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Japan's finance ministry plans to tighten lending by nonbank financial institutions, after public cr

Responding to allegations of corruption, the Kenyan government has initiated a top-level shakeout at

Prudential Insurance Co. of America, no stranger to investigations of its sales practices, has hired

BARWIL OCEANIC AGENCIES LLC (Long Beach, Calif.) - Erik A. Pedersen was named president of this stea

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COMMISSION CHAIRMANTO SPEAK ON PANAMA CANALHOUSTON - Joe R. Reeder, under-secretary of the U

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The story headlined ''Michigan weighs its options as Cigna refuses its request,'' which appeared Wed

Thousands of businesses and policyholders in coastal areas of New York have no place to turn for fir

AON GROUP BUYSLUMLEY SOUTH AFRICACHICAGO - Aon Group Inc., the international insuran

Wednesday, March 20, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150 per ton lots

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 249.90 off 0.53 w

As of Mar. 20, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Trade ministers from 34 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean today close their summit on the

Mar. 20, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

If Pat Buchanan nudged Bob Dole toward protectionism in the Republican primaries, Ross Perot could w

The U.S. dollar held to narrow trading ranges again Wednesday, and ended little changed, as an 0.8 p

New York Mercantile Exchange - Mar. 20, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

International Petroleum ExchangeMar. 20, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

South Korea's gross domestic product grew 9 percent in 1995, helped by brisk exports and capital inv

Two closely watched indicators of freight transportation activity are rising again as optimism grows

Mar. 20, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Prudential Asia, the Asian investment arm of Prudential Insurance Co. of America, announced Wednesda

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European Union governments should increase indirect taxes and cut their non-wage labor costs to boos

Gov. George Pataki promised Tuesday to push for repeal of a state workers compensation provision tha

Senate supporters of legislation to cap damage awards in faulty-product lawsuits won a key floor vot

Individual workers can sue their employers in federal court for misrepresenting the future prospects

The economic cost of natural disasters surged to a record $180 billion last year, three times the pr

Growing weary of government inaction, business leaders from across the hemisphere are pressing trade

A significant portion of a $187 million contract for the sale of 1,049 John Deere combines to Ukrain

Most anyone involved in oil transportation by ocean knows the regulatory waters on the West Coast ar

In war, generals always try to avoid fighting on two fronts at the same time, but tanker executive R

Amid growing concern in U.S. industry, a House panel is expected today to approve tougher trade sanc

Alpine Austria, long known for its yodelers and skiers, is getting a new reputation for what Germans

In a stunning announcement, the head of an international group of ship inspectors Wednesday said the

The nation's largest shipper group said it will oppose the Union Pacific-Southern Pacific rail merge