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No developing country, in the view of many foreign economists and bankers, has weaned itself away fr

Foreign textile firms, weighed down by rising costs and low productivity, are considering leaving fo

Nongovernmental economic bodies from South Korea and China agreed Tuesday to expand cooperation in a

Credits extended by banks in Persian Gulf Arab states have grown steadily over the past five years d

EUROPEAN CARMAKERS TO OPEN TOKYO OFFICEThe Association of European Car Manufacturers, made u

When President Clinton lifted the 20-year-old embargo against Vietnam on Feb. 3, the floodgates open

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150per ton lots &

MOSCOW CEDES ITS ROLE IN CUBAN SUGAR IMPORTSRussian imports of Cuban sugar will in the futur

As of Nov. 2, 1994 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Nickel prices are soaring to their highest levels in nearly three months as demand grows for stainle

Nov. 2, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Rheinische Zinkgesellschaft, a wholly owned subsidiary of German metals group Metallgesellschaft, ha

Du Pont, taking aim at improving its bullet-resistant-fiber business, will open a North American hea

Construction of a 200,000-metric-ton-a-year copper smelter in East Java, Indonesia, will begin next

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 233.53 up 0.23 wh

One of California's leading insurance-industry groups is raising questions about a state proposal ma

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The chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee blasted insurance industry regulators for cr

Unregulated over-the-counter instruments, commonly called "derivatives," have become increasingly po

Lloyd's of London investors who recently won a record-breaking court case will notsee a penny in com

During the next three days more than 4,000 people - including some of the more influential folks in

Paul DeMariano, who was considered the top-runner for chief executive of the newly unified Delaware

With futures trading now firmly rooted in financial instruments and derivatives, new rules for these

The cost of shipping bulk agricultural goods by water is soaring as the record corn and soybean crop

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition from a New York ship repair company that had tr

AIDE: EU NOT PLANNING UNIFIED PORT POLICYROTTERDAM, Netherlands - The European Commi

RATING FALLS TO 'A-' FOR AETNA P/C GROUPOLDWICK, N.J. - The A.M. Best Co. has lowere

INTERE INTERMEDIARIES (New York) - Mark Hvidsten was named president and chief executive of the U.S.

A hearing scheduled for today in New York State Supreme Court will determine whether insurance broke

Rules under review by the Washington state insurance commissioner put the onus on insurers to proces

United Parcel Service and Federal Express Corp. have been two of the largest congressional campaign

COLLISION OFF INDONESIA SINKS FISHING BOATJAKARTA, Indonesia - A fishing boat collided with

Nine small nations are the key to a new U.S. plan to pressure recalcitrant European countries into d

Shippers who want to amend their volume discount contracts with the rate- setting conference in the

The CN North America railroad is trying to scuttle the planned takeover by Canadian Pacific Ltd. of

Controversy continued this week over the Massachusetts Port Authority's maritime director, Ralph F.

John Clancey says he doesn't particularly want to move to Charlotte, N.C. But that's where t

The arrival of two Italian state carriers into the trans-Pacific trades will not increase capacity,

MARAD YET TO DECIDE ON APL FLAG REQUESTWASHINGTON - The Maritime Administration gave

Unsafe ships will be threatened with a permanent ban from European Union ports under regulations exp