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This city from where Christopher Columbus set off on his epic voyage nearly 500 years ago is undergo

Two well-known names in the Lloyd's of London insurance market have combined their underwriting stre

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Energy traders were left counting their losses this week after three tumultuous days in the market t

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ZIM WILL UPGRADE SERVICE AT NORFOLKZim-American Israeli Shipping Co. said it will be

For the week ended Aug. 17, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

UPS SAYS LATEST HUB WILL SERVE AS PROTOTYPEUnited Parcel Service will open a package

AWACS NOT ON JAPAN'S DEFENSE SHOPPING LISTJapan's Defense Ministry, wary of a large Soviet m

"Suez Canal Regains Favor as Far East Cargo Route," an article on Page 1A of The Journal of Commerce

Thailand hopes more liberal investment policies will attract investors to build the third generation

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange has sent proposed amendments on frozen pork belly delivery specifica

American farm trade took a beating in June for the third month in a row, with wheat, corn and soybea

Canada's courier industry is preparing for a sudden surge in business in the event of a possible str

Ten years after striking air traffic controllers were fired by President Reagan, the nation's skies

COMMISSION ISSUES RAIL WAYBILL SAMPLEThe Interstate Commerce Commission said its ann

The U.S. dollar, its "Soviet coup rally" gone with the wind, declined against most currencies Thursd

New York-New Jersey Port Promotion Association. Sept. 5. New York. Luncheon meeting. Guest speaker,

AUG. 22, 1991 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - AUG. 21, 1991All life-of-contract highs and lows on

Aug. 22, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

European Community leaders Thursday edged closer to drawing up a larger package of aid for the Sovie

Mark B. Solomon joined The Journal of Commerce June 24 as an aviation reporter. Prior to his appoint

As congratulations pour into Moscow from around the world for standing up for democracy, Alaska plan

Local business and government leaders Thursday welcomed the restoration to power of Mikhail S. Gorba

New claims for state unemployment insurance benefits were made by 430,000 people during the week end

IN KEEPING WITH THE COMMENCEMENT OF FOOTBALL season, Chevron Corp. is making an end run of its own -

CHINA WON'T PROTECT STATE-RUN INDUSTRIESChina will not restrict foreign investment t

New York Mercantile Exchange Aug. 21, 1991CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

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AUTO RATING IN MASS. WON'T START UNTIL '93State Insurance Commissioner Kay Doughty said comp

Insurance agent Rebecca Brainard claims that the Pennsylvania Insurance Department is trying to exto

A $750,000 contract between the California Department of Insurance and two former government attorne

AUSTRALIANS TEST SKIN CANCER VACCINESYDNEY, Australia - Australian researchers, testing a pi

James J. Kennedy has resigned as the senior staff executive of two Washington- based rail labor grou

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

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 207.99 up 3.31 which compares

Chile is showing signs it will reduce a special tax on wheat imports, but the United States may not

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Aug. 22, 1991 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

Representatives of the railroad and ocean carrier industries agreed in principle on the content of e