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Insurance rating agency A.M. Best Co. put Prudential Insurance Co. of America, Newark, under review

Lots of things are coming together for the Port of New Orleans. The passage of the North Ame

British producer price data for November due for release today are likely to show output prices edgi

KODAK STOCK SPINOFF RULED TAX-FREE BY IRSROCHESTER, N.Y. - Eastman Kodak Co. said Fr

More Finns oppose membership in the European Union than favor it, said an opinion poll conducted by

REGIONAL BLOCS Doing Business in Russia: Joint Commercialization to Advanced Technol

The abrupt postponement of the summit meeting of the Group of 15 developing countries this month sug

A British offer to sweep away many restrictions on air services between the United States and Britai

The government of Czech Prime Minister Vaclav Klaus, Eastern Europe's most outspoken free-market apo

Vietnam has allowed local joint stock finance companies and commercial banks to raise up to 30 perce

A majority of the region's manufacturers apparently are gearing up to compete on a global scale, if

By acquiring part of an eastern German mining and power company, Morrison Knudsen Corp. has more tha

Seattle's loss, Tacoma's gain. Tacoma Transload, with $2 million in equipment, will move 1,8

In Las Vegas parlance a "come bet" is to put your money on what you believe the next roll of the dic

Venezuela's new government is expected to move forward quickly on plans to continue privatizing the

Airports may face audits, subpoenas and the forfeiture of federal grants if the Department of Transp

Pacific ocean carriers meeting here have decided to push for a $225 a 40-foot container rate increas

Simultaneous regulation of insurer finances and insurance availability could push some insurance com

British producer price data for November due for release today are likely to show output prices edgi

TTX Co. plans to spend $407 million on new rail equipment in 1994, including acquisitions expected t

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King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand reportedly has picked a unique way to celebrate his 50th anniver

A Seattle company that leases time on long-distance lines and resells it to business customers said

The new-found success of the Latin American steel industry is a bright spot in an otherwise grim int

Thursday, Dec. 9, 1993 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The leaders of the European Union will spend the next two days in an unreal cocoon. The summ

The German Cabinet moved closer Wednesday to approving the construction of a high-speed rail line be

Portugal's overall trade deficit fell to 649.8 billion escudos (US$3.74 billion) in January to May 1

New taxes associated with an anti-inflation plan announced this week could significantly raise the c

"Mobile was a wake-up call" to the all parts of the country where water traffic passes vital structu

PEPSI FORMS VENTURE TO MARKET FRUIT DRINKSSOMERS, N.Y. - Pepsi-Cola International sa

The Clinton administration Thursday released an energy plan that promotes the use of natural gas but

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A controversial proposal for a power line across Pennsylvania between the Pittsburgh and Harrisburg

Bonneville Power Administration says drought and low aluminum prices forced it to spend $300 million

Germany, China and Italy were Ukraine's top three trade partners outside the Commonwealth of Indepen

XEROX INSURANCE UNIT UNAFFECTED BY REVIEWThe 10,000 jobs to be cut by Xerox Corp. will not i

RUSSIA MAY IMPOSE SUGAR IMPORT DUTYMOSCOW - The Russian government is considering im

Grain traders at the Chicago Board of Trade expect prices to move higher today after a U.S. Departme

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