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Pakistan's caretaker administration plans to privatize airports and shipping companies in an extensi

One of the things that bugs people most about the Internet is the inability to control what your cus

Nov. 18, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

PERTAMINA DENIES REPORTOF NATURAL-GAS FINDJAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia's government oil co

A U.S. business group has warned the Jamaican government that it could be adversely affected by its

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,300-$1,500 per ton lo

As officials begin arriving today for the fourth summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation gro

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 20, '95 - Nov. 18, '96 (a graph)* A

INVESTOR INTEREST KEENFOR DEUTSCHE TELEKOMFRANKFURT - Deutsche Telekom AG stock took off in

As of Nov. 18, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 244.70 up 1.29 whi

Nov. 18, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Distance, high transportation costs, lack of information and fears about political stability have bl

Japan's politically sensitive trade surplus with the United States surged in October, the first such

A decision by the Reserve Bank, India's central bank, late last week to allow four foreign insurance

An alliance of high-tech firms led by Hewlett-Packard Co. announced a plan for encoding internationa

While President Clinton is vowing to press ahead with NATO expansion, Russia experts are blasting th

Global expansion is no longer a long-term plan but a short-term necessity for U.S. insurers, accordi

JOHN ALDEN REPORTSDROP IN OPERATING INCOMEMIAMI - John Alden Financial Corp. reported operat

JOHNSON & HIGGINSNorman Barham, who had been the brokerage firm's executive vice president s

Thailand's financial markets fell 6 percent Monday after weekend elections gave the largest number o

In the five months since her husband was killed in a highway crash, Geraldine Oliver has learned a l

Taiwan plans to streamline its agricultural subsidy system to improve its chances of gaining entry t

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SEDGWICK GROUP PLCREPORTS RISE IN REVENUELONDON - Sedgwick Group, the worldwide insurance br

Browser wars. Operating system skirmishes. Telephone companies and cable TV operators facing off bar

MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFEDavid E. Sams Jr. has quit as president and chief executive officer

Commerce Insurance Co. has split ranks with its peers and decided not to keep money state officials

Airline alliances have become so common they are like the flavor of the day. For air cargo shippers,

The long-running battle over longer and heavier trucks is hurtling toward a collision next year.

Some of the mutual insurers that provide shipowners with protection and liability cover may be force

Shipping lines do it. Labor does it. Now shipper organizations are doing it, too.It is formi

The road to Mexico can quickly turn into a highway of despair if freight is lost or stolen. Many co

In an ominous development for the nation's motor carriers, studies now show that pollution in many m

Texaco Inc.'s image may be tarnished but its profit outlook remains untainted by the turmoil of a ra

Only table.

NK LUKOIL PLANS TO SELLSHARES IN NEW YORKMOSCOW - NK Lukoil, Russia's biggest oil group, pla

Timber sales canceled by the Clinton administration to protect nature could cost the government more

Friday Nov. 15, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. energy utility industry may prove more of a rocky road rather t