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The ever-widening losses at Physician Corp. of America are endangering a $509 million managed-care m

MASSMUTUAL PROFIT SHOWSGAIN FOLLOWING MERGERSPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Massachusetts Mutual Life I

Russia's chief insurance regulator, Valery Sukhov, believes the Russian insurance industry is just m

OFFERS TO BUY* CHEDDAR CHEESE 50 percent FAT. Target price: $2,100, quantity: 1,000 metric t

BAKER HUGHES TO BUYSPECIALTY FIRM PETROLITEST. LOUIS - Petrolite Corp., a specialty chemical

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

Police say a murderer who eluded them for weeks died in the ValuJet crash that killed 110 people in

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Thursday Feb. 27, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Two Japanese oil companies that tested crude oil from Alaska's North Slope last year said they won't

China goes to market today with a bond issue of around $120 million to help finance the world's larg

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Taiwan vowed on Thursday to go ahead with a controversial plan to dump nuclear waste in communist No

Don't ask the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers how the Port of New York and New Jersey should keep its s

TANKER DELIVERIESREMAIN LOWLONDON - Despite a recent flurry of ordering, future deliveries o

POSTAL SERVICE SEEKS OKFOR NEW PARCEL PROGRAMSWASHINGTON - The U.S. Postal Service has asked

The concept is seemingly the perfect solution to the logjam on Europe's crowded highways: Limit the

Flooding forced the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to halt barge shipping Thursday on several portions

1454 (Feb. 27, 1997) Previous day - 1458The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

1081 (Feb. 27, 1997) Previous day - 1079The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursd

Feb. 27, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

The caption with the photo appearing on Page 1B of the Feb. 24 edition should have noted that Canada

United Airlines Worldwide Cargo announced Thursday it will start international all-cargo service nex

The barge worker involved in the 26,000-gallon gasoline spill three weeks ago has been charged with

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Deterioration of freight rates in the competitive trans-Pacific trades will slow down this year, and

EVA AIR TO LAUNCHSERVICE TO BELGIUMTAIPEI - EVA Air said it will start a freighter service t

Shippers of fresh and frozen produce may face higher transportation costs in the next few years, as

Thailand's main air carrier is bracing for competition, especially on domestic routes, with a govern

INTERTANKO UNVEILS FORUMFOR SHORT-SEA MEMBERSLONDON - A forum for members who operate ships

ONGOINGAirports Council International North America. Various events throughout year. Contact

VOYAGER INTERNATIONALRichard Hornsby was named director of international client relations fo

In the new millennium, there will be three certainties: death, taxes and logistics.Little ca

Passenger air traffic in January grew 10.2 percent over the same month last year, the Air Transport

Bath Iron Works says a $307 million expansion plan will help it compete for work, but the project co

HOUSE VOTES TO REINSTALLAIR PASSENGER TICKET TAXWASHINGTON - The House voted 347-73 Wednesda

The Federal Maritime Commission now has an electronic reading room on the commission's home page at

Polish bank Pekao SA may lead the loan syndicate to finance an outstanding $131 million contract at

Michael Diaz, executive vice president for APL Ltd. in Oakland, Calif., has left the ship line, the

Ships moved just under half of Hong Kong's trade last year, with trucks accounting for aquarter and