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The head of a steel importers' group has urged the New Orleans trade community to get involved in de

The U.S. International Trade Commission will complete next month its series of hearings on the Urugu

The discovery of poisoned grapes from Chile has raised questions among government and industry analy

MORE SEMIAUTOMATICS MAY BE BANNED BY USThe Treasury Department may ban imports of additional

An organization representing dealers of imported automobiles is urging the U.S. government to repeal

UK'S AVERAGE GDP RISES 0.5 PERCENT IN QUARTERThe United Kingdom's seasonally adjusted averag

Japan's economy grew at its fastest pace in 15 years in 1988, officials said Friday, even though con

There's a spark of life for toymakers large and small whose past was held hostage by the pricing whi

An actuarial report disseminated to doctors and insurance agents in Maryland has raised financial qu

Continental Corp. has made plans to sell its fourth and remaining life insurance subsidiary, the Wil

Guardian Royal Exchange PLC, one of Britain's leading insurance companies, is moving into the Italia

The story "Grapes Bring Focus On Obscure Insurance," in The Journal of Commerce, March 16, Page 1A,

GA. LIFE INSURER GETS SOUTH KOREAN LICENSELife Insurance Co. of Georgia has received its fin

The shipping line that handles most exports of Chilean fruit to the United States said it was deligh

Consumer advocate Ralph Nader dismissed no-fault automobile insurance as beneficial to consumers arg

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Foreign chemical suppliers are experiencing transportation difficulties in getting goods, especially

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Ford Motor Co. could best weather a substantial decline in U.S. auto sales, while Chrysler Corp. app

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Venezuela is believed to be near agreeing to barter oil for 350,000 metric tons of sugar with at lea

While their sales on an individual basis are still small, Japanese transplant automakers are close t

A new bout of overcapacity will mean more grim times and some casualties ahead for containership lin

Just as it started to seem safe to go back into the water, 1989's inflation monster rose to the surf

Transportation Secretary Samuel K. Skinner has chosen Maritime Administrator John Gaughan as his chi

Foreign ministers of the European Community and the European Free Trade Association meet here today

If you want to open a software store in the big city, it helps to have a background in selling shoes

International pariah it may be, beset by trade sanctions and disinvestment, but South Africa is one

PENN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. (Philadelphia) - Gerald J. Oyen was named vice president, acquisition

INSURER STUDIES EFFECTS OF PRICING/AVAILABILITYPROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Providence Washington

Aviation insurance attorneys differ over the legal ramifications of the British government's disclos

A boycott by Quebec insurance brokers of the giant Mouvement Desjardins credit union deprived the bi

The top justice officials from all the states are targeting rental car practices, especially the exp

As early as 1905, auto insurers began using territories, or a policyholder's address, to help classi

Lawyers for Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. and the Massachusetts Insurance Department will haggle for

Texas Gov. Bill Clements moved closer to appointing an entirely new regulatry board as the state's t

It would be a "big mistake" to institute "large-scale" debt relief for Third World countries, Federa

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. and a hotel developer have settled a $7 billion fraud conspiracy la

Two large California banks that recently received licenses to sell insurance say they'll soon start

KOREAN AIR TO RESUME FLIGHTS TO BAGHDADSEOUL, South Korea - Korean Air will resume flights t