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BELGIAN MAD COW FEEDEXPORTED TO POLANDBRUSSELS - The cow identified last week as Belgium's f

TWO SENTENCED FOR ROLEIN FUEL SCHEMENEWARK, N.J. - A fuel contractor was sentenced for his r

SHIPSSHIPPING COMPANIES SETSTOCK EARNINGS RECORDLONDON - Shipping and offsho

EXEL BUYS ACCESS TOUS INSURANCE MARKETHAMILTON, Bermuda - Matching its competitor Ace Ltd.,

Mic Dinsmore, director at the Port of Seattle, sees the severe congestion in Los Angeles-Long Beach

ONTARIO MINISTER URGESEND TO POWER MONOPOLYTORONTO - Ontario Energy Minister Jim Wilson rele

The Comptroller of the Currency said he is optimistic that Congress will ''do the right thing'' and

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 22, 1996 - Nov. 6, 1997 (a graph)*

Sri Lanka's budget for 1998 is designed to encourage export industries, agriculture production and m

By June, Rob Stewart is ready to pick the cherries that bend the trees in Yakima, Wash., but get

J&H MARSH & MCLENNANThomas L. Weigand was named manager of the insurance broker's Minneapoli

Thursday Nov. 6, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

INVESTMENT GAINS LIFTEDCNA NET IN 3RD QUARTERCHICAGO - CNA Financial Corp.'s third-quarter n

While militant French truckers blockade highways and Italian drivers threaten to strike, the trucker

The Indian government's plans for disinvestment from state-owned enterprises in the current fiscal y

Hong Kong's self-governing insurance industry watchdog is moving to increase its armory of sanctions

Consumer activist Harvey Rosenfield has accused California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush

Nov. 6, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

French truckers were poised to return to work by the weekend as peace talks to end the 5-day-old str

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The crew of what should have been a routine cargo flight suffered a harrowing two minutes before its

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Indonesia will eliminate in three years a national car program that favors domestic producers and wi

More than a century ago, gun battles nearly broke out in the West when railroads tried to build trac

ail unions have been outspoken about their overall negative view of the Conrail carve-up between Nor

Nov. 6, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 243.92 up 0.52

Maersk Line is moving onshore China to help develop one of that country's largest containerports.

James Newton has taken over the president's position atTriple Crown Services Inc., the inter

China's Maoming Petrochemical Co. in southern Guangdong province said its annual crude oil processin

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

As of Nov. 6, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Thursday, Nov. 6, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sep.96 96 96 96 9

The French truckers strike will not keep Beaujolais Nouveau from reaching store shelves this month b

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Royal Dutch/Shell Group, the world's biggest oil company, said Thursday that improved refining resul

Nov. 6, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

'What if it (the harbor tax) is illegal and the government has to make refunds? Who's going to pay f

Now that million-dollar condominiums are commonplace, there is a new product in the marketplace - mi