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Hotels, restaurants, landlords and other property owners are facing an explosion in personal injury

Name an important issue facing this nation, and I will point to a state that already is doing someth

The European Union's top transport official last week promised a complete review of state aids permi

BOEING'S SATELLITE DESIGNLIGHTER, LESS EXPENSIVESEATTLE - The Boeing Co. said its new satell

S. AMERICAN TRADE UNIONSSET TO STRIKE IN '97SAO PAULO - Trade union leaders from seven count

Monsanto Co. is analyzing alternatives for the future of its chemical businesses.Chemicals,

CHINA TO LIFT BANON MUTUAL FUNDS LISTINGSHANGHAI - China will lift a three-year ban on the l

In what could be a major battle next year, life insurers urged the New York Assembly Insurance Commi

A federal official has put Los Angeles on notice: The Department of Transportation's inspector gener

Shipping lines in the beleaguered eastbound trans-Pacific trades are preparing to reinstate a capaci

The dollar will rise against the Japanese yen after the market realizes that Japanese interest rates

CHINESE INFLATION FALLSAS PRODUCTION SLOWSBEIJING - China's inflation rate continued to fall

While Turkey is doing a good job attracting foreign investors and spurring trade flows, the private

AETNA TO SLASH 4,400 JOBS,TAKE CHARGES IN REVAMPHARTFORD, Conn. - Aetna Inc. said Thursday i

PROBE OF SHIP FIRECITES SAFETY GAPSMIAMI - A Coast Guard investigation of a cruise ship fire

A war may be brewing between U.S. airlines and Air France that could threaten service between the tw

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 248.61 off 0.53

The final act has been played in a major compressed gas conspiracy with the levying of a $35,000 fin

With a new package of U.S.-flag ship subsidies signed into law this week, the focus now shifts to wh

The United States and Mexico are working toward a trade deal that would be good for tomato producers

Thursday, Oct. 10, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The European Union on Thursday urged Russia to suspend planned import quotas on vodka and ethyl alco

RUSSIANS TO BARTER GRAINFOR UZBEK COTTON FIBERMOSCOW - The Russian government has given its

The government plans to work to explore and extract natural gas from potential rich deposits in nort

Insurance company mergers, acquisitions and public equity offerings continued their active 1995 pace

Oct. 10, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 32

Airline maintenance companies, fighting to repair a scarred image in the wake of May's ValuJet calam

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

''All the ice cream, all the videos, all the steak in the world will never make this lifestyle norma

Current and former U.S. officials are gleeful over the diplomatic disgrace of Turkish Prime Minister

It's said that a rising tide lifts all boats. That's certainly true for U.S. produce exports, as ris

Oct. 10, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Railroad intermodal traffic volume is on track to make 1996 another record year. If the 3.2 percent

Business leaders here are welcoming a decision by the U.S. Department of Transportation that allows

Israel has informed Enron Corp. that it no longer has an exclusive agreement to negotiate with Qatar

In a move by banks to compete with life insurance agents in the sale of annuities, the Texas Bankers

Evergreen Packaging Equipment is packing up and heading overseas.The advent of refrigeration

International Petroleum ExchangeOct. 10, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

William Imig, a veteran insurance industry lobbyist in Colorado, has had his share of wins and losse

ITALY CONSIDERS TRADINGRUSSIAN DEBT FOR SHARESMOSCOW - Italian Foreign Trade Minister August