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Massachusetts health insurers refused comment Thursday on the potential competitive changes in a hea

Japan's August trade surplus figures were leaked by the government and widely known in the financial

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

An Department of Agriculture economist says oil-rich Kuwait is one of eight smaller Middle East coun

The AeroMax is taking to the road and the air with the emphasis on durability as well as fuel effici

New NY Unit to Probe Flex-Rating ViolationsThe state insurance department has set up a speci

Many Blue Cross-Blue Shield senior executives disagree with their firms' data processing managers on

Japan's trade surplus with the United States dropped to $3.73 billion last month, down from $4.41 bi

Exports from the United States to Hong Kong are growing, but much less quickly than from some rival

Swedish Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson staunchly defended his nation's socialist economic policies T

CRS Sirrine Inc. has been selected as the engineer/architect for the design of a new film sensitizin

Federal regulators have granted a temporary stay to the Long Lake Energy Corp. for its proposed Alic

There are 41 manned lighthouses on Canada's West Coast and an independent investigator thinks the nu

Standard Oil Production Co., the U.S. exploration and production subsidiary of BP America Inc., said

A Northport, Wash., group is opposing a Washington Water Power Co. proposal to build a 230-kilovolt

Oxoco Energy Co., a subsidiary of Oxoco Inc., said it signed a letter of intent to acquire 45 percen

The International Longshoremen's Association, faced with increasing non-ILA competition, agreed Wedn

Cargo carried on North Atlantic routes by the 21-member Association of European Airlines rose faster

One of the most blatant Asian violators of copyright, Indonesia, is moving to tighten up protection

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has switched $5 million in GSM-102 export credit guarantees to Al

As cotton planters begin harvesting in this Delta county and around the nation, farm officials are p

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

The U.S. dollar turned higher Wednesday on short-covering by traders who suspected Friday's trade de

Australian National Line has ordered 200 refrigerated containers. The containers were manufactured b

Compromise legislation to regulate lawsuits over injuries, backed by the trial lawyers and two influ

A strong flow of new products, favorable foreign currency translation and positive cash flows, as we

In a career that has seen stints as a government attorney, real estate developer and corporate raide

GAF's Debt Rating May Be DowngradedGAF Corp.'s $410 million worth of single-B-plus rated sub

A Canadian government decision has cleared the way for up to $17.1 million worth of hydropower to st

A consumer group has asked the state Supreme Court to set aside a Public Utilities Commission decisi

A proposal to tax sulfur and nitrogen emissions from power plant and industrial boilers is a serious

Malaysia to Increase Oil Production by 19 percentKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia will incr

A Canadian government decision relaxing restrictions on natural gas exports to the United States wil

Japan will increase its state-financed oil reserve to 315 million barrels over 7 years, chairman of

Thai investigators questioned the crew of a Dragonair flight Wednesday to try to determine why a Tha

Airport Chief to Speak At Transport SeminarLouis A. Turpen, director of airports, San Franci

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China's determination to modernize its economy presents big opportunities for U.S. computer companie

The U.S. Customs Service is patting itself on the back for its efforts to cut down the pen-and-ink t

World Cocoa Price Slumps to 4-Year LowThe price of cocoa slumped to its lowest level in 4 1