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Rep. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will try to get the ball rolling on insurer-provided long-term care insuranc

A new air services agreement between Canada and Britain "bodes well for consumers on both sides of t

U.S. congressmen ended a visit to the Caribbean saying they will propose legislation to remedy compl

The decline of sovereign debt prices in the secondary market that has prevailed since spring is now

U.S. personal income rose 0.5 percent in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $3.750 trill

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are experiencing such rapid growth in cargo volume that toge

The use of styrofoam cups and so-called clamshell food and beverage containers soon may be outlawed

Insurers should take more care when assessing risks in a war zone, speakers addressing a gathering o

Belvedere Corp. announced Tuesday that its wholly owned subsidiary, Belvedere America Reinsurance Co

A streamlining of Malaysia's plastics industry is needed to reduce competition and boost the sector

Michael Jackson's slick, much-heralded tour of Japan has given Pepsi Cola a badly needed boost in Ja

Finance Minister Svetozar Rikanovic Monday said Yugoslavia's debt-servicing is unacceptable and hint

Neil R. Austrian joined the investment bank Dillon Read & Co. as a managing director. He will be act

Issues of trade are expected to be discussed in greater detail Friday in New York when U.S. Secretar

1031.5 (Sept. 21) Previous day - 1034.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in

The industry laughed when Jim Darnell first talked about putting rollers on pallets to make the load

The Louisiana Land & Exploration Co. said that a subsidiary will acquire an additional 2.5 million b

The government says the maker of some portable propane heaters that were sold in the 1960s and which

Caribbean shippers say they will boycott a shipping conference that has increased rates on cargo bet

ITALIAN WINES. Effective immediately, the methanol requirements applicable to Italian wines imported

Brazil's Coffee Exports Up Sharply in 1986-87Brazil's coffee exports rose sharply in the pas

The U.S. dollar rose slightly in quiet trading Monday. Analysts were unsure why the dollar c

Brazil will seek a non-conventional long-term renegotiation of its $112.7 billion foreign debt as we

Unleaded regular self-service gasoline prices are 1.5 cents a gallon higher in September than they w

The heat's on at fabricators of head hardened steel rail as a Chicago company develops a new hardeni

Employees at the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad resumed their strike over the weekend, after the li

SEL Canada, Tandem Take Shares in AMCIOMAHA, Neb. - AMCI, Automated Monitoring and Control I

Finguerra Named To TRIP BoardGeorge J. Finguerra, president and chief operating officer of t

In an effort to increase oil exports to prewar levels, Iraq has signed a billion-dollar contract to

Gross domestic product will probably grow by 12 percent this year, twice as much as estimated in the

The U.S. Maritime Administration is eliminating four representatives in foreign embassies,and many s

The quick demise of Milne Truck Lines Inc., one of the West's largest regional carriers, raises a fa

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Large amounts of oil, gas and electricity in energy-short Vietnam are stolen for resale or personal

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

The Gulf Ports Association, still reeling from a 1985 political blow dealt by Great Lakes ports, hav

British coal miners Monday began a national overtime ban stemming from a dispute with state-owned Br

The Maine workers compensation market is shrinking as nearly a dozen insurers - holding about 50 per

September 21, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gal

Several port directors say Houston's proposed $100 million state-of-the-art bag-handling facility co