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Nippon Life, the world's largest life insurer, and Putnam Investments, one of the largest U.S. fund

Four Southern Asian nations have set up a new regional economic group in a bid to tap the leverage t

Sir David Rowland, chairman of Lloyd's of London, last Friday set out nine main points for the futur

CHINA PLANS TO OPENNEW AIRPORT IN JULYZHOUSHAN, China - Officials said Friday construction o

ISRAEL TO FILE $5.9 BILLIONSUIT AGAINST TOBACCO FIRMSJERUSALEM - The Israeli government is p

Once upon a time, in the early 1990s, the automobile was seen as a critical tool in China's economic

Alaska was burning, but Patrick Sullivan felt like he was the one in hell, more than 3,000 miles awa

The dollar soared to a new high for the year against the Deutsche mark on Friday, and analysts said

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New York Mercantile Exchange - June 5, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Lo

A market frenzy was sparked last week, as American buyers and traders of platinum and palladium worr

Maine Yankee is undergoing a management audit to determine if the troubled nuclear plant's owners mi

Bigger trucking and airline payrolls pushed transportation industry employment up again in May, help

SHIPSMAERSK SERVICE TO LINKFLORIDA, SOUTH AMERICAMADISON, N.J. - Maersk Inc.

SENATE COMMITTEE OKSEX-IM BANK NOMINEEWASHINGTON - The Senate Banking Committee Thursday una

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This week's legal victory against a government fee that companies see as an unconstitutional tax on

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Brazil's economic reform agenda is the winner after the country's legislature overwhelming voted to

Poland has awarded an Israeli consortium a $600 million contract to upgrade 100 helicopters, resisti

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Most Japanese refiners are unlikely to act quickly to boost oil product exports even after Japan's l

INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM EXCHANGEJune 5, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

June 5, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.

OFFERS TO BUY* AMUSEMENT PARK EQUIPMENT. New, used, rent or leasing amusement park equipment

With the light wood flooring, large rug, red sofa, turquoise curtains, and a smart meeting area in o

All stories for this special report were written by Janet Porter, chief European correspondent for T

Allstate Insurance Co. filed suit against 749 people Wednesday, saying they filed as much as $30 mil

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

The Los Angeles Harbor Commission Wednesday defied the California attorney general's office and ange

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway officially opened a $95 million carload freight yard at Kansas

Japan's refusal to sign an ''open-skies'' agreement with the United States hurts U.S. airlines servi

U.S. and European trade negotiators are meeting in Geneva this week in a last-ditch effort to avert

After three months of review, the Air Force has indefinitely delayed a decision on disciplinary acti

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The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 247.00 off 1.44

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Jens Ulltveit-Moe knows he is in the minority. But the Norwegian businessman is convinced his countr

COMMISSIONER CHALLENGESUSE OF PROJECTIONSTALLAHASSEE, Fla. - State Treasurer and Insurance C