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A new phase soon will begin in the long-running battle between Golden Eagle Insurance Co. and Insura

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Some 26,000 policyholders of Executive Life, the country's largest life insurance company failure, w

ARGONAUT ANNOUNCESDROP IN NET INCOMEArgonaut Group Inc. has announced consolidated net incom

A federal judge here had a simple message for importers upset over a federal harbor fee: Call your c

In a gold and crystal chandeliered hall of the Iranian Foreign Ministry hangs a rare portrait of the

The cavalry is on the way for U.S. investors in Lloyd's of London in need of help with paying their

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

The U.S. dollar rose sharply Wednesday on reports that Russian President Boris Yeltsin canceled enga

Wednesday, Jan. 8, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

California's leading homeowner insurer State Farm is drawing criticism for creating a separate compa

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Jan. 12, '96 - Jan. 8, '97 (a graph)* An

A special committee of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developmentwill meet soon to di

Expanding on its aggressive push into Latin America, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange is adding non-J

Rep. Wayne T. Gilchrest, R-Md., was named chairman of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Su

Boeing Co. is still uncertain about the world market's need for a superjumbo passenger jet but is fl

RUSSIAN COURT DISMISSESSUIT AGAINST MOSKVICHMOSCOW - In what could be a blow to Russian gove

''The doomsayers . . . need to take a deep breath and relax.''

Everyone knew that 1996 was a bad year for much of the semiconductor industry and now it's official.

Companies in the industrialized nations will continue to show strong growth in sales and profits in

A visit to China next week will help House members better shape trade and economic policy to influen

GM SHIFTING ATTENTION,PRODUCTION OVERSEASDETROIT - Fewer automaking jobs could be on the hor

The Italian economy, which slowed to a snail's pace in the first half of last year, grew faster than

As of Jan. 8, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

At a White House retreat this weekend, President Clinton and his cabinet are expected to agree to se

THOMSON DISPUTE SENDSFRENCH ENVOY TO SEOULSEOUL - A special envoy of President Jacques Chira

SHIPSDAEDONG AGREES TO BUILDTANKERS FOR RUSSIAN FIRMSEOUL - South Korea's Daedong Sh

Maryland state officials and rail customers are pressing for hard details on how the Eastern rail me

Pacific carriers' January timetable for starting an eastbound capacity management program could slip

Five months after it was founded in the eastern German Port of Rostock, the Rostock-Atlantik Line ha

To a New England port director, competition with Canadian ports for U.S. cargo comes down to a strug

The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th

Trucking companies don't get into trouble overnight.Carriers can keep going for months, even

Every few months, it seems, a new environmental story hits the news, bringing with it a serious thre

JAPAN FREIGHT FIRMTO FORGE CHINA TIESTOKYO - Japan Freight Railway Co. plans to forge links

1511 (Jan. 7, 1997) Previous day - 1510The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Jan. 7, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

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In Cambodia's world of advertising, indulgence has its rewards: slugging back a beer will make you s

The recent warm spell could extend the Great Lakes shipping season later into January than usual, of