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Popular support for an upcoming ballot measure to mandate strict no-fault automobile insurance in Ca

SUPREME COURT CLEARSILA IN BOYCOTT THREATWASHINGTON - The Supreme Court refused to h

Two rail operating unions have approved agreements with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. that impl

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The aviation talks with Japan have not only highlighted differences between two nations, but also di

Ten days after a Cuban MiG attacked two civilian planes over international waters, the U.S. Senate s

As the Republican struggle for the presidential nomination leaves behind the battlegrounds of Georgi

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

Starting Friday China will conduct a set of missile exercises off the coast of Taiwan, a move that t

1347 (Mar. 5, 1996) Previous day - 1349The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

A leading insurer of shipowners' liability risks is warning ocean carriers to guard against containe

The chairman of Hercules Inc. quit the board of W.R. Grace & Co. after the company rejected his prop

The European Commission repeated its threat Wednesday to fine North Atlantic shipping lines for anti

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 243.61 off 0.85 wh

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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, forged amid some panic during the height of the Vietnam

When the scrawny, 97-pound weakling next door shuts himself away for a time, then reappears as Arnol

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 24 '95, - Mar. 5, '96 (a graph)(2)D

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As of Mar. 5, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Insurers and other lobbyists are more optimistic about a House Superfund reform bill passing Congres

Chile expects to reach an agreement soon with the four-nation Mercosur trade group, after progress i

The African capital markets forum and the international conference on reviving private investment in

Tuesday Mar. 5, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Norway's Norsk Hydro has announced a joint venture to invest $15 million in a mothballed Soviet-era

BRITISH-LED GROUP TO BUYAUSTRALIA POWER STATIONMELBOURNE, Australia - A consortium l

U.S. airlines, following two years of growth, are expected to continue growing this year and beyond,

In transportation, as with any other business, organization is the key to success.Enter the

The watchdog group Common Cause today will call for a formal House ethics investigation of Rep. Bud

International Petroleum ExchangeMar. 5, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

MIDAS PLANS TO OPEN120 OUTLETS IN BRAZILCHICAGO - Midas International Corp., a unit

SODIUM-AZIDE IMPORTSRULED POSSIBLY INJURIOUSWASHINGTON - Imports of Japanese sodium

The Electric Industries Association of Japan said it is hosting the 1996 Foreign Semiconductor Trade

Tuesday, March 5, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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ALLSTATE GETS UPGRADETO 'A' RATING FROM BESTOLDWICK, N.J. - A.M. Best Co. raised its

Port commissioners in Houston approved an expansion for Volkswagen of America, in a move expected to

UNIONAMERICA'S INCOME RISESLONDON - Unionamerica Holdings PLC reported higher net income for

Crowley Maritime Corp. said it will stop offering tug service in the San Francisco Bay next month, e