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

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

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

A Senate committee Thursday approved legislation to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil

U.S. Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady's suggestions for dealing with lesser- developed countries' d

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Two giant corporations are quietly laying the groundwork for what promises to be a huge market for r

CHINA MAKES SWITCH TO DIGITAL PHONE NETPINGXIANG, China - China's first digital switching te

More than half the Western manufacturing companies that have had operations in Japan for more than 1

From shipyards to subways, strikes are breaking out in key South Korean industries, and employers an

THE RUMOR IS the man nominated for a slot on the Interstate CommerceCommission believes regu

The Soviet Union and the European Community are moving to forge closer ties between their once-dista

US SAYS JAPANESE VIOLATE CHIP PACTCommerce Secretary Robert Mosbacher accused Japan of not l

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

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

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

Transportation Secretary Samuel K. Skinner Thursday advocated tort law reform as a means of controll

Mar. 16, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

WHAT THEY ARE: Changes in the law regulating the use of pesticide chemicals. To speed up the federal

Malaysia agrees with a proposal by non-OPEC oil producing countries to cut oil output 5 percent, a s

A joint venture energy group's request for U.S. Export Import Bank assistance to finance the expansi

A $26.4 billion increase in the Inter-American Development Bank's capital is expected to be endorsed

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

Orion, the Port of Charleston's electronic cargo-clearance system, is now linked to the U.S. Customs

Nicole Willenz is manager of EDI consulting and development at Price Waterhouse, Chicago. She is als

Tony Scotti has mixed feelings about the recent runaway success of his business. "We are bus

COCOA PRODUCERS REJECT PLAN TO SLASH LEVYCocoa producers Thursday rejected a plan to cut the

There are those who think a thriving financial and trading center of 5 million people should have mo

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

The merger mania sweeping across the European insurance industry has finally reached the Dutch insur

Delta Air Lines and Swissair have signed a comprehensive joint marketing agreement that will greatly

Somewhere every weekday morning, at least a few Northwest Airlines pilots repeat an unusual ritual:

IRAN SAYS SEISMIC TESTS SHOW RESERVES IN GULFNICOSIA, Cyprus - Iran said Thursday that new o

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

Legislation that would pave the way for privatization of Britain's ports is fairly low down the list

Record inflation, rising subsidies and tax evasion will mean that China's 1989 budget, to be announc

Brazil's dream of becoming a major auto exporter may be over. Autolatina, the holding compan

Further restructuring is under way in Singapore's booming maritime sector, with the government reduc

The settlement between the Justice Department and the Teamsters union removed a huge albatross from

The nation's industrial sector flattened out last month and eased potential inflationary pressures o