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NJ LAWMAKERS ARGUE OVER INSURANCE REFORMTRENTON, N.J. - Sen. John Russo, president of the Ne

1215 (Aug. 17, 1988) Previous day - 1211 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange i

A high-speed passenger train caught fire and derailed on a trip from Leningrad to Moscow, killing 22

DEAN WORLDWIDE (Huntington Beach, Calif.) - Ronald Kiser was named an account executive. He was mana

Major new savings are unlikely to flow to shippers if full transportation deregulation occurs in Can

MOTOR CARRIER SURVEY FINDS RISING EXPENSESMotor carrier revenue for the first quarter of 198

The House is scheduled to vote on a bill to mandate drug and alcohol testing for railroad workers ne

Canadian National tripled its profit in the first half of this year over the same period in 1987, bu

Citing the potential of terrorist attack, members of Congress say they will strongly oppose any move

Striking submarine builders at Electric Boat could torpedo their futures if they don't acknowledge t

For the first time since the communist state was established in 1949, a Chinese maritime court has a

The U.S. dollar pushed broadly higher Wednesday, far above the levels at which both the Federal Rese

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

Trade union bans on foreign ships have been blamed for high shipping freight rates between Australia

Jamaica has reached agreement for a $114 million International Monetary Fund loan that mandates a sh

Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp., the largest in the British colony, sharply boosted its forecast o

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

A detailed research project concludes that Medicare's shift to prospective payments to hospitals had

A judge issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

Single-premium life insurance may be down, but it's not out. Laws are perking along Capitol

NEW SECURITIES FIRM OPENS IN SHANGHAISHANGHAI, China - Shanghai Shenyin Securities Co., the

Wed., Aug. 17, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

A fundamental shift in China's policy on trade finance is fueling lively competition among foreign b

Farmers Group Inc.'s stock rose sharply Wednesday over optimism that its agreement to meet with Batu

Barclays Bank PLC has forecast inflation in the United Kingdom will stand at 5.8 percent at the end

In the world of international banking in Florida, Miami is home base. But the state's intern

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The Illinois Insurance Department Tuesday conditionally approved Batus Inc.'s acquisition of Farmers

An insurance company official testified Tuesday that some brokers mailed post-dated drought insuranc

Armstrong World Industries Inc. has agreed to acquire American Olean Tile Co. for about $330 million

When a company with mines all over the world began exploring the idea of developing a major mine in

Total U.S. wheat acreage for the 1989 crop should increase roughly 14 percentfrom a year ago

JAPAN LISTS TENDER FOR AUSTRALIAN BEEFSYDNEY, Australia - Japan's Livestock Industry Promoti

Mitsubishi Australia Ltd. has bought, on behalf of another Japanese company, a medium-sized New Sout

DOMINO'S PIZZA ORDERS 7 COUNTRIES - TO GODomino's Pizza Inc., the $2-billion U.S. firm that

Disequilibrium in the trade balances of the United States, Japan and West Germany is damaging global

U.S. exports of packaged pet foods appear to be moving at a fast clip this year. According t

U.S. companies are slow and lazy in their export policy compared with the more competitive Japanese,

Criticism of the U.S. trade legislation continued abroad this week, with strong language coming from

EC OFFICIAL PRAISES TIES WITH EAST BLOCBRUSSELS, Belgium - A top official of the European Co