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STUDY: TEXAS INSURERSBIASED AGAINST MINORITIESAUSTIN, TEXAS - A NEW STUDY SAYS INSURANCE COM

U.S. Customs is giving the trade community two more months to learn to comply with export documentat

Massachusetts Gov. William Weld would like his insurance commissioner to have more power to oversee

Cigna Corp. said last week it and the Pennsylvania Insurance Department would appeal last month's Co

Equitas, the company that has taken over all pre-1993 liabilities from Lloyd's of London, has releas

More than 1,000 world commercial and political leaders gather today in Shanghai for the congress of

Marking a major defeat for the insurance industry, San Francisco Superior Court Judge William Cahill

In the world of lies, damned lies and statistics, Chinese figures are often in a category of their o

The global trade in giant secondhand factories ranging from refineries to bottling plants is expandi

Monday, April 7, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

A hepatitis outbreak traced to frozen Mexican strawberries is leading some consumers to forgo purcha

The Journal of Commerce industrial price index declined to 105.7 Monday from 105.9 on Friday, equali

The dollar surged to its highest level in more than four years against the Japanese yen Monday, risi

Frustrated that U.S. paper companies have made little headway in Japanese markets, the Clinton admin

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, April 12, 1996 - April 7, 1997 (a graph)

As multinational companies increasingly view Latin America in terms of regional trading blocs, globa

The United States will not hesitate to use sanctions against Japan on April 14 if talks this week to

OFFERS TO BUY* 555 CIGARETTES. Contact: Jeffy Chiang, J's Asia Corp., 11F, No. 20 Min-chuan

The United States Monday filed an initial complaint with the World Trade Organization alleging that

The Federal Aviation Administration expects to release new cargo security measures within the next w

Federal Express Corp.'s newest product offering is its slowest delivery option to date.But c

Facing extinction under an ocean shipping deregulation bill before Congress, the Federal Maritime Co

Three weeks ended Mar. 29, 1997, vs. similar 1996 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

INDIA TURNS TO ARMYTO MOVE COMMODITIESBOMBAY - The Indian Defense Ministry Friday asked the

PILOTS GROUP REVIEWSAIRLINE CONTRACT OFFERARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - Allied Pilots Associatio

The last of the big maritime law firms - New York's Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens - may soon be swa

President Clinton and Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater saluted Albert Herberger Friday in the

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COAST GUARD, AWO JOINFORCES TO PROMOTE SAFETYWASHINGTON - THE U.S. COAST GUARD AND THE AMERI

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway continues to expand service and freight volumes on routes where

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

In a change of heart apparently tied to its far-reaching merger case, Conrail Inc. said it will cont

Ming Hsu is worried.Congress is going to revamp shipping regulation, one way or another. Tha

ALASKA GETS $33 MILLIONIN AIRPORT GRANTSANCHORAGE - Federal grants totaling more than $33 mi

For the week ended March 29, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

Negotiations between the International Monetary Fund and the Russian government appear to have playe

Your vessel has just been cited for pollution. No, you did not spill oil or release toxic chemicals

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