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Chubb Corp.'s net income, which includes realized investment gains, was $157.6 million for the last

A Cook County, Ill., judge has allowed a lawsuit against Allstate Insurance and its ''Do I Need An A

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Mar. 27 - Feb. 3, 1999 (a graph)* Annual

A group of 15 organizations whose members ship goods by rail urged the leadership of the Senate Comm

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Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600per

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 189.52 off 0.22 wh

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Chile's banking and insurance sectors saw strong foreign investment last year, with $716.3 million i

ith the launch of the euro, ABN AMRO Bank customers can maximize cash flow, improve liquidity and

European Union negotiators reached a proposed compromise on an agreement with South Africa to cut ta

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez used his inaugural speech Tuesday to declare an economic emergency

The New York foreign exchange rates below are selling rates among trading banks of $1 million and mo

Maersk Line has confirmed that it is interested in buying Safmarine, the South African carrier that

Celadon Group Inc. earned $200,000, or 2 cents a share, on revenue of $69.4 million in its fiscal se

The U.S. steel industry is renewing calls for further restrictions on steel imports, following Genev

Mexican penalties imposed this week against U.S. exports of live hogs amount to another case of Mexi

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uropean trade credit insurers view the Unit ed States as a major business opportunity they can wo

The Guy Carpenter Catastrophe Index reveals significant property damage from harsh weather in the Mi

The following trade leads appear exclusively in print in The Journal of Commerce. The leads are curr

obert E. Maxwell, an executive experienced in doing business in China, was faced with a social d

The free-market approach has failed to help the world's poor and should be rethought, Egyptian Presi

Israel's software exports reached a record $1.5 billion in 1998, up 50 percent over 1997, the Israel

The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in London and New York, include the f

Brazil announced Tuesday that Arminio Fraga, a 42-year-old adviser to global investor and multibilli

Shippers and ocean carriers can't even wait the three months until confidential contracting begin

A coast guard unit in eastern Fujian province on Monday rescued 23 seafarers from the Maltese-regist

''Negotiating Shipping Contracts: The Secrets of Success,'' will be the topic of an educational semi

The British International Freight Association has awarded AEI the organization's ''Gold Award'' for

New England Electric System will buy Eastern Utilities Associates for $634 million, the latest in a

Exel Ltd. said it is changing its name to XL Capital Ltd.More than 99 percent of the shareho

Geico dedicated its $21 million regional service center in Virginia Beach.More than 900 Geic

s the information age takes hold, the issues of open access and open communication - Internet, cel

China says it will ease the constraints that irk some foreign investors, including allowing more tra

World business leaders got a rude wake-up call here Monday after a top computer executive warned tha

The year 2000 computer bug and its potential effect on international trade will be the subject of an

Worries over a deterioration in Taiwan's economy have been further deepened by data showing bank ove