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The Insurance Department's ''random investigations of insurers'' efforts to uncover fraud have produ

After more than 100 years, the Illinois Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional a law that taxes

VALUJET REPORTS NET LOSSAS MERGER NEARSATLANTA - ValuJet Inc. Wednesday reported a third-qua

Atlantic Container Line Wednesday reported its strongest third quarter since going public in 1994, a

TRANSNEFT RESUMES FLOWOF OIL FROM AZERBAIJANMOSCOW - Russia resumed pumping oil from Azerbai

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U.S. and Chinese officials expect to launch talks early next year to open up their aviation trade, c

REGIONAL BLOCSHuman Resources in Asia. October. Singapore. Contact: Anne Chan, The Economist

Some of the nation's largest retailers have started diverting shipments away from Los Angeles-Long B

U.S. and Thai negotiators agreed in Bangkok this week to limit the amount of yarn Thailand can suppl

How to use:Trade leads are sent to the USDA from U.S. agricultural attaches, counselors and

Tuesday Oct. 28, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

It was hatched by a group of citizens, conservationists and timber executives sitting around a libra

KENYA, UGANDA PLANTO EXTEND OIL PIPELINENAIROBI - Kenya and Uganda will sign a contract Wedn

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

Faced with an avalanche of evidence from customers who say Union Pacific Railroad's service problems

As of Oct. 28, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 243.92 up 0.05 whi

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Trade ministers from some of the world's poorest nations hailed pledges made this week by rich and e

The British government Tuesday christened its super financial regulator the Financial Services Autho

In a victory that may provide a boost for the Caribbean and Central America, a U.S. appeals court ha

Arkwright Mutual Insurance Co. said Monday it was selling its Hobbs Group brokerage division to Hobb

Though Continental Casualty Co. has just lost a million-dollar lawsuit in federal court, the company

Reported breakthroughs on pipelines from the petroleum-rich region of the Caspian Sea and Central As

'It really is an attempt to turn the clock back ontechnology.'

Generali, Italy's largest insurance company, moved to dismiss the civil complaints against the firm

SAFECO SEES NET RISEDESPITE UNDERWRITING LOSSSEATTLE - Safeco Corp. said its third-quarter n

MEXICO POSTS DEFICITFOR 3RD STRAIGHT MONTHMEXICO CITY - Mexico reported its third consecutiv

OFFERS TO BUY* LAMINATE FOR FURNITURE. Phosphormic laminate for furniture. 280 to 360 cm. fo

Massachusetts state lawmakers may soon consider a bill backed by mutual insurance companies to form

The 1997 Middle East/North Africa Economic Summit is on track for Dohar, Qatar, next month, despite

India's exports jumped 11.6 percent in September from the same month the year before, evidence that

CARGO BOLSTERED RESULTSIN UAL'S THIRD QUARTERCHICAGO - UAL Corp., parent company of United A

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