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Delta Steamship Lines contends it is not liable for a payment of more than $4 million to the longsho

A pier-head jumper is a crewmember who joins his ship at the last minute - if not literally leaping

Syndicates in the troubled Insurance Exchange of the Americas in Miami might not resume underwriting

A potent lobbying effort on behalf of the elderly, led by Rep. Claude Pepper, D-Fla., is pushing the

Commercial Union Assurance Co., one of Britain's largest insurers, reported a pretax operating profi

The Senate Merchant Marine Subcommittee remains without a chairman. Sen. John Breaux, D-La.,

Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Co. announced a definitive agreement to sell its Australian a

The first lawsuit to be filed against the New York State Public Health Council in connection with ne

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey's individual and small group business posted a $65 million

Japan Awards Victims Of US Military CrashThe Yokohama District Court ordered the Japanese go

A New Jersey congressman has called for the Legislature to investigate why the state doesn't use a m

A large percentage of Japanese investment capital has moved into the domestic stock and bond markets

The U.S. dollar moved toward the high end of its recent trading range Wednesday in light activity.

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

Strong gains by auto, high-technology and oil issues enabled the stock market to break out of its re

There is little concern among Britain's banks that Brazil's deterioratingfinancial position

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

The Soviet Union is likely to step up its borrowings in the international capital markets over the n

Large-scale farms are gaining in numbers, and an Agriculture Department report says the trend is lik

Although the Agriculture Department has kept its 1986-87 U.S. (September- August ) corn export forec

Midwest Exchange To Trade OTC StocksCHICAGO - The Midwest Stock Exchange will become the fir

Speculators in takeover stocks should be specially registered and regulated by the Securities and Ex

Wed., March 4, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

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

It will take time to wean agriculture off many of the governmental subsidies and controls that have

Analysts have mixed opinions on the expected degree of producer participation in the recently announ

A graphic accompanying a report on British Airways in the Feb. 26 edition of the Journal of Commerce

March 4, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Upstate New York gasoline prices posted their first significant declines of the winter during the l

Raw Sugar Values Expected to RiseThe prospect of raw sugar values moving into "higher price

Sun Refining & Marketing Co. raised its posted purchase price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil

Kuwait has moved deeper into the British downstream oil market by acquiring 500 gasoline stations fr

Oil prices surged by 75 cents a barrel in heavy European trading Wednesday, as the market detected a

The European Community Commission proposed a voluntary plan for reducing the use of leaded gasoline.

Continental Oil Co., or Conoco, a Dupont affiliate, was the only Western company to positively respo

French Buy Saudi Oil At Official OPEC PriceFrench oil companies Elf Aquitaine and Total CFP

An electronic meter-reading system may be the answer to problems of estimated bills now under attack

Akzo Chemie to Hike Trigonox A-W70 PriceAkzo Chemie America, Noury Chemicals announced it is

President Reagan's national security adviser, Frank Carlucci, views the rising level of imported oil

Dow Chemical Hikes Price of ABS ResinsDow Chemical Co.'s Engineering Thermoplastics Departme