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As part of its retreat from full privatization of the secondary petrochemical industry, Mexico expec

Conditions for foreign investment in China's power industries may be improving, thanks to a growing

The Port of Olympia, Wash., Commission awarded IT Corp. a contract worth almost $1.2 million for the

The benefits of high-speed craft that can travel at up to twice the speed of conventional vessels wi

After making it through the 1980s without the vicious public takeover fights that tore through other

David A. O'Neil was elected president of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers.

Mexico must do a better job of publicizing its economic successes or risk having them overshadowed b

Jim Dartez understands the difficulties in selling U.S. manufactures to companies with a ''Buy Germa

A month before 18 of the world's primary economic powers meet to move into the next century, an unre

In Germany, environmentally minded clothing shops sell plant-dyed knitwear, pants featuring nickel-f

In a parallel with anti-sweatshop pressure in the United States, it will likely be influential consu

Dominique Ardente travels to Istanbul once a year to buy inexpensive leather jackets and designer cl

Buyers at most top British clothing stores are under strict orders to ensure that foreign suppliers

LOUISIANA REJECTSSTATE FARM RATE BIDBATON ROUGE, La. - A state insurance panel voted down a

While the California homeowners/earthquake insurance marketplace has been badly shaken since the Nor

German insurers, particularly midsized companies, will have to become specialists to survive in that

AIG 3RD-QUARTER NET RISESAS P/C BUSINESS GROWSNEW YORK - Third-quarter net income at America

ILLINOIS INSURANCE EXCHANGEJames E. Tait has been elected by the Illinois Insurance Exchange

Matthew Harding, chairman of Benfield Group, the British reinsurance broking company, and vice chair

State Farm Insurance Co. agreed to pay some of its Texas policyholders about $22 million after it wa

FEDEX PILOTS' VOTESFOR UNION TO BE TALLIEDWASHINGTON - Some 3,000 Federal Express pilots' vo

The National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade has published an authoritative book on North A

Two former members of a U.S. marine engineers union have pleaded guilty in connection with one of th

NORANDA EXPANDINGCOPPER, ZINC OPERATIONSTORONTO - Noranda Inc., Canada's largest natural res

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,300-$1,500 per ton lo

Ecuador is on the verge of a major effort to privatize its state-owned enterprises.As the fi

As of Oct. 24, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

RUSSIA'S REVENUE WOESCAUSE IMF TO DELAY LOANMOSCOW - Russia failed to reach a deal with the

Bangladesh, one of the poorest countries in the world, is counting on foreign investment to boost gr

''We're going to sit on the porch and watch the big dogs fight it out.''

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 244.11 off 0.81

Oct. 24, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

North Korea's preparation for a possible missile test has set off security alarms from Washington an

International Petroleum ExchangeOct. 24, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Oct. 24, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 32

Oct. 24, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

A push by Japanese business and the ruling Liberal-Democratic Party to lift a ban on holding compani

Demand for cargo space on airplanes traversing the Atlantic is taking off as Americans and Europeans

President Clinton has made U.S. trade policy more responsive than ever to environmental concerns, so

The Clinton administration Thursday warned of an ''amazing implosion of the railroad industry'' from