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April 28, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High

Despite slow growth and record inflation Mexico's economy did surprisingly well in 1987, the central

In the dusty corners of the U.S. Commerce Department sit a number of frustrated officials who strugg

THE PROBLEM WITH INFLATION these days may be how we describe it. Are we experiencing only a little i

Luring U.S. investment to the land of yurts - elaborate tents - and nomadic horsemen in remote Inner

As U.S. exports have increased, so has the number of advice-givers. Authors and consultants

Thai Assembly Passes Limited Copyright BillBANGKOK, Thailand - The Thai National Assembly on

The patchwork of local regulations governing noise abatement at airports across the nation disrupts

Congress is being asked to approve the proposed U.S.-Canada free trade agreement without sufficient

Delta Earnings Soar By a Record 113 percentDelta Air Lines reported a record 113 percent lea

North Carolina World Trade Association. Annual conference. May 3-5. Charlotte, N.C. (919) 794-4327.<

Lloyd's of London confirmed Wednesday that it is at a fairly advanced stage in negotiations to sell

A shipboard crane swings out from the docked ocean vessel here and lifts a tangled clutch of rusty s

Apex Resources Inc., Lake Success, N.Y., is seeking approval from the Maritime Administration to sel

Du Pont Net Income Up 51 percent in 1st QuarterWILMINGTON, Del. - E.I. du Pont de Nemours &

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

Walter Wagner, an importer of fine wood products like mahogany doors, left the Tenth Annual Southeas

Island officials will welcome two groups soon for visits that mark a new level in Puerto Rico's driv

Hopes of boosting China's grain output to 450 million metric tons a year by 1990 are unrealistic bas

Gulf ports, which have clobbered each other in pricing wars in recent years, may be calling a truce

Congress, the oil and maritime industries and environmentalists are gearing up for a battle over whe

Four years ago, it was conventional wisdom that you couldn't make money selling computer software.

AVIATION The patchwork of local airport noise abatement rules creates problems for airlines

China Unlikely to Meet 1990 Grain TargetHopes of boosting China's grain output to 450 millio

A study on the future of dockside rail at the Port of Long Beach concludes that by the early 1990s a

The Office of Technology Assessment recently estimated that the projected costs of all planned gene

Philippine monetary authorities have effectively killed the country's debt- for-equity swap program

AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK FSB (New York) - Joseph L. Damato was named vice president and regional office

The new Brazilian constitution will have a nationalist tilt, although restraints on foreign capital

April 28, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Electronic data interchange should reach critical mass in 1988, according to industry analysts at th

Half-hearted efforts to create electronic communications systems can lead to full-blown trouble, an

INSURANCE IS NOT EXACTLY a profession of choice. The understatement is courtesy of Ellen Thr

Two days after the surprise announcement that French insurance groups Axa and Compagnie du Midi are

The Soviet merchant fleet may be facing its worst crisis in the postwar era, according to Soviet mar

Current Textile Quotas: Where the Average Recent Utilization RateIndicates Full Quota Utiliz

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Britain's K.W. Kirk & Sons has developed a device to aid in cleaving optical fibers cleanly and squa

The U.S. market for DNA probe technology is forecast to grow astronomically in the next few years, r

India Releases Data On Bhopal Relief PlanBHOPAL, India - Indian authorities released limited