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SWITZERLAND, IRELANDTOP BUSINESS RATINGSWASHINGTON - Switzerland, Ireland, the Netherlands a

A top executive at Du Pont Co. has questioned the wisdom of outsourcing employees in an internal ele

''As much as many of us would like to say money doesn't have an influence, that's like saying you be

For Gilberto Vasquez and his son Felipe, the pending sale of Mexico's state railroad Ferrocarriles N

Schneider National Inc., North America's largest truckload carrier, is adding regional hauler Direct

DHL AIRWAYS INC.Victor Guinasso was named president of DHL's domestic operations. He was exe

BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELDAGREES TO SETTLEMENTDENVER - Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico agre

A class-action suit has been launched against Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. over its ''vanishing

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 243.35 off 0.77 wh

For the first time in its 200-year history, the Customs Service has an action plan that is based on

Britain has agreed to a secret plan to re-equip the Argentine navy, its foe in the 1982 Falklands Wa

Oct. 21, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

Monday Oct. 21, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Europe's planned single currency is about to deliver a hammer blow to Germany's heavily subsidized c

Monday, Oct. 21, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Oct. 21, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

AIRGERMANY TOP AIR FREIGHTEXPORTER IN WORLD IN '95MARIETTA, Ga. - Germany was the wo

TWRA EXTENDS RATESFOR COTTON TO DEC. 31SAN FRANCISCO - The Transpacific Westbound Rate Agree

(Census basis - in millions of dollars, not seasonally adjusted)August 1996 July 1996 Au

ALLSTATE'S EARNINGSDECLINE AFTER CHARGESNORTHBROOK, Ill. - The Allstate Corp. reported its t

Insurance companies and other multinational corporations say they want to hire others to manage thei

For the first time since 1991, more people are moving to California than leaving it for other states

Legislative reforms to the Texas workers compensation plan have been so successful that the leading

A Miami Beach attorney who helped Lloyd's of London from being swindled out of millions of dollars n

POOREST COUNTRIESSUMMONED BY WTOGENEVA - The World Trade Organization said last week it was

For the week ended October 12, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equale

UNION ACCUSES SHIPYARDOF BAD-FAITH BARGAININGSAINT JOHN, New Brunswick - Workers at Saint Jo

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

Friday, Oct. 18, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Virginia's new public-private authority for building economic muscle has a hard act to follow.

South Korea broke ground for two nuclear reactors Friday as the government promised to localize all

The firing of Alexander Lebed and the fragile peace in Chechnya may be the latest worries for Wester

SHIPSBALTIC FREIGHT INDEXUP 27 POINTS TO 1145LONDON - The Baltic Freight Index gaine

Oct. 18, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 32

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,300-$1,500 per ton lo

Having been beaten into the lead, Hong Kong's largest bank is fighting back with a card it says is s

The Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996 and its impact on maritime financing will be the subject o

The tone of the containership charter market this month remains decidedly soft - and conventional wi

TOYOTA TO EXPORT USEDCARS TO NEW ZEALANDTOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp., in a rare move in the au

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