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Cheri Hawkins bowed out as president of the Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc. Monday, congr

The Paris-based Axa Insurance Group boosted its net profit by 3 percent last year to 3.6 billion fra

1630 (Apr. 30, 1991) Previous day - 1630 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Paperless trading is rapidly gathering momentum in the Pacific Rim, but it still will be some time b

Japan, already facing possible trade retaliation for its barriers to foreign construction companies,

Maritime cargo interests aren't pleased that Massachusetts Gov. William Weld is thinking about priva

In addition to exploring ferry service as a way to keep trucks serving ocean terminals out of traffi

Japanese manufacturers have scored important victories in recent trade spats with the European Commi

A settlement of the final portion of the civil racketeering case that once threatened to unseat the

Insurance solvency legislation being proposed by U.S. Rep. John Dingell is billed as vigilantly pro-

The chairman of the French commodity trade house Sucres et Denrees has been meeting with tycoon Robe

DAI-TOKYO FIRE TO LINK WITH FRENCH INSURERDai-Tokyo Fire and Marine Insurance Co. said Tuesd

Apr. 30, 1991 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Prem

Apr. 30, 1991 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

Last week's economic data was convincing proof that the United States was still very much in a reces

Hedging on the national Clean Coal Technology program could create another giveaway to Japanese busi

The Environmental Protection Agency, laying the foundation for a comprehensive groundwater protectio

The delivery of 24,000 metric tons of Cuban raw sugar against the expiring London Futures and Option

Australian Primary Industries Minister John Kerin on Monday announced the country would permanently

Teresa C. Drummond faces a unique challenge in resuscitating the U.S. service of Companhia de Navega

The European insurance industry will be dominated by 10 to 15 companies by the end of 1995, but oppo

New York Mercantile Exchange Apr. 29, 1991CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

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''Where is the U.S. economy heading?" That is the question I heard most often during recent

When Congress stepped in two weeks ago to force workers at most of the nation's freight railroads to

Jawaharlal Nehru port near Bombay will give priority berthing to the Belgian line CMB Transport in e

In the story headlined "Congress Lent Helping Hand to SP Rail" on Page 1A of The Journal of Commerce

One percent of U.S. railroad workers tested positive for alcohol or drug use last year in a random

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

Two textile industry organizations announced their support for a two-year extension of "fast-track"

Industrialized countries must help revive the economies of struggling Third World nations or face po

Increasing supplies of Soviet crude oil are causing prices for high-sulfur crude to fall in northwes

The rebuilding of Kuwait will cost $25 billion to $35 billion, far less than original estimates, sai

ADRIA LABORATORIES WINS PATENT SUITSTAMFORD, Conn. - Adria Laboratories, a division of Erbam

Apr. 30, 1991 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Opponents of further legalizing longer-combination trucks say they have necessary backing on Capito

Reduced Snake River water levels in southeast Washington are not expected to hinder barge wheat tran

The use of radar detectors by large trucks traveling on Illinois interstate highways poses a public

A walk through Bangkok's chaotic Klong Toey seaport illustrates the opportunities for payoffs.