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Times must be tough. Even actuaries, those unflappable number crunchers whose job was rated the nati

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The escalating political crisis in Algeria Monday played a small role in boosting oil prices, but oi

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Aloha Airlines and Polaris Aircraft Leasing announced the signing of a joint venture for the purpose

KAZAKHSTAN APPLIES FOR IMF MEMBERSHIPKazakhstan applied for membership in the International

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago1/13 1/10 Change % Change: 12/19

Monday Jan. 13, 1992 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

The Philippines, rocked by an energy shortage that is closing down industries in the drought-hit sou

The Supreme Court Monday dealt a major blow to the insurance industry's bid to keep banks out of its

New York State Supreme Court Judge Lawrence E. Kahn ruled that a statewide insurance coalition can b

An interagency task force meeting today will consider ending Cold War restrictions that have barred

A leading French industrialist Monday lashed out at the German Bundesbank for its tight money polici

France's shipping minister and dockworkers' union leaders failed to reach common ground in a meeting

The West Coast dockworkers' union, which thought it had reached a deal on representing workers at th

FMC INVESTIGATES GULF ATLANTIC TRANSPORTThe Federal Maritime Commission launched a formal in

Fred Sherman was named president of this classification society. He will replace Frank Iarossi on Fe

Platinum output in the former U.S.S.R. is primarily a byproduct of nickel mining in the Russian Repu

Three trans-Pacific steamship companies that had previously announced joint services will share term

American Airlines Inc., striking a note for frugality, has taken delivery of a Boeing 757 jetliner i

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Colombians reacted with astonishment Sunday to Venezuelan President Carlos Andres Perez's announceme

Jan. 13, 1992 JAPANFinancial Futures*Japanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bon

Plans to enlarge Boston harbor shipping channels will survive the recent discovery of toxic chemical

Japan established full diplomatic relations with South Africa Monday but Japanese trading company of

The Supreme Court, in a case with potentially billions of dollars at stake, Monday requested the Bus

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The nation's Class 1 railroads reported a 67.1 percent decline in operating income in the third quar

DRUG SCREENING SYSTEMS INC. (Blackwood, N.J.) - John Pappajohn and Stephen C. Turner were elected di

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Entrepreneur Robert Stankiewicz has spent two years building his dream house on the outskirts of War

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Jan. 13, 1992 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

The Forth Ports Authority in Scotland has sidestepped the row surrounding Britain's ports privatizat

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Jan. 13, 1992Bid AskedCopper_

Foreigners are flocking to Japan in search of jobs, but the government is locked in a dilemma over w

Jan. 13, 1992 Copper Total, 35,024. Gold Total, .1,439,316.Silver Total, .269

While President Bush's trip to Asia brought the U.S. auto industry's problems into sharp focus, anal

The story headlined "Regulators to Release Report on Rating Agencies Soon," on Page 9A Monday, Jan.

CONTINENTAL AND TOKIO SIGN AGREEMENTContinental Insurance signed a letter of agreement recen