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The number of U.S. applications for patents in China nearly doubled in the first half of this year,

A rebel banana farmers' union in the eastern Caribbean has gone on strike over its desire to sell fr

Concerned by a growing tendency of organized crime taking advantage of trade liberalization to smugg

EU PANEL'S CHIEF SAYSTIES TO JAPAN ARE BETTERTOKYO - Business ties are better and the trade

World steel demand will hit a record 680 million metric tons next year, up 3.4 percent from this yea

U.S. makers of powdered metallurgy auto parts came to Tokyo this month to promote use of their produ

Myanmar's military junta, which recently stepped up its crackdown against the Aung San Suu Kyi-led O

Corporate buyers of insurance clearly have serious reservations about the role of brokers, according

Driven by intense competition, technology and globalization, the insurance industry is undergoing a

BARNETT BANKS TO TESTINSURANCE PRODUCT SALESJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Barnett Banks Inc. is ready

A consumer watchdog organization has alleged that nine of the 10 top California auto insurance compa

Joseph Feitelberg's rise to president of The Feitelberg Co. resulted from a natural progression. His

As Hong Kong moves steadily toward its first compulsory retirement program, the insurance and bankin

CRUM & FORSTER INSURANCEHelen Kasper was appointed regional marketing manager in the company

Proposed changes to Ontario's workers' compensation system will eliminate claims for chronic stress,

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts floated a tax subsidy plan that was labeled ''outrageous

International Petroleum ExchangeOct. 4, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The London insurance market is arguably the oldest and the largest in the world. But it's having to

Oct. 4, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Accepting a promise that their back wages would be paid in full, crewmembers of a Romanian freighter

SHIPSPROPOSED YARD WINS$220,000 GRANTDES ALLEMANDES, La. - A shipyard that has been

Conrail and the Transport Workers Union have asked the National Mediation Board to intervene in dete

The nation's only fee-based vessel traffic system is apparently working so efficiently that it will

P&O, STENA LINEMERGE CHANNEL ROUTESLONDON - The ferry operators P&O European Ferries and Ste

Truck shippers are doing their own version of the Macarena as they continue dancing around fuel surc

INTERMODAL MOVEMENTSPOST A MODEST GAINGREENBELT, Md. - Freight shipments handled by intermod

Two rail operators are taking steps to upgrade their service networks.CSX Intermodal is rebu

Australian regulators said Thursday they were investigating stock trading in TNT Ltd. that occurred

UK MINISTRY GETS REPORTON PROPOSED AIR ALLIANCELONDON - Britain's Office of Fair Trading has

CAREY CLOSES TEXASTEAMSTERS CONFERENCEDALLAS - Teamsters President Ron Carey this week shut

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateCchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Strikes over local issues hit the ports of Philadelphia and Boston Thursday, but longshoremen at oth

In a battle of political heavyweights, a $10 billion corporation took on the nation's labor unions a

A U.S. container company leased $30 million worth of intermodal containers from a bank via a financi

Oct. 3, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Mechanics at ValuJet Airlines voted 42-28 Wednesday to accept representation by the Teamsters union,

1017 (Oct. 3, 1996) Previous day - 1010The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Russia's growing crisis over unpaid wages in the army and its threats against NATO enlargement appea

RUSSIA FREEZES SOMERAO GAZPROM ASSETSMOSCOW - The Russian government, scrambling for cash, h

Ocean carriers have an insatiable hunger for money.For too long, though, they have relied on