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FRENCH INSURER TO TAKE CONTROL OF CHILEAN FIRMUnion des Assurances de Paris, or UAP, the lea

The U.S. District Court in Washington this week denied a motion to block Sea Containers Ltd.'s $1.1

Air Canada reported a 54 percent increase in third-quarter profit. Canada's largest airline

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

The United Kingdom must continue to follow a tight monetary policy in its effort to control inflatio

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Transcisco Industries Inc. reported third-quarter earnings of $633,000, or 14 cents a share, compar

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Depressed railway traffic, weak markets for newsprint and the higher value of the Canadian dollar we

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Britain Thursday banned milk sales by more than 900 farms because of lead- tainted feed that killed

Commerce Insurance Co., a primary automobile insurer in Massachusetts, wants a state judge to rescin

The first comprehensive report on Hurricane Hugo's assault on South Carolina puts the damage at $4 b

The Jones Act provisions protecting domestic shipping may be changed within the next year. T

The United States Postal Service is seeking changes in international mailing rules so that charges t

The trucking industry is fuming over a decision to raise truck tolls on the Massachusetts Turnpike b

The International Monetary Fund has approved a one-year standby arrangement for the government of Ch

Exports of forest products from the United States are booming, and industry experts expect the trend

CSX TRANSPORTATION INC. (Baltimore) - Ralph L. Felter was named assistant vice president, automotiv

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

USDA COTTON ESTIMATE BEARISH FOR FUTURESThe U.S. Department of Agriculture's 1989-90 (August

China Thursday released more tantalizing but deliberately vague clues about its production of gold,

JAPANESE FIBER MAKERS REPORT HIGHER SALESFour of seven major Japanese synthetic fiber produc

In terms of polluting the environment, plastics have gotten a bad rap, say some. The public

WORLD BANK SIGNS PHILIPPINE LOAN PACTSThe World Bank Thursday signed three loan agreements t

Large shippers and well-managed motor carriers will have the upper hand while small, expensive truck

A pioneering plant to convert natural gas directly to petroleum products expects to export up to 80

The booths at the Petroleum Marketers Association of America's just-concluded fall convention and tr

The top U.S. air parcel and cargo carriers, United Parcel Service Inc. and Airborne Express Inc., ha

Lawyer Anne Torregrossa has learned a valuable lesson: It's one thing to come up with a plan for exp

PRODUCER PRICES ROSE 0.4 PERCENT IN OCTOBERA 1.4 percent increase in food prices pushed prod

Thu., Nov. 9, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

The tumultuous events in the East bloc and talk of reunification of the two Germanies have brought a

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., one of the colony's largest and most diversified conglomerates, is selling t

STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT - WHAT IT IS: Structural adjustment relates to the actions a government takes

Robert P. Cuthbert was named first vice president and chief financial officer, new positions, at Cor

FRENCH AIRLINE UTA ORDERS 6 AIRBUS JETSTOULOUSE, France - French airline UTA ordered six Air

Higher crude oil costs and wholesale prices pushed average home heating oil retail prices to their h

NYMEX TO CHANGE FUEL OIL SPECIFICATIONSThe New York Mercantile Exchange's board approved cha

Carey Stacy, president of the National Association of Women Business Owners, knows firsthand that wo