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NEW YORK LIFE'S PROFITJUMPED 12 PERCENT IN 1997NEW YORK - Net income at New York Life Insura

The White House is reportedly ready to fill the chief textile negotiating slot by appointing Don Joh

The Texas Railroad Commission will submit a new proposal to the Surface Transportation Board to alle

ADM MOLE SENTENCEDTO NINE YEARS FOR THEFTURBANA, Ill. - The former executive-turned-mole who

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

As of March 5, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

INTERMARINEBrian Powney was named to the newly created position of vice president of technic

Associated British Ports, Britain's largest single port operator, saw pretax profits rise 10 percent

The Clinton administration is likely to face some tough choices in a constitutional battle shaping u

DATE FOR HEMISPHERICTALKS TO BE SET SOONWASHINGTON - The launch date of negotiations to crea

COURT CLEARS WAY FORLLOYD'S DEBT COLLECTIONLONDON - Lloyd's of London's centrally held recor

There are signs that ocean shipping deregulation legislation is on a very fast track that could brin

The first Chinese ship to call at a port in northern Taiwan should unload its cargo this weekend, in

* Noon - The U.S. dollar continued to advance at midday Wednesday, getting an extra boost against th

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

Continuing economic woes in Japan will not prevent U.S. sales of red meat from expanding over the ne

March 4, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Apr. 18, 1997 - March 4, 1998 (a graph)

Government employers offered public service workers a 1.4 percent increase in pay and pensions Wedne

LLOYD'S OF LONDONThe insurance market named Stefan Knecht as general representative in Switz

International Petroleum ExchangeMarch 3, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

March 4, 1998RESELLER RACK UNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNLE

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

Heart-rending photographs of Titanic survivors and the playing cards of a gambler who survived are u

March 3, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

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The European Commission is expected to back radical plans to remove remaining obstacles to trade wit

Sanko Steamship Co., undergoing restructuring under a court-mandated rehabilitation program, said th

SCHIFF LOSES BID TO JOINALLIED MUTUAL'S BOARDDES MOINES, Iowa - Allied Mutual Chairman John

Germany's Hamburg-Sud shipping line reported Wednesday that it returned to profitability last year b

United Parcel Service has gone virtual.The world's largest package delivery company unveiled

The ongoing squabble between unions representing train crews is continuing after the AFL-CIO ruled t

Wednesday March 4, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

MEXICO'S MAZATLAN BEGINSSERVICING THE CAR INDUSTRYMEXICO CITY - The Pacific Coast Port of Ma

The British island of Pitcairn, which gave refuge to some of the crew of the Bounty after their 1789

March 4, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

The chairman of Lloyd's of London said the market's future includes an expansion of services into th

Property damage to a policyholder's own property is not covered by a standard commercial general lia

Lufthansa Consulting and the Frankfurt airport have joined forces with a group of Mexican investors

A skeptical U.S. Supreme Court grilled a government lawyer who sought to defend a controversial wate