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Wall Street coal industry analysts are a dying breed. The few who remain have two things to

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

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

International Coffee Organization export quotas are essential to support coffee prices, currently ab

Although there is some pickup in U.S. grain exports and domestic use, an Agriculture Department anal

Elevator fires and explosions can be highly destructive, but industry safety measures have been succ

Gold and silver markets have come out of their doldrums. Investors, who have been uninterest

April 13, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Standard Oil Production Co. awarded a contract to CBS Engineering Inc., Houston, for detailed design

The Persian Gulf tanker market has come to life in the past week after three months in the doldrums,

The average retail price of gasoline was 6 cents higher this month than in April of last year, and a

Chevron Oil Co.'s oil platform, Gail, after floating idly since mid-1986 at the port of Long Beach,

China's cotton supply is expected to fall short of demand by some 1.5 million metric tons (about 1.6

Greece is sinking rapidly toward inclusion in the category of less developed countries, and faces th

Mexico seems to be losing its fight against inflation this year. In March, the central bank

An Indonesian-European Community joint investment committee held its first meeting to discuss obstac

African Debts Worry US Treasury SecretaryProblems of some African debtor countries are of "s

Carolina Freight Corp. reported first quarter net income increased to $2.5 million, or 39 cents a sh

The world economy is likely to keep muddling along, but potentially serious threats to its stability

Midland Bank PLC said Sir Kit McMahon takes over as chairman and group chief executive, effective Ma

Inflation at the wholesale level may be warming up a bit more than expected, but analysts said it's

The liability question concerning the August 1985 crash in Japan of a JAL- operated Boeing jumbo jet

Texas Air Corp. said Donald C. Burr, executive vice president, will resignfrom Texas Air eff

Members of the Swiss Bankers Association are concerned that no one knows howbroadly the mora

GENERAL NEWSEconomists expect a further dollar drop will bring weaker U.S. and foreign econo

Top Stories Florida's three major railroads are involved in a new program designed to enhanc

U.S. Rep. Mario Biaggi, D-N.Y., called on Congress Thursday to "scrap our insulting and inadequate m

The governor of Brazil's Central Bank asked foreign commercial banks not to request payment of some

Prospects for expanded Inter-American Development Bank lending to Latin America and the Caribbean ar

Lumber Production Up in Western StatesPORTLAND, Ore. - Lumber production rose, but orders an

Japan's Trade Surplus Increased in MarchJapan posted a trade surplus of $8.085 billion in Ma

GENERAL NEWS Economists expect a further dollar drop will bring weaker U.S. and foreign econ

Orders for U.S.-made semiconductors broke through the $1 billion level in March, creating optimism t

In Tokyo's financial district, each upward tick of the Japanese yen now registers on new digital wal

Suppliers to the U.S. semiconductor industry are critical to the future of U.S. electronics and need

The European Community is considering raising tariffs on certain Japanese products that it fears may

A proposed accounting change for stock options could cut the average high- technology company's earn

Portugal, China To Sign Macao AccordBEIJING, China - Portuguese Prime Minister Anibal Cavaco

A new copyright law that came into force Friday is aimed at ending Singapore's role as a heaven for

The loss of jobs and businesses to states with lower transportation costs is fueling trucking refor