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Farm industry groups are bracing for an assault on the ethanol tax exemption by Congress this year,

South Korea Thursday urged Taiwan to cancel a contract that a state-run firm has signed with North K

West Coast stevedores have had enough.In a radical departure from past administrations, the

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

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

Lewis Notaro Jr., 49, vice president and general manager for land operations at Crowley American Tra

Continuing its slow recovery from post-unification doldrums, the German Port of Rostock handled abou

The partnership in the Europe-Asia trades between Hyundai Merchant Marine and two Swiss carriers wil

New York Mercantile Exchange - Jan. 15, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

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

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

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

1496 (Jan. 16, 1997) Previous day - 1506The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

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

Fresh from expanding its Hundredweight service to non-contract ground customers, United Parcel Servi

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Thursday Jan. 16, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

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

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

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

Jan. 16, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Burlington Northern Santa Fe will begin running trains carrying only intermodal cargo betweenNew Orl

With a $6.5 billion order for new planes hanging in the balance, American Airlines Thursdaybraced fo

Significant environmental or safety problems plague many of the sites where the government stores hi

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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

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

PORT OF SEATTLE COMMITSTO CONTAINER EXPANSIONSEATTLE - The Port of Seattle Commission releas

Don't expect wider cross-border trucking between the United States and Mexico to become a reality on

As of Jan. 16, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 243.98 up 1.67

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Jan. 16, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Russia's biggest oil company, Lukoil, said Thursday it completed talks with Chevron Corp. to acquire