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Sales of investment holdings - including bonds - helped property and casualty insurers build claims-

KY. CENTRAL BONUSES ANGER STATE LAWMAKERLOUISVILLE, Ky. - State Sen. Tim Shaughnessy

State insurance departments in Louisiana and Oregon are expected to join the ranks of regulators who

A Raleigh, N.C. insurance executive is the front-runner to be the new president of the state workers

Underwriters at Lloyd's of London will not fund a settlement for 17 men who allege they were sexuall

United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. is planning a $15 million expansion in Mississippi.

Japan's weary economy will post negative growth in the fiscal year ending next March, economists pre

One of the most surprising policy shifts by U.S. negotiators trying to wrap up the world trade talks

FRANCE REPORTS DROP IN NON-FARM PAYROLLSPARIS - French non-farm payrolls, excluding

ECONOMIC INDICATORS Monthly percent change SeptemberCoincident index +0.3%

In an unlikely alliance, House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt, D-Mo., and Senate Minority Leader B

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The United States and the European Community reached a deal Thursday on farm trade, ocean shipping a

In the shadow of the U.S.-Chinese debate over human rights, a California importer continues his cour

A faltering 39-mile rail line in rural Missouri with just two employees, which has beenidled since t

Europe Combined Terminals BV is close to driving out the last of the gremlins that infiltrated its s

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by EAB New York, are selling rates among trading

Thursday, Dec. 2, 1993 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Japan is to unveil an economic stimulus package early next week, a member of Parliament said Thursda

The U.S. dollar held steady against major foreign currencies Thursday amid the usual caution that pr

An aid fund of nearly $10 billion to promote economic reform in the world's poorest nations is likel

Imposing a 5 percent ticket tax on cruise passengers could induce cruise operators to avoid U.S. emb

Critikon Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company, has followed the worldwide boom in health-care products

Laos authorities are engaged in a juggling act to promote tourism - the world's biggest single indus

When the political stalemate and human tragedy in Haiti finally ends, little will remain on which to

OVERCOATS Women's overcoats. Contact: Pierre Balmain, 44 rue Francois 1er, F-75008 Paris, Fr

U.S. companies, among the largest investors in Thailand, are moving to assist in the country's battl

TAIWAN OFFERS LOANS FOR SMALLER COMPANIESTAIPEI, Taiwan - The Taiwan government plan

Carlos Barbera was named director of international trade for the Indiana Department of Commerce.

Russia has postponed the privatization of half the giant Lada car plant due to disputes between its

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 220.20 up 2.21 which compares

CHILEAN COPPER PROJECT TO BEGIN PRODUCTIONSANTIAGO, Chile - Chile's Compania Minera Cerro Co

Dec. 2, 1993 Copper Total, 80,540. Gold Total, .2,536,351.Silver Tot

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago12/2 12/1 Change % Change: 11

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,230-$1,260per ton lots &

With U.S. shipbuilding costs far above international levels, U.S.-flag shipowners are thinking of co

CoCensys Inc. has filed two Investigational New Drug (IND) applications with the U.S. Food and Drug

The formation of a large new German container shipping company following a merger of the liner shipp

Dec. 2, 1993 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

In search of a "safety net" for farmers at a time of federal budget slashing, Iowa's largest farm gr