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

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

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

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

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

Malaysia, hoping to become a mecca for tourists, kicked off the 1990s with a massive midnight party

Iranian Oil Minister Gholamreza Aqazadeh denied Thursday that an Iranian supertanker that spilled 70

1609 (Jan. 4, 1990) Previous day - 1602 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Jan. 4, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low Vol.

The owners of a Polish freighter reported to have been attacked in the Red Sea said Thursday that th

With a string of actions against companies in Spain, France and Italy, the Business Software Associa

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

CLARIFICATION CONCERNING HEALTH WARNING STATEMENTS FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. Customs reports it has d

The Chinese city of Shanghai opened a trade fair here Thursday and acknowledged that the nationwide

* Customs Update 4A * Foes of Software Piracy Target European Firms 5A* Howard Simon - Simon

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

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

COAST GUARD REOPENS MONONGAHELA TO TRAFFICLA BELLE, Pa. - Officials reopened a stretch of th

Japanese Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu on Thursday offered to provide Eastern European countries with

U.S. government shipments of salted butter to the Soviet Union are churning up a new dispute betwee

U.S. companies must get back into the business of making high-quality electronic goods or risk falli

News Corp.'s Murdoch Magazines said Thursday it had arranged for a Japanese publishing company to la

A series of U.S.-Soviet negotiations aimed at forging improved economic ties will get under way in M

CZECHOSLOVAKIA PLANS CURRENCY DEVALUATIONPRAGUE, Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovakia will devalu

US FACTORY ORDERS EXPECTED TO RISE 2.7 PERCENTU.S. factory orders for November will rebound

INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT SURGES IN W. GERMANYFRANKFURT, West Germany - Strong expansion in the cons

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

US, JAPAN POSTPONE TALKS UNTIL FEBRUARYThe United States and Japan have postponed until Febr

Morocco's coastline is no longer in danger of being spoiled by a huge oil spill, and nearly all the

CONTRARY TO WHAT SOME starry-eyed gold bugs predict, most analysts say gold prices will struggle jus

A new U.S. airline is offering an innovative way for foreign-flag carriers toserve secondary

The Arthur Kill waterway in New York harbor is expected to remain closed until at least Saturday due

Verolme shipyard in Rio de Janeiro is claiming another $300 million ship export contract coup less t