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The margin of profitability in some areas of personal lines insurance is narrowing daily, according

Product liability reform has been upstaged by solvency, the single biggest insurance issue of the ye

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Nov. 1, 1991Bid AskedCopper_G

The record US$6 billion reported in export contracts signed at the just- concluded fall session of t

Despite the traditional Christmas and New Year boost, senior executives expect Hong Kong business ac

European economic integration and economic liberalization in Latin America are triggering a move by

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

International Petroleum Exchange Nov. 1, 1991Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)_

The leader of Haiti's army-backed provisional government claimed last week that the country had side

The Senate vote that brought work on the national energy strategy bill to a screeching halt appears

European transport ministers are scrambling to find market-based solutions to the problem of environ

REGIONAL BLOCS The U.S.-Japan Business Conference. Through Nov. 5. Washington, D.C. Contact

As an emerging inland rail hub, Shelby, Mont., expects volumes to grow quickly as Canadian rail subs

More than 2,000 insurers will descend on New Orleans this week for the annual convention of the Nati

Nov. 1, 1991 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond,

As experts see it, Latin America is either air cargo's best-kept secret or just another speck on the

The United States has had in place embargoes against all import and export trade with the following

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OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC. (High Point, N.C.) - David Congdon was named vice president, transpor

Nov. 1, 1991 RESELLER Rack_Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded

Nov. 1, 1991 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

New York Mercantile Exchange Nov. 1, 1991CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

Heating oil inventories on the U.S. East Coast are at high levels while refineries are operating at

Friday Nov. 1, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent)is as f

The three Baltic states, which declared independence from the Soviet Union in August, will each rece

GE Silicones announced the second phase of a $53 million global expansion program to increase the co

The Canadian government will provide an additional $500 million in credit to the U.S.S.R. to finance

In San Francisco, a local firm is leasing a building from the Port of San Francisco for just $1 a mo

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

Container-leasing company Trans Ocean Ltd. announced its third major purchase of containers in six w

CALS Expo '91, a forum for the Department of Defense, Department of Commerce and industry to discuss

Japan will host a steady stream of high-ranking U.S. officials in the month leading up to President

Bulgaria is seeking volunteers to man river craft because of war dangers in the Yugoslav section of

John Hancock Financial Services is selling "several hundred million dollars worth" of privately plac

The National Organization of Life and Health Guaranty Funds must provide California's insurance comm

Major oil companies continue to fight tooth and nail to stop the New York state Department of Enviro

PRUDENTIAL, GEOACCESS SIGN LICENSING ACCORDNEWARK, N.J. - Prudential and GeoAccess, a comput

The powder coatings industry has pegged its hopes for higher demand on a stronger economy, increased

Nov. 1, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent