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A stronger Thai baht, improving to an exchange rate of less than 40 to the U.S. dollar, reflects gro

CHINA EASES APPROVALOF FOREIGN-OWNED FIRMSSHANGHAI - China overcame objections last year and

The United States and a new ally, New Zealand, today will request - and be given - a panel of trade

Bechtel Corp. and Metodo Engenharia of Sao Paulo said Tuesday they formed a joint venture to provide

KODAK TO INVEST MORETHAN $1 BILLION IN CHINAROCHESTER, N.Y. - Eastman Kodak Co. said it will

The Clinton administration has been unable to bring Chile into the North American Free Trade Agreeme

An increasingly controversial agriculture sector will be in the trade spotlight next year as negotia

Lloyd's of London will have to revert to 100 percent reserving of risks underwritten in the United S

Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has unveiled a five-point agenda for his government intended to

Novolipetsk Metal Combine, Russia's leading steelmaker, is locked in a stalemate of rival U.S. and B

'I don't think anyone lost. I think we all learned not to be selfish.'

Hoping to put an end to an escalating trade row, the United States will accept Mexico's request for

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LLOYD'S OF LONDON TOUTSITS COMMITMENT TO JAPANLONDON - Lloyd's of London underwriters have s

U.S. banks, looking anew at selling insurance to boost profit, may run into the same problems that t

A radio ad supporting H.R. 10, the Financial Services Competition Act, is running on Don Imus' progr

The insurance industry has thwarted ambitious expansion plans of the Workers' Compensation Fund of U

Marking a victory for U.S. and European commercial lines insurers, the California Supreme Court has

CENDANT TO BUY BRITISHPARKING LOT FIRMSTAMFORD - Cendant Corp. announced on Monday that it h

With a computer disruption in the year 2000 looking more likely, a congressional watchdog group last

EUITASHugh Stevenson was appointed nonexecutive director and chairman designate of Equitas H

With time winding down until Congress' April 2 recess, and lukewarm enthusiasm from the Senate leade

The latest allegations against President Clinton have sparked business in the nation's insurance cap

Under fire from President Clinton and Congress, the health insurance industry defended insurance com

As of March 23, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

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

March 23, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

MORE NATIONS JOIN MOVETO CUT OIL PRODUCTIONDUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Kuwait, Iran, Oman

March 23, 1998RESELLER RACK UNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNL

March 23, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 2

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 226.40 up 1.04 whi

New York Mercantile Exchange - March 20, 1998PREV. LIFE OF CONTR. OPENOPEN HIGH

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

Monday March 23, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

March 20, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

The Mexican subsidiary of Spain's Repsol has won the concession to distribute natural gas in Monterr

March 23, 1998This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the

South Korea Monday pushed the door open wide to its restricted private power plant market, promising

The Journal of Commerce Stock Index outpointed the Dow Jones Index for the second week in a row, ris

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