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AIG SEES NET INCOMENEARING $3 BILLION LEVELNEW YORK - American International Group Inc. said

An usually large number of shipowners have been slow to renew their liability coverage with their Pr

New Jersey drivers continued to pay the most for auto insurance, state insurance regulators said in

FASY SEAWAYS EXPANDSTO BALTIMORE, NEW YORKPHILADELPHIA - Fasy Seaways Inc. is now serving th

Thursday, Feb. 20, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The U.S. dollar declined Thursday as strong German economic data boosted the Deutsche mark, and the

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

The Clinton administration has been asked to jump into a corruption scandal involving one of South K

Mexico has signed an agreement that lets U.S. sweet cherries from Washington, Oregon and California

Ecuador's emergency economic program, including austerity and other measures, will probably be annou

Clean-air standards scheduled to take effect in 2004 will require costly improvements to heavy-duty

A European Commission study on linking the idea of a two-speed Europe and EU monetary union has been

Yoshio Suzuki, a prominent economist and lawmaker of the main opposition Shinshinto (New Frontier Pa

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 26, 1996, - Feb. 20, 1997, (a graph)

CHILE MULLING BILATERALTRADE PACT WITH USSANTIAGO, Chile - Chile is considering a bilateral

Caribbean rum exporters have asked the United States and the European Union to scrap their planned a

Meeting a long-pending demand of industry, the government announced Wednesday the formation of a Tel

''Fidel Castro must be laughing all the way to the bank.''

BOEING OFFERS 737TO AUSTRALIA'S AIR FORCESEATTLE - Boeing Co. is offering its next-generatio

The jockeying for power already has begun in the aftermath of Deng Xiaoping's death as his handpicke

Mexico's national trucking association vows tireless lobbying to ensure that laws on mostly U.S.-own

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

AIRNET SYSTEMS BUYSSMALL FORWARDING FIRMCOLUMBUS, Ohio - AirNet Systems Inc. acquired Expres

Spanish truckers called off their 13-day strike late Wednesday after talks here with government repr

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It was the old good news-bad news scenario for January rail freight traffic.The good news is

U.S. and British negotiators made little discernible progress Thursday after three days of talks in

CCL WINS CONCESSIONFOR KAZAK OIL REFINERYMOSCOW - U.S. firm CCL Oil has won a tender for a t

Bre-X Minerals Ltd. said it would consider merger offers at the right price, but was content for now

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,524-$1,595 per ton lo

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 241.38 up 2.07

As of Feb. 20, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Feb. 20, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Feb. 20, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 32

Feb. 20, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

New York Mercantile Exchange - Feb. 19, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

AIRFIRST PLANE TOUCHES DOWNAT HONG KONG AIRPORTHONG KONG - Hong Kong's new m

Three new ship lines entered the Atlantic Ocean container trades this week, raising the specter of r

Fruehauf Trailer Corp., once the nation's leading manufacturer of truck trailers, will seek permissi

Putting the customer first was never a priority for Freightliner during 30 years of state ownership.