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RUSSIAN LOAN DEFAULT PUT AT $1 BILLIONWASHINGTON - The Russian government has defaul

Japan Airlines declined to comment on a newspaper estimate that the airline would not be able to ach

Japanese National Railways Settlement Corp. said Monday it has set the initial public offering price

The Interstate Commerce Commission has set aside an effort to change the freight rating of some haza

Stephen Schoenhaus, who has been vice president of finance at Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (America) Inc. sin

A tanker line set up by a shipyard and state oil company in Finland says it apparentlyhas become the

Generally viewed as an opportunity to soak up some sunshine and do a little business, this year's in

Despite Monte Carlo's reputation for lavish casinos, that's not where this year's Rendez-vous de Sep

US SENATOR DISCUSSES TRADE WITH VIETNAMHANOI, Vietnam - Sen. Richard Shelby, D-Ala.,

Shippers looking for a break in their marine insurance rates may be disappointed at renewal time. In

Fewer and more globally oriented companies is the prognosis for the reinsurance industry in the next

A slew of record-breaking catastrophic disasters contributed to a huge increase in the combined rati

A 16-point program of control measures may be the needed brake for the overheated Chinese economy, w

Faced with the possibility Monday that Hurricane Emily would hit the New Jersey coast, workers toile

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The state of Washington has fined a Norwegian company $90,000 for an oil spill that coated 8,000 fee

Women will no longer need to worry about the health effects of toluene from nail polish thanks to th

New York Mercantile Exchange October light, sweet crude oil futures at midday Monday were down 9 cen

Taiwan's current account surplus, the broadest measure of trade in goods and services, fell to US$1.

The dizzying rise in business on London's financial markets since sterlingquit the European

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

Calls have been heard for the government to "do something" as old-style manufacturing has fled the c

Sir Peter Abeles, an Australian transport pioneer, severed his ties Monday with TNT Ltd., the compan

Banking and real estate wore the broadest smiles in the government's first- quarter business survey,

After a six-year battle, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. is backing out on a controversial plan to bui

Refined lead remains oversupplied in Asia, industry sources said, despite a recent tightening in U.S

Aug. 30, 1993 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Eight Cubans who survived a shipwreck off the Mexican coast, only to be deported to Cuba, flew to Me

Aug. 30, 1993 JAPANFinancial FuturesPrecious MetalsTokyo Commodity E

Trade, led by double-digit increases in all modes of traffic, is booming in this British Colony.

Saudi and Chinese officials began inspecting a Chinese ship at a Saudi port Monday, checking U.S. al

CANAL TRANS-OCEAN SERVICES (Miami) - Jose Vargas was named general manager in the Puerto Rico office

Chubb Corp. said Monday it will take an after-tax charge of $358 million, or $3.95 a share, in its 1

The U.S. dollar rose Monday in thin trading based on technical factors. "There was no fundam

More than 45 years after the fact, Japan has apologized directly for virtually enslaving as many as

While Americans were the first to start building vehicles in China, Japanese automakers are now gian

Foreign-funded firms in Shanghai, the largest industrial center and port in China, are becoming the

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Eli Lilly and Co. has acquired the European Development Centre of G.D. Searle & Co., Chicago.

Comex silver prices rose steeply on speculative buying by Middle Eastern syndicates, traders said Mo