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Currency traders and analysts said the longstanding policy of the United States in favor of a strong

China, trying to enter the World Trade Organization, has failed to put forward any new market access

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines is expanding its Latin America service with weekly fixed-day calls in Venezuela,

LIBERTY MUTUALTed Kelly, 52, has been elected chief executive of this Boston-based insurer.

The idea of connecting Brazil's agriculture hinterland by rail with the bustling port cities of Rio

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International Petroleum ExchangeApril 7, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The shipping index on the Oslo stock exchange jumped 10 percent in March and trading volume surged 4

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To avoid another bout of Asian financial flu, the International Monetary Fund wants countries to sig

The Mediterranean North Pacific Conference became the second rate-making group in a week to say it w

LEVI STRAUSS WILLRESUME WORK IN CHINAHONG KONG - Levi Strauss & Co. plans to resume producti

A second major Jamaican hotel chain is getting into Cuba's booming tourism, and will operate three h

April 8, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

April 8, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 25

A case decided in California offers a lesson to risk managers and insurance sales representatives of

The number of towboats reported out of action on inland waterways declined Wednesday with minimal di

Somewhere along the sand dunes and bayberry bush of Stone Harbor, N.J., at the south end of the isla

Freight rate increases on cross-channel ferries following the merger of P&O and Stena Line are upset

OFFERS TO BUY* NOVELTY AND HIGH-TECH PRODUCTS. We introduce foreign products into the Chines

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The Alaska House of Representatives Tuesday passed a bill that would reduce state royalties charged

CNA Financial Corp. said Tuesday it agreed to acquire Maritime Insurance Co., a British-based marine

AGENCY TO KEEP SAILINGDESPITE END OF CONTRACTNEW YORK - Omnium Agencies Inc. will keep opera

Egypt announced Wednesday it was selling at least 25 percent of the shares in the state-controlled U

Shipping on the Great Lakes is off to its fastest start in more than 20 years, and the St. Lawrence

'Even the ship in perfect condition and working order can become the vehicle of disaster.'

US GIVES GREEN LIGHTTO TRADE SHOW IN CUBAWASHINGTON - The Treasury Department quietly gave p

April 8, 1998RESELLER RACK UNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNLE

APRILNasstrac. April 13-14. Naples, Fla. Preparing for the millennium: tools, procedures and

METLIFE BUYS OUTKOREAN JOINT VENTURENEW YORK - Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. has acquired

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUPBert E. Armellino was named president of the energy division of

The Clinton administration will try to get congressional approval to enhance the U.S. market for Car

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The Russian government and the International Monetary Fund are proceeding with a plan to cut state-f

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The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 225.36 off 0.17 w

A.P. Moller, parent of Maersk Line, the global container shipping operator, reported pretax profit o

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