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International Petroleum ExchangeMar. 19, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

New York Mercantile Exchange - Mar. 19, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Japan's eight major life insurance companies and a few second-tier life insurers will raise by the s

OPPONENTS FILE SUITAGAINST AETNA SALEHARTFORD, Conn. - Opponents of the Aetna-Travelers $4 b

American President Lines Ltd. has agreed to pay $600,000 to settle Justice Department charges it vio

The interests of insurance agents are coming to the fore in Florida's ongoing struggle between comme

A Minnesota trucking company and its owner have been fined $1.2 million for not paying workers compe

Already under attack from Republicans for his opposition to a bill limiting damage awards in faulty-

In the war between lawyers and insurance companies, Stella Liebeck is the stuff of legend: She spill

There are at least two ways Sen. Bob Dole can defeat President Clinton in November.The most

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Despite a pledge Tuesday by a senior Russian customs official that Russia would not enforce a ban on

JAPANESE BANKS TO HANDLEBAD LOANS INDIVIDUALLYTOKYO - A leading private banker said Tuesday

An influential business group issued a report Tuesday urging a corporate tax cut as a step to make J

Japan will extend a low-interest loan of up to 3.76 billion yen ($37 million) to Benin to help struc

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China's assurance that its show of military force off Taiwan isn't intended to harm commercial relat

Tokai Bank said Tuesday it will liquidate its subsidiary Tokai Trust Co. of New York about a year fr

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The United States and more than 30 other countries have agreed to contribute $11 billion to the Worl

While others marvel at it, for Phillip Goddard it's common sense.As Barbados' minister for i

Sir Leon Brittan, the European Union's top trade official, Tuesday warned the United States not to w

NORTH AMERICAExpotela '96, Textile Trade Show. April 23-25. Mexico City. Contact: Bobbin Ble

TRADE OR FADE, CLINTONSAYS IN NEW ORLEANSNEW ORLEANS - Standing in a cavernous cargo

At least 15 oil companies have confirmed that they are not using the manganese-based fuel additive M

Southern Co. is reviewing bids for selling up to a 49 percent stake in the British electric power di

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

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Mar. 24 '95, - Mar. 19, '96 (a graph)(2)

Tuesday, March 19, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

A U.S.-Brazil spat threatens to spread bad blood and slow free-trade efforts on the eve of a meeting

The U.S. dollar rose early Tuesday, but gave back most of its gains to end little changed in quiet t

Italy's producer price index rose 0.2 percent in January from December and climbed at an annual rate

The volume of Irish industrial production rose an unadjusted 22.1 percent in November from November

Tuesday Mar. 19, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

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Another small crack appears to be opening in China's heavily protected banking sector.In an

A poll released here in advance of Thursday's trade minister meeting for the Free Trade Agreement of

Sonnet Financial Inc., San Mateo, Calif., announced the nationwide introduction of its automated ''d