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Jan. 6, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

A group of former Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. employees - many of whom were laid off shortly aft

Zurich-American and American International Group and ICI Mutual Insurance Co./ICIM Re are among a sm

ST. PAUL COMPANIESJames E. Gustafson was elected president and chief operating officer of th

Cuba will replace the U.S. dollar and various European currencies with the euro ''as quickly as poss

The government on Tuesday delayed its planned start of a $1 billion satellite-based airplane navigat

President Clinton, using his authority to appoint officials while Congress is recessed, has installe

FUTURES - January 5, 1998 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - January 4, 1998All life-of-co

Jan. 6, 1999Baltic international Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

The Brazilian federal government is struggling to advance its cost-cutting efforts in the initial da

One of the amazing things about the Internet is that although it has been around for some years now,

One of the surest bets is that the Congress that convenes this week will vote later this year for a

Illustrating with hard figures how last fall's surge in steel imports has hurt American business, Gr

While the Clinton administration frequently cites the lack of safety oversight in Mexico as the reas

Wednesday Jan. 6, 1999Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

China is putting heavy emphasis on alternative sources of energy, a potential business opportunity f

The All-Pakistan Shipping Association urged the government Tuesday to seek the immediate release of

Pool Energy Services Co., which has been fighting a $268 million hostile offer from oil and gas dril

Brazil renamed Rio de Janeiro's international airport this week after composer Antonio Carlos Jobim,

Cathay Pacific Airways promises service ''straight from the heart,'' but angry flight attendants mig

The number of individual investors providing Lloyd's of London with operating capital has fallen aga

'This is out of a Steven Spielberg movie.'

Moves by Russia's Duma to impeach President Boris Yeltsin are doomed to failure from a legal point o

The appointment of Victor Joy Way, a close confidant of President Alberto Fujimori, as new finance m

The Czech police will investigate allegations that officials of the Netherlands telecom company KPN

A leading U.S. ocean carrier and the nation's largest shipper organization have denounced China's pl

The high-tech industry is bracing for the release of a House report on U.S. exports to China amid co

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union will host a ''State of the Trade and Transportation

U.S. crude oil inventories declined by almost 15 million barrels in the week ended Jan. 1 compared w

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

New York Mercantile Exchange - Jan. 5, 1999Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600 per ton lo

Busy risk managers no longer have a time excuse to avoid preparing for an associate in risk manageme

Several of the seven South Korean life insurers that escaped closure last summer are expected to be

Boeing Co. delivered a record 559 commercial airplanes last year, exceeding its target of 550 and se

Japan's domestic automobile sales in 1998 suffered their worst fall since the oil crisis 24 years ag

Canada should increase its efforts to resolve a labor dispute at an Ontario meatpacker that has help

The odds for global deflation have risen with the surge in the value of the yen, which hit a 28-mont

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

Another slice of the French express delivery market fell into foreign hands after Hays, the British