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Health insurance fraud costs businesses and the state of New Jersey about $3.5 billion each year, ac

1517 (Dec. 24, 1996) Previous day - 1523The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

International Petroleum ExchangeDec. 24, 1996 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Dec. 26, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Thursday Dec. 26, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Hoping to stay in the minds of congressional decision-makers and focused on the port's trade with Me

Thursday, Dec. 26, 1996Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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China will invest more than $60 billion in the next five years to modernize itstelecommunications sy

Mexicans returned to Texas border towns to do their Christmas shopping this year, resuming a holiday

Trident Precision Manufacturing's track record is impressive. In the last two years, the small firm

SHIPSJAPAN, US TO HOLDLOADING TALKSTOKYO - The Transport Ministry said Thurs

ABOARD THE STENA CONVOY - It is 102 steps down.It is deep beneath the decks and separated fr

Dec. 26, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 34

As of Dec. 26, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The United States is likely to plant 80 million to 83 million acres of corn in 1997, and another bum

BOEING GROUPMAKES A MOVESEATTLE - Boeing Co.'s Commercial Airplane Group will move to a new

TRANS WORLD AIRLINESMichael Palumbo was named senior vice president and chief financial offi

For the big ocean carriers, with their fully cellular ships and fixed schedules, unconventional load

Argentine unions unleashed their third general strike in four months Thursday, but the government ca

A California judge ruled that an auto insurance company cannot put a surcharge on the premiums of po

Dec. 26, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

JAPAN'S GOLD IMPORTSFELL 59 PERCENT IN NOVEMBERTOKYO - Japan's customs-cleared imports of go

Tens of thousands of South Korean workers walked off their jobs Thursday, shutting down the country'

It may not take long to open or close a door, but when you're running a state-of-the-art just-in-tim

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Jan. 5, '95 - Dec. 26, '96 (a graph)* An

CHINA EXPECTS STRONG1997 ECONOMIC GROWTHBEIJING - China predicts its economy will grow by 10

NEW YORK PUTS OFFINSURANCE TAX LAWALBANY, N.Y. - New York's legislature has delayed implemen

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The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 244.52 up 0.71 wh

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Thai rice exporters remain wary about entering the Mexican rice market in the wake of Mexico's relax

Thousands of Israeli workers protesting proposed budget cuts and privatization plans staged a strike

The Port of Seattle and Stevedoring Services of America officially sealed a 30-year lease renewal an

Don't look now, but the state that brought you the Freemen, the Unabomber and life without speed lim

Japan's vehicle exports are expected to fall next year as carmakers curb shipments to avoid trade fr

A man charged earlier this year with trying to extort $1 million from U.S. businessman Paul Tatum is

The world's strongest magnet for overseas investment is projecting another record tally for 1996, ev

The bank's project cycle involves six stages: Identification, Preparation, Analysis, Negotiation, Ap

China plans further cuts in its slumping textile industry, an official newspaper reported Thursday.<