maritime Commission administrative law judge has consolidated two similar cases alleging t

A group of businesses and state law enforcement officials will conduct a demonstration Monday of th

Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp., already the largest foreign bank in Canada, is spreading its pres

UK UNIT LABOR COSTS ROSE 4.6 PERCENT IN DECEMBERU.K. manufacturing unit labor costs rose 4.6

WASHINGTON - For the week ended Feb. 10, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railro

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION FELL 0.7 PERCENT IN JANUARYWidespread weakness in the auto sector, com

The British conglomerate Hanson PLC said Thursday it's buying a 45.03 percent share of Peabody Holdi

The possibility the United States will grant export bonus subsidies to promote sales of U.S. meat in

The chief mate of the Exxon Valdez testified Thursday that he and skipper Joseph Hazelwood discussed

A month-and-a-half after union leaders reached a tentative agreement with Pittston Coal Group Inc.,

The global search for new oil reserves has Phillips Petroleum Co.eyeing what it thinks are several c

Nigerian manufacturers, struggling to respond to a government drive to boost exports, have so far ma

BN RAILROAD ADOPTS ELECTRONIC DATA STORAGEFaced with crumbling documents and confusing filin

BLENDED SYRUPS: DELETION FROM HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE. Customs brokers and importers are asked to

CONTAINER OPERATIONS 1990. Feb. 20-21. San Francisco. Conference and exhibition sponsored by three t

A deal to sell parts of the truck chassis fleet owned by Atlantic Container Line is in the works, in

An organization representing private health insurers has developed a plan to make health coverage af

General Motors Corp. earnings fell by 50 percent and Ford Motor Co.'s profit tumbled by 72.9 percent

Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Timothy Gailey is seeking outside counsel to defend him against

China's state-owned insurer says revenue last year amounted to 14 billion yuan (US$3.8 billion), up

AS DREXEL BURNHAM LAMBERT INC., the brokerage house that made its fortune on junk bonds, continues

Ernest Pigott was named executive director of United Seamen's Service, an organization that provides

Boeing Co. is betting that an even larger version of its 747 jumbo jet, and not a supersonic plane,

Consolidated Rail Corp. has completed its buy-back of common stock, acquiring more than 22 million s

NEW YORK STATE HAS SUNK $70 million into the Delaware & Hudson Railway, and stands to losemore if th

Brokers and forwarders have mixed reviews of a move by the U.S. Customs Service to do awaywith requi

Robert L. Kirk was named president and chief executive officer of CSX Transportation, the rail unit

Thu., Feb. 15, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

* Thailand's Privatization Challenged 4A * Customs Update 4A* Howard Simon - Simon Says 7A

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

BRITISH PETROLEUM CO. PLC (London) - The company confirmed the appointment of Robert Horton as chair

Copper prices rose Thursday on news of a record number of homes started in January. The U.S.

PRIME MINISTER RESIGNS IN SWEDENSTOCKHOLM, Sweden - Sweden's Social Democratic prime ministe

European shippers are urgently seeking a meeting with shipping lines serving the North Atlantic in a

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