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New York became the latest state to open its doors to captive insurers.The law, signed by Go

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 243.09 off 0.66 w

As of Aug. 13, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Aug. 13, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27

Higher taxes are triggering a rush by Thai consumers to buy the last of old inventory, even on items

The largest computer software vendor in Singapore was raided Wednesday by a multinational task force

Foreign investment in Ukraine rose significantly in the first half of 1997 despite persistent barrie

Transits of cargo-carrying vessels through the U.S. St. Lawrence Seaway locks in Massena, N.Y., are

The New York state banking board would be permitted to grant state-chartered banks any powers that f

American President Lines plans to make its first direct calls to the already crowded east coast of S

The Egyptian government has approved the sale of shares owned by the state in 14 more companies, al-

AUGUSTLogistics Management Institute. Atlanta. Aug. 18-20, Inventory Planning and Management

An entry in the Aug. 7 edition of Projects in the Pipeline on page 4A incorrectly identified the con

Russia's privatization chief quit Boris Yeltsin's government on Wednesday amid growing controversy s

CASE PLANS TO PRODUCETRACTORS IN BRAZILSAO PAULO - U.S. agricultural machinery manufacturer

If President Clinton invokes the 1947 Taft-Hartley Act to intervene in the Teamsters' strike against

Russia's agriculture minister said in an interview published Wednesday that the 1997 grain harvest s

NEW ZEALAND DETAILSCHINA TARIFF CUTSWELLINGTON, New Zealand - Trade Minister Lockwood Smith

It's more than 5,000 miles from the high-rise design studio of U.S. apparel maker Liz Claiborne to i

An Indian who miraculously survived temperatures way below freezing as a stowaway in the undercarria

Aug. 13, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeAug. 13, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Aug. 13, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

A government decision to bar foreign airline equity holdings in domestic carriers is receiving suppo

Emerging nations such as India should open their insurance markets, U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary L

The Federal Maritime Commission has rejected proposed guidelines by the South Carolina State Ports A

Wednesday, Aug. 13, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Once upon a time, unions knew where the choke holds were. Unionized steelworkers and coal miners had

Aug. 13, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

A story headlined ''Maritrans reports quarterly results,'' on Page 18A of Tuesday's Journal of Comme

The Port of Corpus Christi says it launched a campaign designed to increase awareness throughout Sou

The insurance industry and the medical profession are squabbling over health-care reform legislation

CANADA-GERMANY CARGOVOLUME SEES GROWTHWASHINGTON - The volume of cargo transported between G

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Australian-flag carrier Qantas Airways Ltd. Thursday said it would expand its Asian network with ext

Jamaican Prime Minister P.J. Patterson on Wednesday criticized U.S. legislation aimed at forcing Car

Mexico's Energy Secretariat appears to have partly solved a thorny problem in U.S.-Mexico trade. How

The following are the U.S. Labor Department's price indexes for selected transportation services in

BANKERS ASSOCIATION SETSUP INSURANCE AFFILIATEWASHINGTON - The American Bankers Association

Eight major containerports on the East and Gulf coasts registered double-digit growth in box traffic