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The difficulties associated with insuring liabilities in the United States will be one of the main i

A teen-ager has been sentenced to one year in prison for broadcasting a false distress signal that t

Frota Amazonica Finds New Berth at Red HookFrota Amazonica's vessels calling at the port of

United Kingdom ships made a net contribution of 745 million ($1.1 billion) to the country's oversea

More than 34 percent of total international cargo handled at Canadian ports either originates in or

Even with smaller wheat harvests in the United States and the Soviet Union, the world supply of brea

The U.S. dollar moved higher Friday against major foreign currencies because of the report of U.S. j

E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. announced it completed acquisition of the Ford Motor Co.'s paint asse

Cuba, one of Latin America's largest net oil importers, is feeling a double impact from lower world

Sweden's air freight industry looks set to undergo a number of major changes over the next 12 months

For the week ended Aug. 23, 1986, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equ

Gov. George Deukmejian signed a bill that capped a decades-old battle by changing the state tax on m

Two California companies and a Korean citizen who is an officer of both were named as defendants in

Freightliner Corp. gained some ground and regained some workers in the shifting battle for heavy-dut

The stock market faces conflicting indications and crosscurrents galore, analysts said. Al H

The insurance industry will have to wait until close to the end of the month to find out if its effo

Options and futures traders here said they welcome the London InternationalFinancial Futures

CAPITAL CHATTER: A bitter fight is brewing between United Parcel Service and Federal Express and sho

U.S. coal exporters won't stand to gain much from the prospect of coordinated sanctions on South Afr

Pittston Chief Sees Decline in EarningsGREENWICH, Conn. - Paul W. Douglas, chairman and chie

The hijacking of a Pan American World Airways jumbo jet last week in Karachi, Pakistan, came at a ti

For the stock market, the 1986 tax bill is indeed a landmark event, since it brings an end to the ti

The negative trend in corporate rating changes may ease over the next few quarters, according to a s

Pink clapping rabbits and squawking robots joined the clamor at the Tokyo Toy Fair last week, but th

August's limited job market improvements may be signaling gains in the manufacturing sector but caut

Domestic car sales in late August paled in comparison to record gains of a year ago, but U.S. automa

International Longshoremen's Association delegates accepted a new contract pro posal from the New Yo

Six container leasing companies said the Federal Maritime Commission should drop its investigation i

Injecting Cells Can Aid Damaged LiversWASHINGTON- Tiny beads coated with functioning liver c

SEPTEMBER 11-14 - National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices, annual convent

Citicorp is again rocking the boat for insurance agents. At least four groups of insurance a

The Indian government filed suit against Union Carbide, saying the U.S. company was primarily respon

Friday, September 5, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanadaU.

Locating viable alternate shipping routes for Canadian grain because of the Thunder Bay grain handle

The average price of a gallon of gasoline in Westchester fell a penny or two in August, the county C

Oil field drilling activity may be at one of its lowest points in decades, but the industry hasn't l

Conoco Norway Inc. announced successful test results from a delineation well in the northern part of

The Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad took over operations of a 900-mile line that the Chicago

Brazil and more than 95 percent of its international bank creditors have signed an agreement for th

The net capital drain on Latin America may slow somewhat this year from the record 1985 outflow, Int