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European and Scandinavian underwriters Tuesday announced they would appeal a Texas court decision in

Allstate Insurance Co., the nation's second-largest personal lines writer, seems certain to face mor

Brazilian lawmakers will allow the government to privatize cellular phone and satellite services. Fo

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Heavy-truck sales took another tumble in May as the market dropped 16.2 percent from record levels a

The European Monetary Union will be launched as planned by 1999 but only about a half-dozen countrie

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1302 (June 11, 1996) Previous day - 1315The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

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

General Motors Corp. said Tuesday it will freeze all additional investments in Indonesia given the c

NORTH AMERICAInternet Expo. June 13. Chicago. Contact: Isabelle Weisman, (212) 420-8100.USA

China's loss-plagued coal mines appear to be inching toward the plus side of the ledger, even as off

A move to cap increases in pension benefits at plans covering more than one employer would lift mill

ROMANIANS PRAYINGTO SAINT FOR RAINBUCHAREST, Romania - Orthodox believers whose grain crops

One of the great problems presented by the riotous growth of today's Information Technology - the co

Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo struck a common chord with Canada Tuesday in blasting new U.S. leg

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With the turn of one key economic indicator, dealers and analysts said, the U.S. dollar rose on fore

The amount of money available to compensate the victims of oil pollution from tankers has more than

World oil prices could plummet by $3 a barrel by the end of the year following the decision by the O

WATKINS MOTOR LINES Inc.Don Jordan was promoted to terminal manager in Edison, N.J., at this

AFRICAN QUEEN TO PLYCONNECTICUT RIVEROLD SAYBROOK, Conn. - The African Queen, the 1912 steam

June 11, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

TOKIO MARINE REPORTS5.4 PERCENT DROP IN PROFITTOKYO - Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Co. sa

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As a rule of thumb, ostriches can't fly. There are, however, exceptions. Beginning next month, ostri

U.S. investors are discovering a new Africa.As economic and political reforms sweep many cou

In the trade between the United States and Africa, shipping lines have gone from rags to hitches.

This is not a good time to be trying to make money in the once booming Pacific container shipping la

The Supreme Court has given U.S. companies a boost in their on-going fight against a fee assessed on

The multinational nature of the transportation business makes it imperative that industry VIPs bone

Caribbean island nations must step up economic and social reform or risk falling further behind in t

ASEA BROWN BOVERI LTDA.BrazilAmount of contract: $11,080,046Contract description: El

Britain moved to defuse the crisis in relations with its European Union partners Monday by signaling

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, June 16, '95, - June 10, '96 (a graph)(2

June 10, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

As of June 10, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 250.69 up 2.01 whi