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A disgruntled white man has filed suit against a Japanese-owned company that he claims discriminated

The use of alternative dispute resolution in general liability insurance cases has more than doubled

Insurance Services Office Inc. analyzed 1,763 claims between July 1, 1997, and Oct. 31, 1997, with l

Electric Insurance Co. of Beverly, Mass., will offer real-time auto insurance rate quotes and online

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South Korea said it will launch a number of free-trade zones at air and seaports and industrial hubs

Dec. 28, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

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

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

794 (Dec. 29, 1998) Previous day - 794The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

NORTH AMERICACanadian International Farm Equipment Show. Jan. 19-22. Toronto, Canada. Contac

he last year of the 20th century is already shaping up to be the hottest ever in the international s

Crowley American Transport said its customers will be able to track shipments through a new Internet

Taiwan appears ready to put more opportunities in procurement business on the Internet.Local

Greece's OTE will pay the $675 million due for its stake in Romanian phone company Romtelecom today,

Freight forwarding and logistics player Fritz Cos. has opened offices in Oporto and Lisbon, Portugal

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 20 - Dec. 29, 1998 (a graph)* Annua

Taiwan's state-run oil monopoly Chinese Petroleum Corp. has not decided whether it will shut down it

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 189.26 off 0.01

ere it not for relative lystrong eastbound volumes - parti cularly during the peak season - most

LONDON - The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Dec. 21, 1998 as supplied by the bunk

The London Club of commercial bank creditors is unlikely to declare Russia in default even if the co

Japan's Export-Import Bank said Monday it would extend a $152 million loan to Indonesia to help expa

The cartoon art on Michael Lear's office wall tells a story no amount of word-spinning can deny as C

Four model laws concerning discrimination against victims of domestic abuse in insurance sales were

Chubb Corp. has entered into a conditional agreement with Trident to acquire about 38.9 million ordi

A small, New York-based research venture called Plug Power announced last week that it had successfu

Several shipping lines have pulled out of Colombo in recent months and Sri Lankan shippers said it's

The euro is likely to be strong against the dollar, said Japan's vice finance minister, Eisuke Sakak

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsSep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May J

Job cuts and a change of management style are causing unease among Panama Canal workers as the water

Con-Way Transportation ServicesJoseph C. DeLuca was named director of marketing communicatio

The European Union has been urged to block a planned merger of the state-owned German and Dutch rail

China's governing State Council and Ministry of Communications are directing Chinese shipping compan

The mine health and safety inspectorate of South Africa has adequate staff and funds to do its work,

New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 24, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Russia's Fuel and Energy Ministry plans to increase oil exports in January-March to 26.2 million ton

Dec. 28, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

Dec. 28, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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