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A 66 percent rate request by one of the state's medical malpractice insurers has prompted the state

Legislation to increase the limits of liability required under motor vehicle insurance coverages for

PSC Nominee Pushes Lower NY Utility TaxALBANY, N.Y. - Utility taxes in New York state, three

Contrary to a perceived notion in the business community, the total number of people working for Cus

Both government and private industry economists predict exports of forest products will again increa

Erskine Sandiford inherited one of the few Caribbean economies that has been growing when he took of

Guenter Rohrmann, who has had enough years in the air freight business on both sides of the Atlantic

Alan Greenspan is one of the country's best-known conservative economists, a frequent adviser to pre

GRS Is Low Bidder For Transit Radio PactSTAMFORD, Conn. - General Railway Signal Co., a unit

Burlington Northern Railroad will introduce direct intermodal service between Detroit and its interm

Bruce Seaton, chairman of American President Cos., heads a list of transportation industry executive

A bankruptcy judge has cleared the way for lawyers and accountants to be paid in the United States L

Mortgage insurers can expect high underwriting losses for at least two more years, according to Mood

A seminar on workers compens-ation litigation with special empha-sis on medicine will be held June 4

Union Oil Co. of California has been found guilty of fraud in U.S. District Court here and ordered t

UK Firm Develops Tube-Bending MachineArtapp Machines Ltd., a British company, has developed

Union workers at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Corp. voted Monday to accept a proposed contrac

Britain's currency reserves rose $4.76 billion in May, according to official figures released Tuesda

Hercules Boosts Price Of Organic ResinsWILMINGTON, Del. - Hercules Inc. is increasing the pr

Fluorocarbon Co. acquired Cleveland-based Eaton Corp.'s $70 million industrial polymer products divi

Oil futures prices continued to climb Tuesday in response to a major pipelinebreak in Oklaho

A House banking subcommittee approved over $4 billion in funds for three international aid agencies.

New Home Sales Jumped 7.6 percent in AprilNew home sales jumped 7.6 percent in April, the bi

Nissan Trucks Add AutomaticsNissan medium-duty trucks for 1988 will be available with automa

If Congress agrees to open the wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling, that decision could pave the

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

McDonnell Douglas Astronautics has been awarded a $480 million Air Force contract to develop and tes

The number of Japanese tourists annually traveling abroad will double over the next five years under

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, commonly known as "K" Line, said it remains optimistic despite its 1986 opera

Opponents of quotas, tariffs and other import restraints will find support for their position in a s

GENERAL NEWS New home sales jumped 7.6 percent in April, the biggest increase in four months

Customs Service officials said they expect an important breakthrough soon in the service's automated

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. officials say advances made during the first eight days of low-power oper

Grace, Berisford Unveil Joint Venture in CocoaW. R. Grace & Co. and S. & W. Berisford PLC, a

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

An estimated 5,000 farmers from across the country rallied at a downtown Tokyo park Tuesday to urge

This year is shaping up to be better than expected for U.S. agricultural exports. Lower inte

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

US, Cyprus to Help Enforce Customs LawsThe United States and Cyprus signed an agreement desi

Jo Ann Elferink was named manager of the San Francisco operations office of the U.S. Department of E