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IRAQ TO UN: INCREASEOUR OIL SALES INCOMEBAGHDAD - Iraq is holding talks with the United Nati

Softness in railcar orders and other parts of its transportation business prompted Greenbrier Cos. t

California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush says he has written evidence showing that former

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''That's what I like about my job. We're making employers do the right thing or we won't insure them

FORD TALKS TO RUSSIANFIRMS ON CAR ASSEMBLYMOSCOW - Ford Motor Co. is negotiating with severa

U.S. aviation negotiators may soon have a new message for their Japanese counterparts: It's all or n

Paul Wegener is a man with a mission.As chairman of the Forwarders' Automation Committee of

Feb. 28, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 242.72 off 0.17

Three weeks ended Feb. 22, 1997, vs. similar 1996 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

In the world of international trade, importing textiles and apparel can be a very risky business.

GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCEDale E. Kelley was named divisional president of the Cincinnati comp

SPRINT, TELMEX FORMUS MARKETING VENTUREKANSAS CITY, Mo. - Telefonos de Mexico and Sprint Cor

The head of the European Union has ordered an inquiry into the community's ethical stance on cloning

MILK FUTURES, OPTIONSGET CFTC APPROVALWASHINGTON - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission

The yen rose Thursday as Japanese companies continued to repatriate funds to dress up their balance

The Clinton administration was warned Thursday that it must lobby harder in Congress to save the U.S

Reports that the Russian government is operating on a ''secret budget'' with sharply lower spending

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 242.89 up 1.27

International Petroleum ExchangeFeb. 27, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

AIRAIR FRANCE PROMISESSERVICE DESPITE STRIKEPARIS - Air France said it would

LUFTHANSA CARGOWolfgang Schmitz was appointed senior vice president of sales and planning an

Computers and parts were the shining light in Thailand's trade performance in an otherwise gloomy 19

RUBIN: TIME TO PAYUN, WORLD BANK DEBTWASHINGTON - U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin Thurs

Compensation awards announced this week resulting from two airline disasters highlighted the vast di

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

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

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

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

U.S. officials questioned the Japanese government this week about pending legislation that will lift

As of Feb. 27, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Philippines continues to maintain that it does not unfairly block imports of pork or poultry fro

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

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

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

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

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

Airbus Industrie won the China battle, but, in the end, archrival Boeing Co. may win the war.