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The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 241.66 off 0.07 w

Mexico's announcement this week that it is relaxing requirements for environmental-impact statements

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Wednesday, Oct. 25, 1995 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

In the most dramatic shift in the direction of U.S. labor since the 1930s, a new leadership committe

The U.S. Court of International Trade has agreed with shippers that the federal harbor maintenance f

Despite the opposition of most of his Cabinet, President Clinton is weighing a proposal this week to

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

In a marathon session lasting until just before midnight Tuesday, House and Senate negotiators appro

As one of the options to help Japanese banks raise funds in foreign currencies, the Ministry of Fina

JAPAN ENVOY SEES APEC ACCORD ON FARM TRADETOKYO - The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperat

The Indian government, overriding its embassy in Washington, reassured the United States on Wednesda

Pepsico Inc. is looking to a 12-fold increase in investment in Vietnam by the year 2000 to around $2

The Moroccan government plans to shift its slow-moving privatization program into higher gear next y

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat received a warm welcome amid heavy security at Harvard University o

President Clinton has opened the door to a budget compromise and the question is when, not whether,

Today's rivalry for ship officers' jobs began in 1949, when the Brotherhood of Marine Engineers was

The Containerization and Intermodal Institute has announced the recipients of its 1995 Connie Awards

CAR FERRY RUNS AGROUND AS WINDS SLAM IRELANDROSSLARE, Ireland - A car ferry broke it

For Senate majority leader and Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole, the political battle over

Dutch personal computer maker Tulip Computers NV is planning factories in China and India in a bid t

A suburban Chicago commuter train struck a school bus stuck on the tracks at a crossing, killing at

Left behind a fast-rising tide of improved rail earnings, Southern Pacific Rail Corp. eked out a $1.

In a surprise move, the Massachusetts Senate stripped $85 million for double- stack rail development

Norfolk Southern Corp. continued to squeeze more productivity and revenue out of its rail system, po

The additional fund-raising rate imposed on Japanese financial institutions, called the Japan premiu

USF&G'S NET IS OFF FOR QUARTER, 9 MONTHSUSF&G Corp. on Wednesday announced lower net income

Oct. 25, 1995 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Premium-Unl

HARTFORD STEAM BOILER INSPECTION AND INSURANCE CO. (Hartford, Conn.) - Richard D. Kinner, William Wo

Oct. 25, 1995 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley

JAPAN'S CRUDE IMPORTS FELL 5.5 PERCENT IN SEPTEMBERTOKYO - Japan's crude oil imports

Oct. 25, 1995 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

A local builders association is fighting state efforts to beef up building codes along the wind-batt

A leafletting campaign against Starbucks Coffee Co. that criticized working conditions for Guatemala

Cigna Worldwide Insurance Co. and Philippine Commercial International Bank completed a joint venture

Two sites in Tennessee and one on the South Carolina-Georgia border are being considered for a gover

U.S. crude oil inventories rose by 800,000 barrels during the week ended Oct. 20 compared with the p

The longstanding U.S. ban on Mexican avocado imports is unlikely to be lifted in time for Mexico's w

Construction of China's monumental Three Gorges dam project across the Yangtze River will proceed on

The French nuclear industry tightened its grip on China's voracious energy market Wednesday, winning