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(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 9, '95 - Nov. 4, '96 (a graph)* Ann

The trillion-dollar global insurance industry, heavily regulated in the United States, is bound to b

NAC RE CORP.Nicholas M. Brown Jr. was named the holding company's president and chief operat

Many of California's 300 workers' compensation insurance companies have over the past few years been

In 1994, USAir Flight 427 slammed into the ground near Pittsburgh at 300 miles per hour, pulverizing

Contrary to reports, the European Union has no immediate plans to haul the United States before the

A proposed global telecommunications trade pact could help ease the way for U.S. companies to merge

AIRGERMANY AND CANADAON PATH TO AIR PACTBONN - Germany and Canada have taken the fir

Norfolk Southern Corp., despite talks with competing bidder CSX Corp., said Monday it will press ahe

The two frustrated contenders for the job of making a former U.S. naval base into a new containerpor

On a spring day earlier this year, a Korean containership faced a touchy situation as it steamed thr

Monday Nov. 4, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Unocal Corp. is reporting a significant upward reserve revision in an offshore gas field in Myanmar,

November 4, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and th

Russia's grain crop is proving to be one of its lowest in three decades, prompting trade sources to

TEXACO CONDEMNSALLEGED WORKER BIASNEW YORK - Texaco Inc. in a statement condemned allegation

A group of lawsuits alleging that seepage from gas well drilling has damaged lives and property near

Ford Motor Co. said it will no longer sell scrap metal onto the market, thus following the lead of G

MEMBER'S DAUGHTER JOINSNEW YORK MARINE SOCIETYNEW YORK - In a first for the organization, Ca

The juice company that pulled drinks possibly linked to the E. coli bacteria that sickened dozens of

ADVO INC.Gary Mulloy was appointed president and chief operations officer of this Windsor, C

An extraordinary international spat involving a Dubai shipowner, a South Korean charterer, and naval

The vaunted House Merchant Marine Committee could be back in business if Democrats regain control of

China says it is determined to maintain Hong Kong's position as an international shipping center aft

COURT TO DETERMINEIF SUIT IS CLASS ACTIONWASHINGTON - The Supreme Court last week agreed to

Tarviz Shamshiri doesn't quite know which was the bigger hit, the one that smashed his car or the tw

BERKLEY NET INCOME UPFOR QUARTER, 9 MONTHSGREENWICH, Conn. - W.R. Berkley Corp., a property/

Monday's slide in metal prices contributed to the weakest level that the Journal of Commerce's Indus

GE UNIT, BRAZIL FIRMIN JOINT VENTURENEW YORK - General Electric Co. said Monday that its GE

Nov. 4, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

CHINESE TROOPS TO ENTERHONG KONG ON JULY 1HONG KONG - Some 5,700 Chinese troops, along with

For the week ended Oct. 26, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

FRITZ BUYS FORWARDERFROM NORWAY'S OLSENSAN FRANCISCO - Fritz Cos. said it acquired the forwa

A headline for a story on a Department of Energy land transfer to the Port of Benton, Wash., on Page

''That populist blush is sweeping over the whole Congress so that the corporatist wing is actually s

Republicans are confident they will retain control of the Senate even though races for more than a d

The U.S. Trade Representative's office says it cannot now provide anything but public documents to C

A group of U.S. shoe and garment manufacturers and the AFL-CIO will be allowed to jointly discuss th

CHILE TO SEEK'YEAR OF CONSOLIDATION'SANTIAGO, Chile - Chilean Foreign Minister Jose Miguel I

With a new finance minister scoring quick success, Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto intends to