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This election year has produced a score of health care proposals aimed at providing coverage for the

Bose Corp., one of the more successful U.S. exporters to Japan, last week said it is closely watchin

In the towering headquarters of Toshiba Corp., computers track the whereabouts of company employees

Forgoing the great American tradition of living on commission, many carriers with major U.S. operati

Leasing companies own the keys to the airplanes. And they will continue to dole out permissi

Mar. 27, 1992 Copper Total, 27,527. Gold Total, .1,548,473.Silver Total, .279

The Romanian government has received offers from British-based companies for its shipyards and from

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A truly catastrophic earthquake, one registering 8 or greater on the Richter scale, is expected to s

JOHN HANCOCK INCOME RISES TO $228.1 MILLIONJohn Hancock Financial Services reported a rise i

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Portugal, current holder of the European Community presidency, will prod the EC's agriculture minist

The international freight industry is showing reluctance to fully adopt electronic data interchange

JAPAN RAIL STRIKE ENDS AFTER COMMUTER PAINJapanese rail unions called off a strike Friday af

1197 (Mar. 27, 1992) Previous day - 1204 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

One cornerstone of the "New World Order" is likely to be increased use of economic sanctions against

Global orders for new ship construction last year totaled 1,423 vessels, adding up to slightly under

CHINA MOVES TO BAN INDEPENDENT UNIONSChina's Communist leaders, who see free trade unions as

REGIONAL BLOCS Regional Agricultural Marketing and Investment Opportunities. March 30-April

OECD CUTS FORECAST FOR WHEAT SURPLUSUnpublished forecasts from the Organization for Economic

Frank Iarossi, chairman of the American Bureau of Shipping, declared that accusations of financial m

W.R. Grace & Co., the large specialty chemicals manufacturer, is accelerating its efforts to develop

The International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union said it has ended its blockade of coffee s

Italy posted a provisional trade deficit of $1.76 billion (2.20 trillion lire) in February, down fro

Denmark's industrial production rose 4 percent in the fourth quarter of 1991 compared with a 5 perce

International Petroleum Exchange Mar. 27, 1992Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Publicly offered commodity funds in February recorded their second consecutive losing month of 1992,

European Community Agriculture Commissioner Ray MacSharry suggested Friday that a world food securit

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Tom Hallett, a top official at the retail property and casualty insurance brokerage division of Fran

Devotees of Fruit-of-the-Month club are hooked on air freight. And so are fans of the cookie

The property and casualty insurance industry's positive fourth-quarter and year-end results will pre

Carriers are split over the merits of incentive programs for cargo customers. Some maintain that the

As it breaks free from political shackles, South Africa, the powerhouse of the continent, is making

The United States and the European Community are close to an agreement limiting EC subsidies to airc

The president of the Pacific Maritime Association said last week he is disturbed by signs that certa

The French navy intercepted and arrested Greenpeace protesters last week after they entered a milita

Southwest Airlines Co., seeking to expand in Chicago, said Friday it had agreed to acquire the lease

Five major shipping lines that sail between North Europe and the United States said they are discuss

American President Lines Ltd. has formed a Mexican subsidiary to take advantage of that country's gr