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SECTOR FEBRUARY '97 INDEX PERCENT CHANGE PERCENT CHANGEFROM FEBRUARY '96 FROM

Lawmakers have tried to overhaul Florida's homeowners insurance market since Hurricane Andrew caused

A brand new port scheduled to open this summer in Sardinia is set to shake up the Mediterranean con

Lou B.M. Bracco Gartner circles the lower end of the wall map with his finger, showing the location

The wearin' of the green may extend to some foreign exchange trading rooms this week as the greenbac

The Inter-American Development Bank is sharply altering its lending strategy to help advance long-te

Federal Express Corp.'s earnings more than doubled in its third quarter, largely because of the grow

ECUADOR TO INCREASEELECTRICITY, GAS PRICESQUITO, Ecuador - Ecuador's interim government has

As of March 14, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

After a year in detention on charges of stealing state secrets, a senior Chinese executive of one of

FIRST OF AMERICABUYS 2 MORE AGENCIESFirst of America Bank Corp. has purchased the insurance

As Av Atlantic Flight 606 taxied toward the runway at Mexico's Mazatlan Airport, ready to lift its 1

Central American leaders hope upcoming meetings with U.S. officials will help improve trade that has

The Clinton administration, realizing congressional support for free trade could wane, is planning t

TURKEY'S TRADE UP 23 PERCENTIN 8 ECONOMIC ZONESISTANBUL, Turkey - Turkey's eight free-trade

A Bank of Boston national survey of more than 300 executives involved in international trade has fou

Mexico's largest motor carriers will begin monitoring border checkpoints in mid-April to ensure that

TWO AIRLINES TO SHAREUS-UK FLIGHT MARKETINGWASHINGTON - Virgin Atlantic Airways announced an

A former Nuclear Regulatory Commission official pleaded guilty Friday to afederal charge of illegall

Lower rates for most freight services contributed to the unexpected 0.4 percent February decline in

OFFERS TO BUY* STEEL BILLETS. Urgently need steel billets in sizes: 100x100x6-9m, 125x125x6-

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

Bombarded with complaints from exporters, the United States and the European Union are calling for a

SHIPSPROPOSED ICEBREAKING FEESTUNS GREAT LAKES PORTSWASHINGTON - The Clinton

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Faced with a growing gap between electricity generation and demand, the government of Bangladesh is

JAPANESE RADIATION LEAKCOVER-UP SUSPECTEDTOKYO - Operators of a damaged nuclear reprocessing

OLD GUARD POSTS PROFITFOR QUARTER, LOSS FOR YEARLANCASTER, Pa. - Old Guard Group Inc., a pro

''All this Asian bashing really disturbs me.''

Allstate Insurance Co. shook up the management of its Canadian subsidiary, forcing out three senior

1475 (March 14, 1997) Previous day - 1465The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

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Russia's troubled mining company Norilsk Nickel, one of the world's largest producers of nickel and

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

Small carriers say ever since 110 people died aboard a plane owned by start-up airline ValuJet last

An agreement purported to settle the controversy over Electric Mutual Liability Insurance Co.'s offs

A job as insurance manager of a port or marine terminal should carry the following health warning: N

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,524-$1,595 per ton lo