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China's notoriously risky coal mining sector may not be improving all that fast, but at least those

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Insurers of a San Diego fruit processor could be on the hook for claims and litigation expenses aris

If another hurricane like Hurricane Andrew slams Florida in the future, residents of the state could

Dutch financial services company ING Group NV said its profit rose 25 percent last year to 3.32 bill

EQUITAS HOLDINGS LTD.Scott P. Moser has been appointed claims director of the Equitas Group,

AFL-CIO President John Sweeney and a delegation of U.S. labor leaders travel to Japan and Hong Kong

The workers compensation insurance business has never been stronger, or more competitive, said the h

EUROPE DRINK ADS LOOSENAS US RULES GET TIGHTPARIS - As President Clinton gets tough on Ameri

WORLD BANKThe bank's project cycle involves five stages: Identification, Preparation, Apprai

The Asian jewelry industry appears set for an upturn after a generally slack 1996, at least judging

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GE, ROLLS-ROYCE ENGINESSLATED FOR DELTA PLANESATLANTA - Delta Air Lines announced it has cho

Russia is planning to sign a $500 million deal to supply Bulgaria with 14 MiG-29 fighter jets, a Rus

With German steel exports already red hot, this month's fusion of Germany's two biggest steelmakers

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. should be out of bankruptcy reorganization in less than two weeks, preserv

What's your business' reputation worth?For Prudential Insurance Co., it's $410 million and c

Soaring trade deficits with Canada and Mexico are expected to fuel labor and other opposition to any

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A business strategy that grew out of a battle for airline seats in the early 1980s is finding its wa

Thursday, April 3, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

SHIPSCAPTAIN REFUSES TO YIELDWATCH TO NEW CREWPORTLAND, Ore. - The captain o

The Journal of Commerce industrial price index fell to a new low for the year Thursday of 105.7 from

The U.S. dollar declined Thursday on buoyant German industrial production data, coupled with ongoing

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The start of trading Thursday of Mexican treasury bills on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange nearly co

For shippers and air freight forwarders, relief is arriving from cargo fuel surcharges imposed last

Stanford A. Erickson, who has held a number of top jobs at The Journal of Commerce over the past dec

European Union finance ministers and central bankers Saturday will discuss the mechanics of launchin

Albert Herberger is ready to sail off into the sunset.The retired Navy vice admiral, who hel

CHINA REINS IN FEESON FOREIGN INVESTORSBEIJING - China's capital city has introduced a ''car

Officials of the biggest oil project in the Caspian Sea said this week that Russia's new schedule fo

A new California-based airline is one of a small field of start-ups willing to brave the head winds

U.S. and European Union negotiators are trying to avert another trans-Atlantic trade brawl tied to t

In its first submission to a World Trade Organization dispute panel Japan on Thursday dismissed as c

The European Union is facing competing pressure from consumer and industry lobbies as it prepares fo

Cuba's conflicting signals about how deeply and quickly it will expand the small opening to private

They help run Harley-Davidson motorcycles in the United States, conveyer belts at beer-making plants

''We don't wish to contribute to a repetition of the Heaven's Gate deaths.''