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Friday, Oct. 4, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Global capital flows will lift the dollar this week despite the diminishing chances of a U.S. intere

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

The United States is set to crack down harder on theft of trade secrets - especially by foreign gove

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 13, '95 - Oct. 4, '96 (a graph)* An

A new industrial zone, more foreign labor and greater attention to training and relations with custo

Transportation payrolls edged up in September, avoiding the layoffs that occurred in other industrie

US TO PRESS JAPANTO MOVE ON LIQUOR TAXWASHINGTON - The United States will urge Japan to take

The European Union and Japan filed separate complaints Friday with the World Trade Organization alle

The Ministry of Commerce is taking a more serious look at the causes of a continued decline in the c

Mexican commerce officials have lifted or reduced unfair trade penalties on a wide range of Brazilia

''There's an obscene amount of capital available. There's too much money chasing too few deals.''

The European Commission has all but given up hope of striking a deal to liberalize the EU's protecte

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