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French insurance and chemical companies are slated for privatization under the new center-right oppo

SWISSAIR GROUP POSTS JUMP IN '92 NET PROFITZURICH, Switzerland - Swissair Group Thur

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PERFORMANCE: In its 12-year history, BMC Software has averaged 50 percent annual growth, goi

Indochina may be the investment world's newest darling, but its near neighbors and potential benefic

Joseph Stiglitz, the Clinton administration's most recent appointment to the Council of Economic Adv

The millions of undocumented Mexicans working illegally in the United States are performing a valuab

Consumer advocates blasted a long-held insurance industry position, claiming in a new survey that th

The net income of U.S. property/casualty insurers fell 65 percent to $5 billion in 1992 from $14.2 b

MERCK EXPECTS TO CUT ANOTHER 1,000 WORKERSNEW YORK - Merck and Co. said it expects t

A University of Missouri economist says President Clinton's economic plan may trim $1.5 billion a ye

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Two dockworker unions representing 50,000 longshoremen plan a phased-in strike Monday at Japan's six

GREENSPAN: PESO VALUE WON'T HURT TRADEFederal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan Thursday said

The U.S. dollar has never been more of an asset in the export effort. Similarly, U.S. interest rates

In expectation of free-trade negotiations with the United States, Chile is preparing social, labor a

Carriers on the ocean shipping trades between Europe and the Far East see some signs that conditions

FARM EXPORTERS WARNED OF ALGERIA 'MONITORING' WASHINGTON - A committee established by Algeri

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,150-$1,250per ton lots &

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U.K. oil production rose 4.4 percent in February to 2.022 million barrels a day from 1.938 million b

Keil Chemical and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management have reached an agreement allow

Aiming to bolster its lobbying strength, the Canadian Industrial Transportation League has voted ove

Because Scott Lazar's packages absolutely, positively had to get there overnight, he wasan express d

South Africa's inflation rate for February at an annualized 9 percent is the lowest level since Octo

Three Norfolk Southern Railway Co. train crewmembers were awarded bronze medals of honor for heroism

Ross Perot Wednesday again came out against the North American free-trade pact but offered the House

No one expects more than a cursory session today when Teamsters and United Parcel Service officials

1492 (Mar. 24, 1993) Previous day - 1485 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Conflicts between the United States and the European Community over farm trade were used to disguise

Supplies of U.S. natural gas and U.S. demand for that fuel are forecast to rise 30 percent to 40 per

The U.S. subsidiary of a British transportation consortium will become operator at a foreign trade z

International Petroleum Exchange Mar. 24, 1993Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Scandinavian shipowners and ship finance banks anticipate a temporary shortage of oil tankers over t

Venezuela struggled through two coup attempts last year but maintained its rank as the fastest-growi

Buyers of Kenyan coffee are under increasing pressure to switch to other origins as prices continue

Coffee futures firmed Wednesday as the market gained some support from developments at the latest ro

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

The European Community Commission's plan to liberalize trade with Russia won backing from key member