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Fri., Jan. 29, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Despite doctors' protests that malpractice insurance costs more than they can afford, only a relativ

Kenneth Hecken is vice chairman of Johnson & Higgins, a privately held international insurance broke

BETTERLEY RISK CONSULTANTS LTD. (Hamilton, Bermuda) - Jane Rastallis was named vice president at thi

The California Senate has approved legislation that would offer health insurance to about 5 million

The chairman of the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee said he hopes to join with Insurance Depa

Operating Income Down at PrimericaGREENWICH, Conn. - Primerica Corp. reported that operating

Congressional support for the U.S.-Canada trade liberalization agreement is limited and could be und

Cigna Corp. Thursday announced the realignment of its investment and pension operations. Und

A predicted influx of immigrants to California at a time when public education is eroding could lead

Public Service Co. of New Hampshire's Chapter 11 filing will have little effect on the credit of oth

A battle is brewing between U.S. importers and the U.S. Customs Service over the agency's use of an

Four years ago, Indonesia's Palapa B2 satellite was lost and drifting in space. Now, after t

The suspension of duty-free privileges on imports from four Asian countries could force U.S. importe

A U.S. decision to end duty-free treatment on hundreds of items from four Far Eastern countries was

A U.S. congressional committee may suggest that controls on technology exported to members of Cocom

While a crane operator stacks containers in the port of Felixstowe's storage area, his mate keys in

Witco Corp. has expanded production capacity and added laboratory equipment at the Chicago plant com

Vipont Pharmaceutical Inc.'s subsidiary Vipont Research Laboratories Inc. signed an exclusive resear

Quantum Income Rose in QuarterNEW YORK Quantum Chemical Corp.'s fourth-quarter net income r

Government scientists who studied the loss of ozone over the South Pole are now turning their attent

Fiber Industries Inc., formed by Sterling Group Inc., has completed the acquisition of two polyester

OxyChem Hikes Caustic Soda PriceHercules ChangesProduct PricingWILMINGTON, D

Several food industry executives are predicting higher prices for glass containers if Owens-Illinois

Schering-Plough to Buy Contact Lens BusinessMADISON, N.J. - Schering- Plough Corp. has reach

Turkish shipowners are bidding to stop a lucrative coal-hauling contract from falling into foreign h

Argentina's downstream sector has attracted two overseas bids in quick succession for a polypropylen

Tennessee Valley Authority awarded only two spot coal contracts covering deliveries of 4,000 tons in

Niagara Reports Loss For 4th Quarter, YearSYRACUSE, N.Y. - The impact of an additional $78 m

Southern California Edison Co. won approval from the state to form a holding company under which it

Island Creek Coal Co., Lexington, Ky., has clinched a long-term coal supply contract worth $18 milli

The Energy Department is preparing to get under way in February with the second round of its multimi

EnergyNorth Units File For Rate Hikes in NHMANCHESTER, N.H. - Gas Service Inc., Manchester G

The union that represents railroad track maintenance workers said Friday's Amtrak derailment in Ches

Saudi Arabia was reported to have halted imports of Iranian goods through this major gulf port in wh

Mayor Wilson Goode is proposing to take over management of the troubled Philadelphia Port Corp., pla

A key House member directly appealed to President Reagan to forestall efforts aimed at allowing 11 K

Norton Lilly Forms Unit to Service SCISECAUCUS, N.J. - Norton Lilly International has create

John G. Belford, deputy director of the port of Seattle, will take over as the port's acting maritim

There's little fun ashore for the sailors of the Western navies in the Persian Gulf. With conservati