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Insurance brokers active in the United States can look forward to a positive impact on earnings as p

CAPITOL HILL OVERSIGHT OF POSTAL SERVICE SHIFTSOversight of the U.S. Postal Service on Capit

Boardroom apathy may lose Britain its lead in business automation, experts here warned. Unle

This issue: NEW ENGLAND: Commonwealth Energy Systems, Cambridge, Mass.MID-ATLANTIC: Philadel

Magellan Petroleum Corp. said its subsidiary, Magellan Petroleum Australia Ltd., and its joint ventu

GDYNIA AMERICA LINE INC. (New York) - Krzysztof Tyc was named president of the U.S. general agent f

The task is to turn a mound of papers into a transportation policy. Department of Transporta

Two small barge lines in the U.S.-Puerto Rico trade plan to merge into one company better suited for

World output of durum wheat should fall slightly this year from last because of reduced output in mo

Proposed legislation requiring stricter trade reconstruction in the futures industry is expected to

The U.S. dollar pushed higher Tuesday, as traders covered short positions to square their books for

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

Sembawang Shipyard Ltd., one of Singapore's go-getting shipbuilders and repairers, has taken deliver

BELVEDERE REPORTS $702,000 NET LOSSBelvedere Corp. reported a net loss of $702,000 for the t

In another setback for the Port of Oakland, the agency's newly appointed maritime director has decid

There were more than a few raised eyebrows when the venerable Nedlloyd Lines BV of the Netherlands a

MATTHEWS TO DISCUSS RAILCAR BUILDING BOOMRobert A. Matthews, president of the Railway Progre

For 16 top Soviet aviation officials, serving the masses meant mass enrollment at Northeastern Unive

ALAN GREENSPAN IS IN NO RUSH to push interest rates lower, despite glaring signs of weakness in the

The nation's jobless rate has soared to 27 percent in some areas, in partbecause of governme

ROTTERDAM FUTURES START OFF SLOWLYROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Trading got off to a slow start T

The Supreme Court, in rejecting a challenge to Iowa's insurance insolvency law this week, bolstered

Insurance regulators increasingly are looking to parent firms for both additional funding and as pos

Midwest grain farmers who survived the farm depression of the mid-1980s and the 1988 drought will ha

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., based in Wilmington, Del., said it is expanding nylon polymers capaci

Contract talks between Boeing Co. and striking machinists resumed Monday but there was little chance

Since its founding in 1980, Taiwan's science-based Hsinchu industrial park has attracted more than 1

When the 19th century newspaper editor Horace Greeley urged his eager young man to "Go West," he pro

Rising incomes, industrialization and a dynamic political climate will create opportunities for U.S.

The United States has thrown down the gauntlet on textile and apparel trade, saying it will consider

The White House and congressional leaders Tuesday agreed to raise the minimum wage to $4.25 an hour

A senior Treasury official sharply criticized the South Korean government Tuesday for artificially d

CARE REPRESENTS CONCORDE IN HOUSTONConcorde Line has named Care Shipping Inc. as its Houston

An official of Venezuela's state oil company disclosed that it is negotiating to acquire Citgo Petro

Precious metal futures prices declined following a stronger U.S. dollar on foreign exchange markets

EXPORT NEWS HELPS BOOST PORK BELLIESPork belly futures settled up the 200-point daily tradin

A whole new series of roadblocks will force California insurance companies to wait three months befo

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Transportation Secretary Samuel K. Skinner said the federal government will investigate the extent o

GUENTHER TESCH SMILES QUIZZICALLY at reports that some carriers are experiencing a gradual shift of