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Singapore, already the regional capital for reinsurance, is pushing for more financial guarantee ins

iased as it may sound, no other industry in the transportation world commands as much attention as s

Apple is to close its manufacturing plant in Cork, Ireland, with the loss of 450 jobs, the company a

A bipartisan group of influential senators is pushing an economic assistance package for the Caribbe

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

An acrimonious labor dispute at the Panama Canal Commission could lead to the use of less-experience

U.S. Customs may end up expanding a quota pre-processing system that has been clearing many apparel

International Petroleum ExchangeFeb. 2, 1999 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

As of Feb 3, 1999Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from supp

Feb. 3, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

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

FUTURES - Feb. 1, 1999 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - Jan. 29, 1999All life-of-co

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

International Petroleum ExchangeFeb. 1, 1999 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Feb. 2, 1999RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead P

Feb. 2, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

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