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INSURANCE BROADCAST SYSTEMMechlin D. Moore, former president and chairman of the Insurance I

Scandal has rocked the $1 billion Oklahoma State Insurance Fund, with 10 people indicted on charges

A trio of factors - Asia's troubles, reduced trading hours and the Christmas holidays - forced The J

Twenty-five women who worked on the janitorial staff at the Houston Astrodome win a $500,000 settlem

After several months of long delays, rail service to the Powder River Basin coal mines is beginning

TRUCKSUPS UNVEILS VENTURECAPITAL FUNDATLANTA - United Parcel Service has created a v

Some of the strongest and most innovative growth in air cargo will rise from the ashes of Asia's rec

A report predicting higher containership rates is inspiring lukewarm enthusiasm among U.S. ocean car

COMPANY PERFORMANCEPercentYear Closing ChangeHigh/ Pric

China says it will make another effort to revamp its huge but money-losing textile sector, a move ce

As painful as it was for shippers and carriers, the severe congestion that plagued Los Angeles-Long

Eastern Europe is the rough-and-tumble Wild West of today's European logistics business: ambitious f

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

With approval of a major acquisition and crucial labor negotiations on tap, January is shaping up as

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Jan. 17 - Dec. 29, 1997 (a graph)* Annua

The U.S. dollar was mixed in quiet trading Monday, rising against the Deutsche mark and slipping aga

Parliament passed a financial reform package Monday, hoping to shore up international confidence in

NEC TO CUT WORK FORCEBY 1,000 AT US UNITTOKYO - Japanese electronics giant NEC Corp. will cu

Asia's economic woes are expected to cut into increasing exports of U.S. farm goods to that region,

Boeing Co. said Monday that state-owned Olympic Airways of Greece had ordered eight next-generation

TURKEY, TURKMENISTANSIGN GAS DEALANKARA, Turkey - Turkey Sunday signed a multibillion dollar

Current Textile Quotas:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

U.S. importers fired one last shot this year at the U.S. government for not moving quickly enough to

International Petroleum ExchangeDec. 29, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

As of Dec. 29, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

A new federal partnership is expected to bring more funds to communities along New York's Erie Canal

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

1229 (Dec. 29, 1997) Previous day - 1231The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Iraq has agreed to supply Jordan with 4.8 million metric tons of crude oil and byproducts in 1998 at

Monday Dec. 29, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Dec. 29, 1997This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

Dec. 29, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

LLOYD'S SEES THOUSANDSOF NAMES QUITTING SECTORLONDON - More than 2,000 of the wealthy indivi

A California audit finds that state agencies have been spending millions of dollars on costly privat

More than $750,000 has flowed into the general fund of New York state from fines and penalties paid

FLORIDA'S PORT MANATEEENJOYS EXCELLENT YEARPALMETTO, Fla. - Florida's Port Manatee registere

Bangladesh's private insurance companies urged the government late last week to remove constraints o

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

TRUCKSLOUISVILLE OFFERS UPSINCENTIVES TO EXPANDLOUISVILLE, Ky. - The city of