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1644 (Jan. 31, 1990) Previous day - 1644 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Alby-Olin Chlorates Co., a joint venture between Olin Corp. and Sweden's Stora Kemi, Tuesday announc

Moran Towing Corp., one of the largest and oldest tugboat companies in the nation, is up for sale, a

CALIFORNIA TRUCKING ASSOCIATION, annual convention and management conference, Feb. 4-7. Hotel Del Co

Attorneys for the International Longshoremen's Association expressed surprise Wednesday at televisio

A code of ethics for Malaysia's growing life insurance sector is expected to be in place by the seco

The New York State Insurance Department is considering minimum standards for long-term care insuranc

Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine said it discovered two new oil deposits in Gabon, one on land and th

A MONTH HAS PASSED since networks broke into New Year's Day college football bowl games toannounce a

In an effort to wipe out money laundering by drug traffickers, Panama's new government is considerin

TOKYO WON'T FREEZE ANY NORIEGA ASSETSJapan will not be able to comply with a U.S. request to

A state takeover of the Port of Baltimore took a step forward Wednesday with legislation introduced

The Department of Justice this week asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to deny authority to me

Attempts to legislate animal rights are fast gaining ground in Sweden. Andbecause Sweden is

SOVIET UNION BUYS EUROPEAN WHEATThe Soviet Union bought between 500,000 and 700,000 metric t

Key congressmen voiced concern Wednesday over the Bush administration's slow start toward laying the

Maritime Administrator Warren Leback said there will be a second meeting with Soviet officials the w

South Carolina's judicial system is bracing for an expected influx of cases involving disputes over

Major insurers are not planning on leaving California as a result of a state Supreme Court ruling gr

JAPANESE FIRMS' PROFITS LAG US COUNTERPARTSMajor Japanese companies are less profitable than

Avon Products Inc. announced Wednesday that its cosmetics soon will be made and sold in China.

HARKEN, BAHRAIN SIGN EXPLORATION CONTRACTHarken Energy Corp. has exclusive right to conduct

KELLOGG CO. (Battle Creek, Mich.) - Donald G. Fritz was promoted to vice president of Kellogg Co.

GUINNESS UNIT TO BUY ALL BRAND IMPORTERSGuinness Import Co. said it has agreed to acquire Al

The Department of Transportation is making it easier for foreign airlines to fly to U.S. cities that

TEAMSTERS LOSE VOTE BY USAIR EMPLOYEESSome 1,800 USAir workers who have been represented by

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

Yellow Freight System Inc. lost $27.1 million in the fourth quarter compared with a year-earlier pro

Wed., Jan. 31, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

SECOND SOVIET LINE TO SERVE LIVERPOOLBesta Line, the Soviet container shipping line operated

The head of a group of former shipbuilders has vowed to continue a fight to reopen the Fore River Sh

SYNDICATE TO REINSURE EXPORT CREDIT RISKThe French export credit guarantee agency, Coface, w

Australia's inflation rate stood at 7.8 percent for the 12 months to Dec. 31, down from 8.0 percent

ROYAL GROUP INC. (Charlotte, N.C.) - Alvin Shoemaker was named chairman of this major insurer, effec

Thailand has projected a trade deficit surpassing $6 billion this year - an increase of almost 25 pe

U.S. Department of Commerce statistics for the year ended June 1989 show that four West Coast ports

Secaucus, N.J.-based Marine Transport Lines has completed a management restructuring with the announ

The state of Illinois office, one of Hong Kong's oldest such outposts, is trying some new wrinkles t

A 9-year-old boy is taking on Major League Baseball and a Japanese video game giant, claiming the pi

The country's new finance secretary will push for a more open economy marked by a free-floating curr