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Hong Kong's recession has been slightly worse than officials first believed.The economy shra

Mazda Motor Corp. said it recorded its first consolidated net profit in seven years in the six month

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Wednesday Oct. 21, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

Hong Kong is moving to eliminate paper trade documents and insisting that electronic filing becomes

Competitors beware: German traders are stepping up the pace of their relentless march into the marke

Universal Studios Japan Ltd. said an entertainment park it plans to open in 2001 in Osaka would attr

Hundreds of people have been killed along the Nigerian coast, thousands have been forced from their

IPC Holdings, Ltd. has formed Europe Ltd. in Ireland. The new company, which intends to underwrite s

U.S. crude oil inventories dipped marginally in the week ended July 31, as compared with the previou

A subsidiary of Allstate Corp. plans to open an information technology center in Belfast, Northern I

The following tradeleads appear exclusively in print in The Journal of Commerce. The leads are curre

New York Mercantile Exchange - October 20, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Lo

The Intermediaries and Reinsurance Underwriters Association announced the winners of the second annu

Nationwide Financial Services Inc. has ended discussions with United Asset Management Corp. regardin

Battered by the Asian and Russian crises, the Mexican economy is bracing for brisk slowdown for the

Trumbull Services LLC, a subsidiary of Hartford Financial Services Group, has acquired the bankruptc

A senior Sedgwick executive predicts continued strong growth in the alternative market, as more and

The first Sino-American insurance venture has opened in China, with China Pacific Insurance Co. and

Finally recovering from its own devaluation-induced recession, Mexico is being hit by the effects of

Here in the crossroads town for U.S.-Mexico long-haul trucking, you have to look long and far to fin

Managed-care organizations are closely examining their operational practices to continue to offer he

Mexico's commerce ministry Secofi formally opened an anti-dumping investigation on Wednesday into U.

On average, U.S. life insurers rated by Moody's Investors Service are expected to be ready to face t

The collapse of Russia's commercial banking system in August and the steep decline of Russia's impor

CSX Transportation Inc. is reorganizing its top management as the date nears for CSX to integrate Co

Germany's air-freight volume, which seemed to be riding high just a few months ago, is now expected

Despite the turmoil in global financial markets, analysts expect Mexico's economy to remain stable a

Norfolk Southern Corp. and Canadian Pacific Railway have rededicated the Delaware & Hudson line betw

The World Trade Organization has agreed to appoint a dispute resolution panel to decide a European U

The omnibus budget bill Congress approved Wednesday includes a provision sought by the Securities In

FUTURES - October 20, 1998 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - October 19, 1998All life-of-c

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As of Oct. 21, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 202.95 off 0.28 w

Although a formal announcement may not come before Monday, Brazilian officials are publicly and priv

October 21, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represe

International Petroleum ExchangeOctober 20, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

'As in any deregulatory function, there will be some that will benefit and some that will not be abl

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