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HANOVER REPORTS DROP IN NET INCOMEWORCESTER, Mass. - Hanover Insurance Co. reported third-qu

The lead attorney for the National Association of Independent Insurers has resigned his post a month

WAINOCO OIL CORP. (Houston) - Joseph G. Butera was appointed senior vice president and exploration m

MAPCO UNIT ACQUIRES SOUTH ATLANTIC COALTULSA, Okla. - Mapco Coal Inc. a subsidiary of Mapco

Duke Power Co. said that kilowatt-hour sales declined during the third quarter, but commercial and i

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries crude oil output was 22.9 million barrels a day in Oct

In a victory for environmentalists, a National Academy of Sciences report released Friday says scien

The world sugar market is poised to rise out of its narrow 13-14.5 US cents- per-pound price range b

SUN REFINING SELLS NY STOP 'N GO STORESSun Refining and Marketing Co. said Thursday that the

EC UNIFICATION SEEN AS THREAT TO CARIBBEANPORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad - Caribbean countries will

BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD CO. (Houston) - Kenneth R. Werneburg was named executive vice president of the

Union Carbide Corp. of Danbury, Conn., said its specialty chemicals division will raise prices for a

The U.S. Postal Service is surrendering to one of the "hard fax" of modern day life. It has

Chemical and oil industry executives are meeting here this week to discuss the future of the petrole

Officials of the U.S. and Polish governments at the weekend signed an agreement that will lead to th

President Bush, remembering the devastation wrought upon St. Croix by Hurricane Hugo, has rejected a

FLUOR DANIEL GETS PACT TO BUILD GA. PLANTFluor Daniel, a unit of Fluor Corp. said it will de

Vietnam is shocking the global rice trade with a 13-fold boost in exports over last year, a feat tha

Steady U.S interest rates will underpin the dollar over the next few weeks, setting the stage for a

U.S. trade officials are worried that interagency wrangling and stiff opposition from a key committe

LAST WEEK, IT APPEARED that the spot market was slowing down, after a 220- point run-up throughout O

The much-discussed and often shelved idea of a promotion body for Hong Kong's maritime industry seem

* Gordon Platt - Currency Forecast 3A * Dave Higdon's Trade Talk 4A* JofC Industrial Price I

TALES OF MYSTERY unfolded in the week leading up to Halloween. Perhaps that explains why: *

Chrysler Corp. said Friday it will halt production of the Dodge Omni/Plymouth Horizon in February, e

Nov. 3, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low Vol.

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

1653 (Nov. 3, 1989) Previous day - 1651 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

The House might complete consideration of oil spill legislation this week, after haggling over proce

COURT ORDERS COVERAGE FOR BROWN TRANSPORTA U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge has ordered that insu

The U.S. International Trade Commission opens a public hearing today on what it would mean for U.S.

MAY I HAVE THIS DANCE, please? The Kabuki dance between rail labor and management goes on. L

Transportation officials at home and abroad are watching plans for a 15-mile stretch of road in cong

Federal transportation officials are doing a poor job of protecting the public against possible haza

SIGNS OF RECORD TRADING VOLUME in October are pointing to another banner year for futures markets de

SENATE PANEL OKS BILL WITH FUTURES REFORMSThe Senate Agriculture Committee Thursday passed a

VIRGINIA PORT AUTHORITY (Norfolk, Va.) - Carroll N. Harris was named managing director of marketing

The Maritime Administration has approved a request from a Miami company to sell a barge and transfer

The Soviet plan to replace large parts of its aging and obsolete merchant fleet over the next five y

Like a ship preparing for a storm, the Massachusetts Port Authority seems to be bracing for the wors