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NORTH AMERICAInformex '99. Jan. 25-27. New Orleans. Large custom chemical, intermediate and

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

NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONOF INDEPENDENT INSURERSRobert Hurns, associate counsel with the associat

Sales and profit for the life insurance industry should remain relatively flat for 1999, while the c

Spice Telecom, a cellular phone service provider in the Indian states of Karnataka and Punjab, is ta

London International Group said it would close its production plant and machinery relating to the ma

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

INTERMARINEThis New Orleans-based breakbulk and project cargo carrier named Nick Doggett to

In a move that could ease some of the pain for international trade, the Brazilian government is stud

Steel trade negotiators for the United States and Russia are far from agreement on terms that would

China's Ministry of Communications, an agency with authority over maritime matters, is allowing more

COMPANY PERFORMANCEWeeklyFriday's Percentage P/E 52-Week 52-WeekSymbol Co

Jan. 19, 1999No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 20

Jan. 19, 1999RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Increased mergers are largely behind the 3.3 percent decline in the number of private insurance comp

India is likely to go to the World Trade Organization again to challenge European Union anti-dumping

Mexico's decision to raise certain import tariffs is clouding the trade negotiations with the Europe

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Mar. 13 - Jan. 19, 1999 (a graph)* Annua

ALLEN LUND CO.Kristi Anderson was promoted to assistant manager of accounting at this La Can

Gov. Jeb Bush pulled the plug on a $6.3 billion project to build a bullet train that would whisk pas

A federal appeals court panel here has ruled that four laid-off employees and their wives can sue th

Three weeks ended Jan. 9, 1999, vs. similar 1997-98 periodCars CarsLoaded Load

The old adage is ''speed kills,'' and a new study by a leading insurance group finds more people are

Taxpayers pay more of the nation's health insurance than is commonly thought, according to a study.<

Chicago Title Corp.'s primary title insurance subsidiary, Chicago Title Insurance Co. , has purchase

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

American Farm Bureau members support any U.S. efforts to start negotiations with Cuba on the subject

The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th

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ome small companies in the Midwest are succeeding in the tough export field with a little help from

The New Year promises to be one of increased computer problems attributed to the Year 2000 technolog

A preliminary decision is imminent from the Department of Transportation on which carrier or carrier

Canadian Pacific Railway and RailAmerica Inc., a short-line holding company based in Boca Raton, Fla

Atlas Air Inc., which provides contract Boeing 747 freighter service for other airlines, announced a

Container traffic at India's two major ports - Jawaharlal Nehru and Bombay - on the western coast ro

Friday Jan. 15, 1999Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

It will take more than a good crop to erase the gloom that has crept over New Hampshire's apple grow

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 193.62 off 0.53

About 1,000 packages of clam meat fish cakes made by the Doo Rae Trading Corp. are being recalled be

Turkish industrial group Kombassan Holding said it would buy U.S. women's clothing chain Hit or Miss