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W.R. Berkley Corp., the property/casualty insurer, has decided to restructure its group of 10 region

William J. Martini, a former New Jersey congressman, has been sworn in as one of 12 commissioners fo

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Ocean carriers are joining the nation's largest organization of shippers in calling for a major rewr

Chile's state-owned copper mining giant Codelco has temporarily suspended all projects involving pro

The Mexican government has given him the unofficial title of ''Highwayman,'' but outgoing Tamaulipas

Jan. 25, 1999This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

British Airways and its ''oneworld'' airline alliance partners said on Monday that their global link

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Aetna's chief executive called a jury's $120.5 million judgment against a California subsidiary the

The U.S. Customs Service has officially pronounced it is Y2K-compliant, and is seeking companies inv

Around the world today, from Canada's Pacific Coast to Louisiana, from the Bahamas to Panama and Sin

International Petroleum ExchangeJan. 22, 1999 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

As of Jan 25, 1999Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Air cargo executives in Southeast Asia have a simple message for the people of the United States

After years of neglect, the nation's basic but long-lapsed export control law has jumped to the top

The Romanian government has reached agreement with striking coal miners, averting a state of emergen

Jan. 22, 1999U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

The air cargo industry in Asia faces another tough year due to regional economic slowdown.''

Jan. 25, 1999Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

American workers buy many of their financial and insurance products through employee benefit program

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsOct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March April May June

Argentina's trading partners have urged the Latin American nation to continue its policies and maint

Mexico registered a preliminary trade deficit of $850 million for December, with exports of $10.30 b

In the face of stagnating rail freight volumes as the rest of Europe's markets boom, transport commi

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Senate Energy Committee Chairman Frank Murkowski has called for the United States to ''bring Saddam

An alliance of Amerada Hess Corp. and Delta Oil Central Asia has signed a production-sharing agreeme

Economic turmoil in Asia, Russia and Brazil will hurt ports along North America's east coast in the

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 189.75 off 0.77 wh

howing up four hours late for most business appointments would be considered unacceptable - unless y

Nick Prettejohn, who is to succeed Ron Sandler as chief executive of Lloyd's of London this summer,

The U.S. government is moving to set anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on Canadian live cattle, b

Mexico and the European Union plan to exchange lists of goods for tariff reductions in the third rou

Stung by the public outrage over last fall's wreck of the bulk ship Pallas, the German government ha

With the opening of a terminal in Flagstaff, Ariz., Viking Freight Inc., offers next-day freight del

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The Argentine government plans to sell its remaining stake in YPF SA, the local oil giant and the co