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The battle over legislation admitting bankers into the insurance business in Delaware is not over, d

A British company launched an insurance policy against AIDS last week, saying it provided unique cov

People who shop by phone or mail order are finding less to complain about, according to the Council

For almost two of every five business travelers today, the traditional large, bustling big-city hote

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The U.S. dollar inched higher Thursday in a quiet, thin market. Dealers agreed the market wa

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

ARGENTINA - $15 million from the World Bank's International Finance Corp. to Banco Frances del Rio d

THE NONFERROUS METALS COMMITTEE of the Commodity Exchange Inc. over the summer will be taking anothe

The Federal Maritime Commission delayed Thursday the effective date of a new rule making a tariff ra

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

CAMBRIDGE CAPITAL (New York) - Roger W. Miller was named co-chairman and a managing director of this

FUNDING TO RESUME FOR AMAZON HIGHWAYWASHINGTON - The Inter- American Development Bank said i

Evergreen Marine Corp. plans to build containers at a new plant in Malaysia, more than doubling the

PEARCY MARINE INC. (Houston) - R.L. "Larry" Moseley was named vice president, operations in the Hous

Farrell Lines Inc. is seeking Maritime Administration permission to expand subsidized service to Med

South Korea is expected to become a creditor nation by the end of this year, and it is already stepp

French Finance Minister Pierre Beregovoy Thursday urged the Group of 7 nations to forge a new plan a

Thu., July 6, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

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All of the ports in Washington state - not just Seattle and Tacoma - must pull together if the state

The Port of Oakland crawled over another hurdle in its longstanding bid to dredge its inner harbor.<

The European Community said Thursday it "deplores" a judgment by U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hil

The collapse of the International Coffee Agreement, which has left coffee in a free market, bodes il

CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO. BUYS TWO ELEVATORSKANSAS CITY, Kan. - Continental Grain Co. has purcha

UK SUFFERS SETBACK IN PRIVATIZATION PLANBritain's Conservative government suffered a setback

The World Trade Centers Association announced Thursday that it is shifting its annual meeting this y

The government made a new call for more attention to industrial competitiveness Thursday, just hour

Less export control paperwork doesn't mean less enforcement, a Commerce Department official warned U

Despite last month's military crackdown in Beijing, Taiwanese companies remain keen on doing deals i

Chinese legislators Thursday named a new ambassador to the United States and replaced the ministers

South Korean investment in China, which only really began last year, is now in a holding pattern, bu

The U.S. textile industry's fears over a proposed strengthening of the original Caribbean Basin Init

Latin America's debt crisis should hit U.S. exporters harder this year than in previous years, predi

NEW ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGULATIONS ON PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE. The EPA on Jul

JAPANESE INVESTMENT IN HAWAII DOWN 20 PERCENTJapanese investment in Hawaii real estate in th

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

Argentine President Raul Alfonsin leaves a legacy of hyperinflation and political problems to his su

China has ordered major hotels in the capital to unhook satellite dishes that receive foreign news b