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With draft legislation nearly ready to create a full insurance regulatory authority, more Indian com

AON OPENS OFFICEIN BEIJINGBEIJING - Aon Corp. of Chicago, a holding company for internationa

California will restrict ''pain and suffering'' awards sought by injured drunk and uninsured drivers

NORTH SEA INSURANCE CO.Richard J. D'Amato was named president and chief operating officer of

Families of most of the British victims of the Pan Am flight that exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland,

Lloyd's of London needs to become more open in its business practices, said New York Insurance Super

This jobs-hungry community is setting its sights on a new nuclear promise: a $20 billion, 100-foot-t

TEXACO CHIEF APOLOGIZESFOR EXECS' RACIST REMARKSNEW YORK - The chairman of Texaco publicly a

Thursday Nov. 7, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Greenpeace Thursday declared its blockade of Greece's largest oil refinery a success for creating a

The days of mule carts driven by sleepy workers in sombreros are long gone in the Latin American con

In the latest of several downstream mergers, Chevron Corp. of San Francisco on Thursday announced pl

Six companies earlier this week formally registered their intent to bid for a natural gas distributi

U.S. utilities will control over 40 percent of Britain's electricity supplies if the two latest tran

Executives at Lexmark International are looking to make a big imprint. Their company, a manufacturer

LIBERIA, MARSHALL ISLANDSISSUE SAFETY REQUIREMENTSRESTON, Va. - Liberia and the Marshall Isl

Pacific conference lines, which appeared in September on the verge of allowing importers to sign ind

The Sri Lankan government is extending incentives to exporters and trying to boost capital markets i

Microsoft Corp. and Malaysia's Asia Connect formed a technology alliance that will make a variety of

HUB GROUPDaniel J. Reehill was named general manager of the Hub Group Operations Management

TEXTILE EXPORTERS VOWTO RESIST PROTECTIONISMGENEVA - Textile-exporting countries en masse Th

Elliott Bay Design Group and a team of consulting, construction, financial and engineering partners

Secretary of Transportation Federico Pena joined a growing list of departing Cabinet officers Thursd

Through a combination of skillful diplomacy and strong-arm tactics, Russia appears to be winning its

Norfolk Southern Corp. Thursday sought and received a six-day postponement of the federal court hear

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Greater state involvement in infrastructure development may be necessary to prevent severe capacity

OTTAWA AGREES TO HELPCANADIAN AIRLINESOTTAWA - Canadian Transport Minister David Anderson sa

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

The U.S. dollar plunged against the yen Thursday on reports of a major shift in Japanese policy and

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 9, '95 - Nov. 7, '96 (a graph)* Ann

Thursday, Nov. 7, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

''The containership market today provides an example of the fine line between foresight and stupidit

A majority of U.S. residents - 57 percent - don't want the U.S. government to approve new trade pact

MANILA SAYS APEC SPLITON ACCEPTING NEW NATIONSMANILA - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation for

Pakistan's caretaker administration kicked off with an austerity drive and a review of some programs

The government of President Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon Thursday sent to legislators an initial 19

In a double-barreled move analysts say was inspired by public relations and financial concerns, Fede

COCA-COLA ENDS TALKSTO BUY CANADA'S NORAATLANTA - Coca-Cola Enterprises said Wednesday it wr

ENRON, QATAR NEAR ACCORDON LNG JOINT VENTUREDOHA, Qatar - Qatar and Enron Corp. are close to