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An Alaska judge Tuesday upheld state criminal charges against Joseph Hazelwood, skipper of the Exxon

Rising economic and political nervousness here is spurring a race to "the yellow and green," but the

Banks are tightening credit requirements for certain types of trade financing to Eastern European co

Atlantic Container Line expects to save $14 million a year by buying three vessels and a half intere

Amax Inc. said that its Amax Coal Industries subsidiary will acquire full control of Finamax Coal Co

Opponents of the proposed Iroquois natural gas pipeline say they will challenge state regulators' ap

LAWMAKERS URGE SHELL TO LEAVE SOUTH AFRICASixty-two members of Congress Tuesday urged Royal

In a controversial decision taken in a filled-to-capacity conference room, the San Francisco Port Co

Japan decided Tuesday to begin shipments of reprocessed plutonium from Europe by 1992 using a freigh

House officials in Michigan have voted unanimously to roll back auto insurance rates by as much as 3

Two subsidized U.S.-flag carriers are seeking Maritime Administration approval to operate foreign-fl

Sales of U.S. savings bonds fell to $541 million in November from October's $590 million, bringing t

A friend from Italy once confided to me that many people from his country needed someone to hate in

U.S. insurers and brokers are jousting for their piece of the European pie as moves towards democrac

COLLIER & COBB MERGES WITH CORROON & BLACKCorroon & Black and Collier & Cobb & Associates of

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts is seeking a 78 percent rate increase for Medicare suppl

This Friday, A.H. Robins Co. becomes a part of American Home Products Corp. of New York. Thi

Foreign Trade Zone No. 25 at Port Everglades, Fla., has enjoyed spectacular annual growth since open

Insurance agents have begun a lobbying effort to keep banks out of insurance that puts them in an un

COCOA BOARD TO MEET IN LONDON THIS WEEKThe Executive Board of the International Cocoa Organi

The U.S. dollar fell to a 12-month low Tuesday against the deutsche mark on foreign exchange markets

U.S. purchasing managers expect moderate economic growth in 1990 to avert a recession. Moder

Dec. 12, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

Japan's trade surplus, based on customs statistics seasonally unadjusted, fell from the year-earlier

1604 (Dec. 12, 1989) Previous day - 1603 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Imports from the United States declined 16 percent in October from September, while both exports and

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. have formed an intermoda

ENGINEERS SUPPORT SUPERMAG PUSH FOR AIDThe Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers is supporting

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

FRANCE WILL ABOLISH EXCHANGE CONTROLSFrance will abolish all exchange controls on Jan. 1, 6

JAPAN POSTS 8.6 PERCENT RISE IN MACHINERY ORDERSNew private-sector machinery orders received

Rail traffic declined in November for the fifth consecutive month as weakness in the manufacturing s

Tue., Dec. 12, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

* EC 1992 Regulatory Roundup 4A * A.E. Cullison - Asia View 8A* Don C. Becker - Publisher's

WHOLESALE INVENTORIES ROSE 1.7 PERCENT IN OCTOBERInventories of U.S. wholesale merchants ros

E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. and Waste Management of North America Inc. said Tuesday that Philadelp

The Chemicals Products Marketplace brief headlined, "Benzoyl Chloride," which appeared on Page 7A of

Petrochemicals (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. said it will build a third plant to make polystyrene resin, usin

The U.S. Department of Agriculture paid out nearly $320 million, or more than one-third of its budge

The Agriculture Department's estimate in September that the 1990 U.S. wheat crop would total 2.6 bil