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The Supreme Court again refused to hear arguments in cases involving the insur ance ramifications of

WASHINGTON - The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of c

Casey Names Foster To Pennsylvania PostHARRISBURG, Pa. - Constance B. Foster, a 40-year-old

The state's tort liability system is operating fairly and major revisions would not reduce insurance

Coastal Corp. reached an agreement with Valero Transmission Co., ending a lawsuit filed by Coastal o

In this pastoral village near the birthplace of the oil industry residents are angry about what's co

Japan Line is moving its West Coast ships from the Pacific Northwest to California. The Toky

The fight has already begun over introducing daylight-saving time this summer. Energy Minist

The Brazilian government, its economic policies in shreds, began talks with business and labor leade

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it signed an agreement with the government of Jamaica u

Ten states, mostly large grain and cotton producers, accounted for more than 63 percent of the $7.7

The Chinese 1986 cotton crop is smaller than expected and will cause a drop in China's 1986-87 (Sept

GENERAL NEWSThe president's budget chief indicated the administration is willing to deal, on

The stock market shook off bouts of profit-taking and weak International Business Machines Corp. ear

Emery Air Freight said it's upgrading and revamping its package tracking system with the addition of

Both unions and employers claimed they were ready for a long strike after the second day of a stoppa

Cash petroleum prices firmed Tuesday following declines from Monday and last week, as trading activi

The United Kingdom's industrial production in November rose by 0.2 percentfrom October, comp

The crew on this cargo ship swims, plays basketball and watches Moscow television among ice fields w

Tuesday, January 20, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Cuomo Proposes Funds For NY Energy PlanALBANY, N.Y. - New York Gov. Mario Cuomo has proposed

Japan's Steel Output Down 6.7 percent For YearJapan's 1986 crude steel output was down 6.7 p

Michigan has ruled that a new form for liability insurance be limited to the sort of risks that are

The Federal Maritime Commission yielded to industry requests and extended for another month the comm

Norsk Hydro Expects Poor Results for '86OSLO, Norway -- State-owned Norsk Hydro, one of Norw

Japan posted a trade surplus of $8.7 billion in December, resulting in an overall historic record su

National Starch and Chemical Corp. will increase prices on p-aminobenzoic acid U.S.P. and technical

The U.S. dollar is expected to remain stable against the other major currencies this week as the fo

Israel Seeks $3.9 Billion In US Economic AidIsrael formally requested $3.9 billion in U.S. e

New York insurance regulators plan new restrictive amendments to a controversial liability policy fo

A federal judge has ruled that a 40-year-old former Norwalk insurance salesman was denied three prom

Trenwick Group Inc. said it completed the acquisition of a syndicate on the New York Insurance Excha

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

San Francisco International Airport is asking a federal court to release $8 million it says it's owe

Part of the plutonium production complex at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation would collapse during a

The dismissal of Hu Yaobang as China's Communist Party chief left analysts divided as to its impact

Strong industrial production figures for December drew cheers and notes of caution as analysts conti

Agriculture Secretary Richard E. Lyng says he understands how farmers are frustrated by the Soviet U

Duluth-Superior Port Boosts Cargo VolumeThe port of Duluth-Superior handled 27.3 million met

Sometimes house doors in parts of Ohio, Illinois and other states don't open properly. Some houses