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Marking a major victory for the insurance industry, the California Supreme Court has ruled that a pe

With strict environmental restrictions in North America, U.S. forest products companies are increasi

Florida Gov. Lawton Chiles has pressed the flesh in this working class Brazilian city and chatted up

Emery Worldwide announced Friday it is expanding its 2-year-old ''gold priority'' service to offer t

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May 16, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Along for the ride during the last three sessions of hemispheric trade talks, business executives fr

Friday, May 16, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

A fugitive Swiss property developer, wanted on fraud charges in his homeland, has been extradited by

Inside the Palacio das Artes here, trade negotiators from 34 countries meet behind closed doors to t

Last month's decision by U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky to further press Japan to ope

Forest products are among the nation's top exports, according to U.S. Census data. Exports of paper,

H&H MARSCH & MCLENNANThe newly combined insurance brokerage firm has reorganized its operati

Grain, coal and iron ore may seem like robust and stable cargoes that would be straightforward to ha

Seventeen years ago, the Gdansk shipyard gave birth to the Solidary movement that freed Poland from

A Jamaican bank with subsidiaries in the United States and Guyana has been taken over by a governmen

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

Continued demand for new houses and relatively high lumber prices are turning 1997 into another good

The Proposition 103 Enforcement Project has formally complained to the state that State Farm, Farmer

1283 (May 16, 1997) Previous day - 1281The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

PLANESLUFTHANSA CARGO SUFFEREDLOSS IN FIRST QUARTERFRANKFURT - Lufthansa Car

With an eye toward expanding trade with South America's largest emerging market, Jacksonville Port A

A pirate tale this be, a tale of bloodthirsty marauders who invade cargo boats, looting and attackin

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NORTHEAST UTILITIESCUTS CONTRACTING JOBSWATERFORD, Conn. - Long troubled Northeast Utilities

As of May 16, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

After five years of disputes, a coalition of oil companies and governments has agreed to build a $2

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STRIKE BALLOTS MAILEDAS BA DISPUTE UNFOLDSLONDON - The union representing most cabin crew at

Transportation of forest products will come under review as leading paper and pulp executives conven

Forests in North America today are generating enough wood to supply both sawmills and paper manufact

Airlines are not happy with the service provided by traditional aviation insurers, said the treasure

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

Friday May 16, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 16, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Just when the Clinton administration needs some sign that its open-door China policy is working, tal

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 24, 1996 - May 16, 1997 (a graph)* A

''It's a much bigger game - it's thrilling. It's risky.''

CHINA GRANTS INSURANCELICENSE TO FRENCH FIRMBEIJING - French President Jacques Chirac and Ch

An internal review has called for ''deep-seated reform'' at Lloyd's of London, and sooner rather tha