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HARTFORD UNIT SELLSTRUCK INSURANCE BUSINESSBOSTON - First State Management Group, a unit of

Wednesday Dec. 31, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

Under a proposed law in Indiana, a number of alcohol-related offenses would fall under forfeiture la

This year, as has long been proclaimed by Lloyd's of London, corporate capital has overtaken individ

Property/casualty insurers, always looking for ways to increase profit, have turned with new interes

Dec. 31, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

901 (Dec. 30, 1997) Previous day - 905The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursday

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GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker Rate Schedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Sched

The U.S. dollar will peak in the first quarter of this year around 135 yen and 1.82 Deutsche marks a

Shipowners can breathe a little more easily on news that the European Commission has made at least o

If downward pressure on rates made 1997 a good year to give freight to an ocean carrier, it was a ba

As the new year opens, the United States and Europe are preparing for a face-off that could shape tr

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Jan. 24 - Dec. 31, 1997 (a graph)* Annua

The Journal of Commerce industrial materials price index recorded its biggest one-year drop in at le

US 'ROUND-TRIP TRADE'HIT $24 BILLION IN '96WASHINGTON - The United States exported $24 billi

China's large commercial banks are seeing lower rates of loan growth, but better quality loans, the

U.S. and European exporters are looking to the European Union to take its first step this month to d

South Korea's high-speed rail link between the country's two main cities, already stalled several ti

The Philippines talks a good game about customs modernization, but often struggles to get play under

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 234.00 off 1.67 wh

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

Bethlehem Steelto close coke plantBETHLEHEM, Pa. - Bethlehem Steel Corp. says it will close

International Petroleum ExchangeDec. 30, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Dec. 30, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 29, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

Dec. 30, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

The 63-year-old foreign trade zones program is entering an era in which manufacturers - not warehous

Turkmenistan and Iran inaugurated a key gas pipeline this week with hopes it will soon become part o

Dec. 30, 1997RESELLER RACK UNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNLE

As of Dec. 30, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Technically, you can't use the ''S'' word but U.S. high-tech companies are quietly building a huge t

Two Memphis firms received nearly 31 percent of the subsidies the government paid to cotton exporter

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Dec. 30, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 29

In reaction to industry demands, a global standards body agreed to introduce a high-speed process fo

A recent spate of Union Pacific accidents has prompted a National Transportation Safety Board hearin

The United States is threatening sanctions if the Malaysian government forces American International

JET FORCED TO MAKEAN EMERGENCY LANDINGJAKARTA, Indonesia - A Garuda Indonesia DC-10 was forc