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A year ago, when an epidemic of hoof-and-mouth disease decimated Taiwan's hog population, Wayne Schn

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ACE'S NET DECLINESIN A CROWDED MARKETHAMILTON, Bermuda - A competitive market and a drop in

The California Senate has approved legislation that would give older workers more legal protection a

As of Jan. 23, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Jan. 23, 1998RESELLER RACK UNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNLE

Jan. 23, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

As the Customs Service and Census Bureau prepare an outreach program on export declaration requireme

THAI SUGAR PRODUCTIONPREDICTED TO SUFFERLONDON - Thailand's 1997-98 (October-September) suga

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 230.47 up 1.06 w

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

New York Mercantile Exchange - Jan. 22, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

International Petroleum ExchangeJan. 22, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

BIG BILL SEEN FOR BRITAINAS EX-MINERS READY SUITLONDON - Thousands of ex-miners with respira

Hong Kong health authorities said on Friday they would help more than 100 people seek compensation f

Friday Jan. 23, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

The economic turbulence in Asia has clouded projections for European growth, but German port and tra

Chevron Corp. has frozen its investment in a $2 billion pipeline for its huge Tengiz oil project in

The embattled Clinton administration is taking its case for increased U.S. support of the Internatio

One of the worst nightmares of German exporters and investors is that their neighbor and growing mar

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative may seek World Trade Organization dispute resolution aft

'We wanted to get on a level playing field with the independents, and this pretty much does it.'

SONY, FUJITSU UNITEON CHIP PROJECTTOKYO - Japanese electronics giants Sony Corp. and Fujitsu

Argentina has filed an appeal with the World Trade Organization's Appellate Body challenging the fin

OFFERS TO BUY* CUTTING TABLE AND EQUIPMENT FOR PRINTING BLANKETS. Table, bars and a barring

The textiles and apparel trade watchdog rejected a complaint Thursday that the United States was in

Psst - want to buy cheap videos or CDs?Duck round the corner in a seedier district of Hong K

The Asian financial crisis is rattling the posh skyscrapers that house foreign company offices in Ho

In another sign of growing interest in alternatives to the congested U.S.-Mexico land border, the Po

Today's issue marks the end of one era and the dawn of another for AirCommerce. Since the early 1980

Want to give a risk manager a headache? Say three words: employment practices liability.Want

AIG FORMS HEALTH-CAREVENTURE IN ASIANEW YORK - American International Group and United Healt

Insurance company doctors deciding on what care is covered have to answer to state medical regulator

Con-Way NOW has expanded its network to include the northeastern United States.The move is t

Having already deferred confirmation of some options on new Boeing and other aircraft, Hong Kong's f

U.S. exporters trading with East Asian markets may now find that obtaining letters of credit and exp

Two of Canada's ''Big Six'' national banks have announced plans to merge and become among the top 10

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In what it terms an important strategic step in regional strategy, Federal Express Corp. is set to b