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

West German economists said they doubted the Bundesbank would raise interest rates at its council me

The heavy debts of the world's developing countries will be a major topic of discussion in Washingto

Hunt Energy Corp., the holding company created by Dallas billionaires Nelson Bunker and William Herb

DAIWA SECURITIES BUYS OUT JOINT VENTURESYDNEY, Australia - The Australia and New Zealand Ban

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

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The near-term outlook for gold remains bearish while the dollar remains strong and supplies are ampl

It was in 1902 that a Scottish hunter, Murray MacDougall, moved his wagons north from South Africa a

With two months to go until the 1989 U.S. planting intentions report, analysts still see price, weat

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LONDON EXCHANGE PLANS US METAL WAREHOUSESNEW YORK - The London Metal Exchange Exchange plans

Jan. 31, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

CANADA GDP INCREASED 0.1 PERCENT IN NOVEMBER '88Canada's seasonally adjusted gross domestic

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Tuesday approved the nominations of Samuel

Is Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev really in trouble with Russian conservatives? Andrei S

Twenty-eight states and the District of Columbia will debate changing their liability laws this year

TRAVELERS MUST RENEW CALIF. AUTO POLICIESThe California Department of Insurance Tuesday rule

The St. Paul Cos. has agreed to sell Minet South Africa, an insurance brokerage firm it owns in Sout

Pension plan administrators do not have to tender shares of stock under their control merely because

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC. (New York) - Ernest E. Stempel was named to head this insurer's li

Marsh & McLennan Cos. reported that operating income for the fourth quarter ending Dec. 31, 1988 was

A group of independent insurance agents have taken their fight to stop banksfrom selling ins

NORFOLK SHIPBUILDING GETS CONVERSION PACTThe Maritime Administration has awarded a $42,892,4

The insurance industry is prepared to spend $93 million, or as much as the 1988 Democratic and Repub

Samson Tug & Barge Co., Sitka, Alaska, finally won its fight to continue hauling containerized cargo

The cost of employer-sponsored health care plans leaped 18.6 percent per worker last year after two

American President Lines Ltd. believes the Federal Maritime Commission shouldallow more time

When the European Commission hammered Hyundai Merchant Marine with a $500-a- container levy at the b

The Port of Marseilles-Fos slipped to third place in the European maritime traffic league last year,

President Bush Tuesday told U.S. Navy seamen and shipyard workers in Norfolk, Va., that he intends "

Independent petroleum marketers released a survey Tuesday predicting that nearly 27,000 of the natio

This Week: New England: Central Maine Power Co., Augusta, Maine Mid-Atlantic: Public Service

UMW TO POSTPONE STRIKE AGAINST PITTSTONThe United Mine Workers of America announced Tuesday

A prehearing conference will be held March 2 in ocean freight consolidators' attempt to recover mill

A funny thing has happened in the natural gas business. It is midwinter, when gas demand and

Atlantic Richfield Co. will meet Arizona's new air quality standards for autofuels by blendi

BP America Inc., British Petroleum Co.'s U.S. operating unit, will use a redesigned green and yellow

The European Community Commission will soon rule on whether eight European post offices have conspir