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Rodney Slater knows his grips.Not the kind that wrestlers use, but those employed by men in

The insurance regulator plans to slow the approval of new entrants to the life sector in the Philipp

Massachusetts state Insurance Commissioner Linda Ruthardt will likely be named receiver for insolven

China is the world's second-largest energy-consuming nation. And it presents U.S. alternative-fuel i

The U.S, Canadian and Mexican environmental ministers meeting here have pledged anew to create insti

Asia's economic crisis has given Coca-Cola Co. bottlers a chance to build a foundation for a future

'We in the executive branch feel very strongly that there needs to be additional flexibility, additi

At the same time that the European Union is going bananas negotiating new import rules, German seapo

June 26, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

A Sino-British oil wharf suitable for ships of 10,000 deadweight tons has gone into operation in Fuz

Friday June 26, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

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June 26, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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A story and headline on Page 11A of the Friday, June 26, edition should have said that Associated Tr

Greek-owned Global Ocean Carriers sold three of its oldest vessels, two dry-bulk carriers and a tank

FRONTIER INSURANCE GROUPDonna Braunstein was named vice president of new business developmen

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Britain's Labour government is proposing a method to boost the use of coal, to correct what it says

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

Some pundits contend that economics is not a science, but an art form. Jokes about economics as a di

It's a grand, old flag, it's a high-flying . . . Kaboom!The cargo is a hazardous material, d

ONGOINGSeamen's Church Institute. New York. Water Street Gallery exhibits paintings by 20 ma

Philippine Airlines, crippled by a pilots strike and in temporary receivership, won temporary relief

The Russian government's trade policy is in a shambles, Russian exporters and industrialists say, be

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It might seem an odd choice to some - leaving a senior financial post at one of history's greatest b

The easing of congestion at Brazilian ports and sagging freight rates have prompted Maersk Line and

A unique concept to capture more of the insurance premiums of U.S. middle-market businesses has been

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 215.2 off 0.76 w

ALBERT PIERCE TO LEADPACIFIC CARRIER GROUPSSEOUL - Albert A. Pierce was promoted to head the

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Venezuelan business was booming just a few months ago, but a sharp drop in oil prices and the surgin

Japan's second-largest trust bank, Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. Ltd., and troubled Long-Term Credit

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USDA DOUBTFUL OFEU BIOTECH ACCORDWASHINGTON - President Clinton made progress on getting the

The California insurance industry last week sustained a major defeat when a judge said insurers coul

WASHINGTON STATE,CANADA IN SALMON PACTOTTAWA - Canada's federal government and Washington st