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The Clinton administration has spurned an overture by the government of Iran aimed at easing tension

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The Feb. 15 deadline for an agreement scrapping worldwide barriers to the $600 billion global teleco

It's high noon in the bruising three-way fight for control of the Eastern U.S. rail network.

Thomas J. Holt, the head of a family-run Philadelphia-area stevedoring empire, made an offer Thursda

It's decision day for American President Lines Ltd.The nation's second-largest ocean carrier

Thursday, Jan. 16, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

The U.S. dollar took a sharp drop off 117.30 yen Thursday, falling a full yen on rumors the Bank of

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Jan. 19, '96 - Jan. 16, '97 (a graph)* A

The U.S.-Argentine tug-of- war over patent protection for drugs is threatening to ensnare a range of

Just a month after Russia's diamond industry seemed to reject an ultimatum from the De Beers diamond

FTC TO REVIEWBOEING-MCDONNELL DEALWASHINGTON - The Federal Trade Commission is going to revi

China told the United States on Thursday not to link granting of permanent Most Favored Nation tradi

A Boston-based creator of computer networks is taking on one of its biggest challenges to date - wir

Interpol will make inquiries in Singapore in an effort to trace the source of $840,000 worth of pira

''We're not particularly delighted to hear about any accolades from Crash (Citizens for Reliable and

Hoping to end 22 days of strikes, South Korea's governing party apologized Thursday for ramming a la

The consolidation of the property and casualty sector in the United States was the big insurance sto

The Insurance Services Office Inc. has changed its look several times in the 10 years since it was b

Multiline, multiyear insurance policies, while not for all companies, have found a secure place amon

As insurers seek to spread the risks of insuring commercial and residential property, they are findi

The hunt is on for low-risk, high-reward infrastructure investments overseas, and credit rating agen

The movers and shakers of the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry gathered here to hear comfor

More Americans say they are willing to prosecute criminals for insurance fraud, according to the Ins

Golden Eagle Insurance Co. and state insurance department officials recently began holding secret ne

U.S. HEALTHCARE AGREESTO $22 MILLION SETTLEMENTPHILADELPHIA - U.S. Healthcare Inc. has agree

U.S. investors in Lloyd's of London have little hope of seeing money set aside to help them pay thei

The Russian insurance industry is hoping the fog will finally lift this week, when the new licensing

REVENUE TONNAGE SETSRECORD AT BEAUMONTBEAUMONT, Texas - The Port of Beaumont said its revenu

SHIPSHYUNDAI TO MAKE ROOMFOR SINGAPORE LINESAN FRANCISCO - Continuing a tren

BARBARA SPECTOR YENINASASSOCIATESMaria Reines Weiskott has joined this public relations firm

A distress call sweeps the Atlantic.A ship carrying steel from Canada to Egypt is battling a

Frank Kruesi, the Department of Transportation's assistant secretary for policy, is emerging as the

Continental Airlines plans a partnership with Russia's Aeroflot, but U.S. officials say they are far

There's a $30 million offer on the table, but the court overseeing the bankruptcy case of Lykes Bros

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TANKER ORDERS ROSEAT THE END OF '96LONDON - The world order book for tankers grew steadily d

The operations of a Miami labor union that represents seafarers working on foreign-flag ships became

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