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The nation's property/casualty insurers reported that operating income for the fourth quarter ending

Insurance professionals, who uphold sound rate-making principles in theory, may fail to put them int

The dynamic economies of Asia are proof that capitalism, not communism, is the road to prosperity, s

-A-B-C-D- Agrico Chemical Co. 9BAllegis Corp. 5BAm. Assn. of Port Authorities

Igene Biotechnology Inc. said that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has unconditionally appr

Idaho Power Co. said it asked the Idaho Public Utilities Commission for a temporary surcharge on ele

The Isolationist government of Burma has decided to import oil for the first time since 1976 as dome

Syria's oil production has risen dramatically because of a big increase in output from the Al-Tayyim

The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees is claiming victory in an office war with an employm

Employees at ailing Pilot Freight Inc. agreed to a profit-sharing plan in which workers will trade a

U.S. shipbuilders may be swimming in a sea of red ink and sinking to the bottom of the ocean as a re

1640.0 (March 21, 1988) Previous day - 1630.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Excha

The following prices were supplied by Merrill Lynch, New York. Ranges are in cents per dollar of ori

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

The Supreme Court will decide whether states may slam the door to its courts when out-of-state compa

A WEDDING MADE IN HELL, is the reaction of most EDI users to suggestions that major computer standar

Existing roll-on roll-off ferries are unacceptably vulnerable to rapid capsizing under certain condi

Subsidiaries of Southern California Edison Co. and Texaco Inc., in a continuing joint venture, have

Indianapolis 500 race cars have burned methanol for more than a quarter of a century. Methanol has f

Britain's ports could be plunged into chaos next month by a threatened strike of 20,000 seamen.<

FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP. (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) - Christos M. (Chris) Cotsakos has been named vice president,

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. rocketed into the financial stratosphere with profit for the year throug

The U.S. dollar declined against the Japanese yen Monday on fears Japanese life insurance companies

Foreign suppliers of telecommunications equipment are taking a cautious view of Washington's request

AMERICAN GENERAL CORP. (Houston) - Joe D. Heusi was named president and chief executive at Maryland

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

A story on the Senate conference offer to the House on changes in the import relief law in the March

The reorganization of the Soviet Union's foreign trade apparatus has caused confusion within the gov

Conference to Discuss Suit Against InsurersThe New York attorney general's office is schedul

Large vessels with heavier loads can now call regularly at the deepwater Port of Quebec following th

Saudis Include Europe, Japan in Spot PricingSaudi Arabia has widened spot-related crude oil

The Supreme Court agreed to hear another case involving the strike by the Independent Federation of

Refiners, Automakers Urged to Work CloselySAN ANTONIO, Texas - General Motors Corp. Presiden

The great U.S. airline giveaway seems to be grinding to a halt. Worried about the potential

The Railway Labor Executives' Association has asked the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overtur

The political crisis gripping this country has barely touched the Panama Canal, but some officials s

Goodyear Opens Office For Products in TokyoAKRON, Ohio - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said it

Don't write off trade and protectionism as an election issue quite yet. Like a brush fire re

Connecticut employers seeking to buy group health insurance face premiums that have risen 20 percent

Hanes Unit Opens Plant in Puerto RicoGUANICA, Puerto Rico - Hanes Menswear Inc., a subsidiar