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A National Association of Insurance Commissioners subcommittee will look at Cigna-style insurance co

Lincoln National Life Insurance Co., the nation's 11th-largest insurance company, will acquire the g

U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor said this week that he would urge the Mexican government to

The domestic consolidation of the Nordic property/casualty industry ended in the early 1990s, but co

CIGNA IN JAPAN GETS PROVISIONAL LICENSETOKYO - The Finance Ministry has issued a pro

ITT HARTFORD BLAMES NET DECLINE ON SPINOFF FROM ITT, HURRICANEHARTFORD, Conn. ITT H

Hiroshi Okuda doesn't look like the type of person to lead a revolution, even if it's only a revolut

Tequila may be the drink of choice in Mexican cantinas, but that isn't keeping Kentucky distillers f

Exporters who for years criticized shipping lines in the westbound trans- Pacific for denying them v

Republican congressional leaders Thursday struggled to reach accord with the White House on a plan t

Thursday, Jan. 25, 1996 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Jan. 27, '95 - Jan. 25, '96 (a graph) (2

Private capital flows to leading Third World countries this year are expected to continue at about t

The Clinton administration brought into force Thursday a long-promised easing of U.S. computer expor

New York Mercantile Exchange - Jan. 25, 1996 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

Jan. 25, 1996 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

Sims-LMC Recyclers, the largest recycler in the Bay area and the largest user of the Port of Redwood

CHINA'S PORT CAPACITY ROSE IN 5-YEAR PERIODBEIJING - China increased the annual hand

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 242.37 up 0.39

Jan. 25, 1996 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

Two U.S. military supply ships activated in December to support the Bosnia deployment serve as a pri

As of Jan. 25, 1996 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Jan. 25, 1996 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Middle East oil will become even more vital in the next decade as producers outside the area fail to

Thursday Jan. 25, 1996 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

Only table.

Dow Chemical Co. said net income jumped 87 percent in the fourth quarter and more than doubled for t

EXPLOSION AT SMELTER INJURES 3 IN ARIZONAHAYDEN, Ariz. - A powerful explosion in a c

South African mining house Gencor said its plans to merge its Kinross, Winkelhaak, Leslie and Bracke

China will need to import 20 million to 30 million tons of crude oil annually by the turn of the cen

Thirty-four U.S. companies beamed into Tokyo Wednesday to promote one of the most promising U.S. exp

NESTE, ELF AQUITAINE TO DEVELOP RUSSIAN FIELDMOSCOW - Finland's Neste and France's E

Gold Mines of Australia Ltd. said it was on track to meet its production target of 10,000 tons of co

While there are no Japanese import duties on semiconductors, some Japanese standards may operate as

Jan. 24, 1996 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

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New Orleans Maritime Seminar. Jan. 24-25. Jones Act debate sponsored by American Waterways Operators

Countless cultural differences aside, Japanese and Americans are alike in their mutual craving for f

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