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Ship agents, in a major victory for Pakistani shippers, have agreed not to levy terminal-handling ch

November 5, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represe

Hurricane Mitch wreaks havoc in Latin Americano estimate of the insured losses has been announced, t

The quarter was a good one for Terra Nova (Bermuda) Holdings, which reported an increased in operati

Third-quarter operating income was down to $13 million from $16 million at Selective Insurance Group

Only table.

The Port of Miami and Carnival Cruise Lines have reached an important terminal operating agreement.<

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Dec. 24, 1997 - Nov. 5, 1998 (a graph)*

After an industry outcry, the U.S. Census Bureau is easing its stand on a controversial rule change

The South Africa Special Risks Insurance Association, or Sasria, and the government have apparently

Asia's economic crisis threatens to blunt sub-Saharan Africa's growth this year by reducing the pric

After more than two years of arduous and often contentious negotiations, a presidential commission h

Want to know how many blue dresses your Thailand supplier has ready for shipping? Worried about whet

Crowley American Transport has added to its fleet of refrigerated containers deployed in its America

The Asian crisis, and its spillover into Russia, is putting the global steel market under heavy pres

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 205.30 up 0.35

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

FUTURES - November 4, 1998 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - November 3, 1998All life-of-c

Insurance Marketing & Management ServicesDavid W. Conley has been named president of IMMS, a

'Do you think Kmart or J.C. Penney will pay that much? That's hard for meto believe.'

Genstar Capital Partners has bought Skyway Freight Systems Inc. from Union Pacific Corp. No financia

Amid a blizzard of clearly planned leaks, any deal by Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. to take control of

Two U.S. companies won the competition for a new airport terminal building at Guangzhou, capital of

Nov. 5, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 20.

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

A strike is looking more likely at Federal Express Corp. - just in time for the final holiday rush.<

The National Bank of Azerbaijan, the central bank, has received an invitation to join the Asian Deve

Roadrunner Trucking Inc. has launched a new short-haul division called Roadrunner Express.It

Taiwan starts to sufferfrom Asian malaiseTaiwan is showing signs of succumbing to Asia's eco

The European Union is preparing to drag the United States back to the World Trade Organization in Ge

Euclidian Underwriting, one of the new breed of corporate Lloyd's of London insurers, has stepped in

Insurance industry groups struggled to make sense of a changed political landscape in the wake of Tu

A California ballot measure that would have ended the state's deregulated electricity market was def

France said Thursday it was close to combining its civil and military airplane manufacturers into on

Country Wide Transport Services Inc. in the third quarter earned $211,000, or 5 cents a share, on re

As of November 4, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from

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

Tower Air Inc. has added a Boeing 747-200 freighter to its fleet.The aircraft is currently o

A transport agreement that aims to simplify intermodal operations on key European inland waterways a

Nicola Arena, president of Mediterranean Shipping Co., was named Person of the Year by the New York/