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Lynda Draper was watching a General Electric repairman fix her refrigerator when she noticed him rel

Aug. 7, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low Vol.

The U.S. economy is moving toward a rebound and away from a slowdown, Kidder, Peabody economists sai

The front-runner in Japan's race for prime minister said Monday the nation should play a greater rol

Trinidad and Tobago's troubled petrochemical industry could get a financial boost from that country'

If insurance companies are forbidden from using a person's address as a primary factor in setting r

Harvesting pressures are likely to bring increased volatility to the Minneapolis Grain Exchange's sp

Two Brazilian shipping lines plan to double their frequency of service to andfrom the U.S. E

Amid mounting criticism, Canada's Progressive Conservative government will unveil today the details

THE CRB FUTURES INDEX suffered a sharp decline in July, ending the month at 221.15, the lowest level

Britain's ports were expected to be back to normal today after the last of the country's striking do

SUN CO. TO RETAIN ATLANTIC BRAND NAMESun Co., which acquired Atlantic Petroleum Corp. in Nov

Rep. Dan Glickman, D-Kan., is pushing a measure that could increase service between Wichita and Dall

At first it appeared the facsimile machine would duplicate efforts provided by messenger service fir

The Maritime Administration opposes two House bills involving merchant seamen veterans' status and s

The expropriation policies of three Latin American countries and the labor practices of five other d

SPAIN-EC TO DISCUSS SUBSIDY OF AUTO SECTORMADRID, Spain - The Spanish government intends to

The Indian government "will not negotiate with the United States on Super 301 under the threat of r

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is still pumping too much oil onto the world marke

In an effort to broaden its horizons and become an oil producer in non- Communist areas, the Soviet

The Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday it charged two former Merrill Lynch and Co. emplo

When international giant Nestle SA sauntered into the $1.6 billion U.S. infant formula market in 198

PERU'S COFFEE OUTPUT EXPECTED TO RISE 23 PERCENTPeru's 1989-90 (April-March) coffee crop is

French trade house Sucres et Denrees confirmed Monday it signed a "firm contract for 200,000 metric

* Import Quota Watch 4A * Susan Buchanan - CRB Futures Outlook 6A* Janet Porter - Europe Vie

El Paso Natural Gas Co. filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last Frid

A Department of Transportation law judge recommended that U.S. officials cut by nearly 50 percent th

KUWAIT ACCEPTS NEED FOR QUOTA OBSERVANCEJAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia said Kuwait has "acce

The U.S. Customs Service is praising the record $34 million civil penalty levied by the U.S. Court o

Despite the U.S. government's decision to continue the voluntary restraint agreement, or VRA, progra

Companies are marshaling their resources to deal with a global marketplace tied together by a web of

International Baby Food Action Network, a coalition of groups in over 70 countries, says several com

The United States and the Soviet Union agreed Monday to start negotiations on a new long-term grain

Gold analysts see prices poised for further gains despite near-term weakness that has pared prices i

NEW EXPORT CREDITS EXTENDED TO MEXICOThe U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday tha

Lawmakers have raised taxes in 30 states this year and cut in them in 11 others, leaving taxpayers w

International talks under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade offer the United States its bes

Mon., Aug. 7, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

An Oregon congressman has asked the General Accounting Office, Congress' investigative arm, to revie

The Maritime Administration has awarded three ship repair contracts worth over $800,000 to two compa