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Steel officials reacted pessimistically to last week's United States International Trade Commission

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Dec. 27, 1996 - Dec. 5, 1997 (a graph)*

Canada is sending a jumbo jet full of top political and business leaders south next month to give si

In a bid to accelerate its entry to the World Trade Organization, China is now offering to eliminate

HAMMER AWARD GIVENTO HARBOR DATA SERVICELOS ANGELES - The Marine Exchange of Los Angeles-Lon

When it comes to insurance coverage for overseas employees, the unofficial slogan for U.S. companies

1200 (Dec. 5, 1997) Previous day - 1188The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Increasing the value of an insurance company means more than a higher stock price, two analysts said

Friday Dec. 5, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Call it the incredible shrinking industry. A decade ago, there were so many large insurance brokerag

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Indonesia's life insurance sector is about to get more competition, or at least a differentiated mar

Fewer shipping lines, operating ever-larger containerships, are going to be served in the future by

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

While farmers protested a potentially devastating drop in meat prices, Britons appeared to be ignori

The International Monetary Fund is revising down its forecasts for world economic growth as Asia's e

THREE WEEKS ENDED NOV. 29, 1997, VS. SIMILAR 1996 PERIODCARS CARSLOADED LOADED

When it comes to shipping giant earth-movers, size is everything.Excavators, front shovelers

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Political and fiscal reform were the driving forces during the recent decade that enabled the once s

Rolls-Royce comes under German ownership; the biggest pub landlord is a Japanese bank; the next Jagu

NAC RE CORP.Robert M. Copp has been named vice president of the Greenwich, Conn. firm's whol

NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE - DEC. 4, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Lo

South Korea this week begins the task of restructuring the giant conglomerates and banks that sparke

Section 936 means absolutely nothing to most Americans. Except, that is, for corporate tax lawyers,

The Surface Transportation Board turned down a proposal from the Tongue River Railroad Co. to build

Global air cargo rose by 9.2 percent in August 1997, to 4.6 million tons, compared with the same per

The din of construction machinery built in the United States is being heard around the world.

Bob Fien said he began to get serious about exporting four years ago, when German manufacturers of c

The United States lost its challenge to Japan's alleged barriers to photo film imports, the first ti

TURKISH WHEAT DUTYFOCUS OF MEETINGISTANBUL, Turkey - In a Joint Economic Commission meeting

A spate of incidents and persistent concern about pirates have prompted calls from global ocean carr

Dec. 5, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Dec. 5, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Russia's Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations is in turmoil as exports and trade with the former S

SUN SUPPORTS CLINTON'SGLOBAL WARMING PLANWASHINGTON - A big U.S. oil company has broken rank

Gold's fall to below $300 an ounce threatens up to 150,000 jobs in South Africa's mines, where more

Until a few short weeks ago, the ocean carrier community had a glimpse of what looked like the light

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

Score one for Europe's postal monopolies.In a coda to a difficult, 10-year effort in Brussel