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Trains on France's 32,000-kilometer (20,000-mile) rail network are set to come to a screeching halt

FRANKLIN LIFE INSURANCE CO. (Springfield, Ill.) - Howard C. Humphrey, chairman and chief executive o

Tuesday, Nov. 21, 1995 (Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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A prominent Greek shipping executive is calling for an end to the ''regulatory fervor" that is cloud

A new feature of a theft policy from Chubb Group of Insurance Cos. will reimburse customers for the

As of Nov. 21, 1995 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Tuesday Nov. 21, 1995 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Foreign oil company executives say so much oil is being smuggled from Hong Kong into China that thei

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During negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement, the trucking sector was the first w

Quebec Separatist leader Lucien Bouchard threw down the gauntlet to English Canada Tuesday, vowing t

Details are emerging of the next round in China's move to reduce tax rebates paid to exporters, thou

Guy Morel is a little mystified. His company is in the market for two to three containerships and, f

The European Union warned Tuesday that a shortage of funds is jeopardizingplans for a networ

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Talks between Federal Express Corp., the nation's largest air express carrier, and the Air Line Pilo

Burlington Motor Carriers Inc., the nation's sixth-largest truckload carrier, is trying to restructu

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150per ton lots &

Pressure is mounting on Iraq to accept United Nations terms allowing it to sell limited amounts of o

A report by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners on the profitability of different li

There is nothing quite like trying to make a phone call in Russia to remind you that this is an emer

KIMBERLY-CLARK CONFIDENT EU WILL OK MERGERBRUSSELS - Consumer products giant Kimberl

"I have some advice for you guys. We have to exercise a high degree of humility. We're going to make

WORK ROSTER OMISSION LEADS TO SHOOTINGFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A longshoreman shot at

The wave of bank mergers sweeping America likely will spell bad news for small-business borrowers, w

International Petroleum Exchange Nov. 21, 1995Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Nov. 21, 1995 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Premium-Unl

NORTH AMERICA Kazakhstan '95: From Understanding to Partnership. Nov. 29-Dec. 1. San Diego.

Total losses at Lloyd's of London are set to rise to 11.4 billion pounds ($17.7 billion) by next yea

The European Union insisted a controversial plan to establish a trans- Atlantic free-trade zone is s

Sea-Land Service Inc., America's largest containership operator, has not collected a dime in direct

Despite continued moderate economic growth, insolvencies in Germany are projected to reach 22,000 th

CHINA OKS US FUND'S INVESTMENT IN AIRLINEBEIJING - The Chinese government approved t

SAGA, JACKY MAEDER MOVE FORWARD ON ALLIANCENEW YORK - Saga Group, a large French for

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To the dismay of the nation's European trading partners, a key U.S. lawmaker has signaled that the U

A pact by five Asia Pacific central banks to frighten off currency speculators is seen as an importa

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