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Life insurance premiums in Taiwan hit a record 310 billion New Taiwan dollars (US$11.3 billion) last

After two years of talks, a Nafta working group has come up empty on how to solve a festering proble

Thanks to trade and currency changes, Brazil is preparing again for an onslaught of cargo - only thi

The story headlined "Wisconsin Proposal Would Impose Stiffer Restrictions on Oil Barges," on page 6B

Labor peace in the Los Angeles-Long Beach harbor complex could be at stake Tuesday when the Internat

NIGERIA DETAINS OIL UNION'S EX-LEADERLAGOS, Nigeria - The former secretary of Nigeri

A senior Thai investment official on Wednesday rejected requests by General Motors Corp. for special

Ford Motor Co. said it will end its controversial ad campaign in Japan, which has upset a number of

Top Russian officials scrambled Wednesday to distance themselves from the interior minister's plan t

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MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL'S RATINGS UNCHANGEDMoody's Investors Service left unchanged the "Aa1" i

Crowley Maritime Corp. went on the offensive this week to rescue a proposed $20.5 million sale of it

COLUMBIA RIVER SYSTEM OPEN, BUT RESTRICTEDSEATTLE - As the Northwest flood continues

Transportation Claims and Prevention Council. Feb. 20-21. Combined seminar on Transportation after I

Malaysia is asking its state governments to take steps to curb imports, out of concern over a wideni

Advertising, boon or bane depending on your viewpoint, is big business in China as state controls dw

JAPAN'S EX-IM BANK SETS LOAN FOR PHILIPPINESTOKYO - The Export-Import Bank of Japan

Russia's gross domestic product fell 16 percent in January from December 1995, totaling 166 trillion

The U.S. dollar extended losses to almost a full pfennig as the Deutsche mark strengthened across th

As agriculture department scientists move toward agreeing to lift an 81-year- old ban on Mexican avo

MEXICO STOCK EXCHANGE INVESTMENT RISES 16 PERCENTMEXICO CITY - Foreign investment in

Trade leads supplied by: U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service<

Samsung, the South Korean industrial conglomerate, is examining the books of Fokker NV, the troubled

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 247.50 off 0.52

The ultra-modern skyscrapers in Hong Kong's financial district will stand unscathed after the commun

The dollar remained in narrow ranges late Tuesday but has drifted back to the higher edge of the tra

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State officials are concerned that navigation at Georgia Ports Authority terminals could slow to a c

EU TRIES TO PLAY DOWN TRADE-LABOR LINKThe European Commission on Tuesday tried to discount r

A dispute between the United States and Japan over access to Japan's insurance market may be resolve

Lloyd's of London said formalizing its settlement offer has given investors a clearer idea than befo

Federal Express Corp., which has won many a race using a hare's speed, is turning to the tortoise's

International Petroleum Exchange Feb. 13, 1996Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Trade with Asia is bounding ahead while that with the traditionally vital U.S. and European markets

The Clinton administration this week is expected to clear the way for hundreds of millions of dollar

Chechnya's rebel leader Gen. Dzhokhar Dudayev was forced to defend himself on the diplomatic front f

U.S. companies keep looking for business opportunities in India despite an upcoming election and a b

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NORTH AMERICA Freshworld '96. Feb. 24-26. New Orleans. Contact: Elizabeth Battaglia, (703) 8

This year, Chan Arlington was taking no chances. He ordered his sweetheart's flowers early.