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The participants at next month's summit in Toronto of seven leading industrialized nations have agre

Confidence is starting to return to the shipping market for grain and other dry cargo after a six-we

TOP STORIES: The drop in the value of the dollar against the yen may be making the state of

May 9, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

South Africa Finds Oil Off Southern CoastJOHANNESBURG, South Africa - South Africa, which mu

Motorists nationwide are paying an average of a dollar-a-gallon for gasoline, a jump of more than a

EDI CAN BRING A QUASI-RELIGIOUS experience - at least, if the U.S. Bureau of the Census experience i

Senate Majority Leader Robert C. Byrd said Monday that a presidential veto of the omnibus trade bill

The WEFA Group, an international economic and business consulting firm, expects market forces to dri

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

Korean Auto Exports Fell 18.2 percent in AprilSEOUL, South Korea - Exports by South Korea's

For February 1988 vs. February 1987 (In Metric Tons - Via Ocean)RegionFeb. 88

Behind the dramatic images of turmoil in the streets, the Palestinian uprising is settling into an e

Canadian supermarkets helped convert Wang Gongrong into a whole-hearted believer in the market-orien

Baker Is Satisfied With Level of DollarTreasury Secretary James A. Baker III said Monday he

NORTH AMERICAN COAL CORP. (Cleveland) - K. Donald Grischow was elected comptroller and assistant tre

Pan American World Airways reported that scheduled freight ton-miles increased 20 percent in April c

Cadec Systems Inc. a unit of Cummins Engine Co., has introduced a new series of programmable vehicle

Two reports from the General Accounting Office show 401k plans that defer taxes on employee wages in

Saul B. Ackerman, professor emeritus of insurance at New York University, died Saturday. He was 100.

Has President Reagan made a colossal error by hanging his promised veto of the trade bill almost sol

Fuji Bank Negotiating Primary Dealer StakeLONDON - Kleinwort Benson Ltd. said it has been ne

Ford Motor Co., which earned industry-record profits in 1987 and in the first quarter of 1988, is hi

Kansas City Southern Continues to Pursue SPKANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Southern Industrie

Overweight shipping containers must be put on a diet. That's the edict from the Bi-State Harbor Carr

Federal Reserve Governor H. Robert Heller said the U.S. dollar will not suffer a long-term slide so

Japan and China have reached a significant agreement to jointly extract, refine and use rare earth.<

Postal executives from around the world converge on Washington this week to meet a clerk that never

Maritime Administrator John A. Gaughan reports progress in dealing with shipping obstacles in the Fa

The United States' electric generating capacity is expected to be adequate to meet expected peak dem

Chinese Mine Fire Lasts 16 MonthsBureaucratic negligence and cover-ups have allowed a coal m

Saudi Arabia is drafting a new charter for Arabian-American Oil Co., cutting its legal ties to the U

The U.S. dollar was mixed Monday after firming on the Federal Reserve's announcement of customer rep

Mon., May 9, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K.

Japanese automakers will claim a larger share of the U.S. automobile market without having to boost

1387.0 (May 8, 1988) Previous day - 1375.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange

May 9, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High Lo

Four companies seeking to build a state-of-the-art transportation system in Florida's congested corr

Daily Index Textiles Metals Misc.Smoothedpercent Change, -0.40

Sharp Price Rises Spur Panic Buying in ChinaSharp price rises and fears that prices will con