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Whatever new impetus is needed to get oil pollution and tanker safety legislation enacted in Congres

A Canadian food conglomerate is changing the way it moves goods to Asian and Caribbean markets. It's

The dollar is likely to remain very weak following the surprise dollar-selling by the West German ce

Foreign exchange deposits are increasing and trading companies are delaying export settlements on ex

TAIWAN INFLATION RATE PUT AT 4.41 PERCENT IN 1989TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's inflation rate ac

VIETNAM SAYS WEST DELAYS NEEDED AIDHANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam, facing a major cutback in loans

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

The Overseas Private Investment Corp. will sign today its first insurance contract ever for a U.S. b

* Kevin Commins - Currency Forecast 3A * JofC Industrial Price Index 6A* Larry Kaufman - Ins

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Fri., Jan. 5, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNCHANGED LAST MONTHThe unemployment rate was unchanged in December from t

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Israel's economy, battered by the Palestinian uprising, was stagnant for a second straight year in 1

Oranges, originally bought to feed Romania's elite, have gone on sale in Bucharest stores for the fi

A World Bank agency announced Thursday its first investment insurance undertaking. The Multi

Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. appeared Thursday to stand alone in its court challenge to state-set aut

ITT Hartford Insurance Group has stepped up discounts and added a new one for automobiles equipped w

The Insurance Department will hold hearings in January on automobile insurance rate increase request

The Illinois Insurance Exchange expects to see serious growth in 1990 if insurance companies begin t

MISSION REINSURERS WIN COURT VICTORYSome 144 reinsurers involved with the liquidation of Mis

After two acquisitions in the U.S. insurance market, the Jardine Matheson Group is making its first

The New York State Insurance Department has granted higher health insurance rates than health insure

To hear maritime leaders tell it, port official John P. LaRue's ship is about to come in. Mr

Fears are growing in Thailand of a resurgence of the congestion that plagued its main port last year

In a budget-cutting move, the Maryland Port Administration is phasing out the operation of the Port

Society of Marine Consultants. Jan 10. New York. Special luncheon seminar on ''Equal Rights for Safe

Shippers councils in Singapore and Malaysia are urging a boycott of lines belonging to the Far Easte

Jan. 4, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Beleaguered fuel oil and gasoline distributors in New York harbor were hit with another blow Thursda

Pittston Co. representatives are headed to Japan next week for what apparently will be the first rou

ARCHER DANIELS SELLS ETHANOL TO BRAZILDECATUR, Ill. - Archer Daniels Midland Co. sold a "sub

Distillate and gasoline inventories decreased as accidents and operational problems took their toll

Maxus Energy Corp.'s board approved an exploration and development program budget of $320 million fo

A federal task force recommends a wide array of options for oil development at three controversial o

Redoubt Volcano slipped into slumber after gushing ash and steam 8 miles high, but air traffic remai

Pan Am Corp. has asked the Department of Transportation to block the sale ofTrans World Airl

Air cargo volumes at the Pacific Northwest's major airports continued to grow during 1989, with Port

Eastern Air Lines and USAir have agreed to switch several gates here, pending approval of a bankrupt

JAL, OTHERS CONSIDER ALL-CARGO AIRLINEJapan Airlines is considering establishing Japan's fir