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Like the banking industry before it, the insurance industry in the United States is in the grip of a

In a move that raises questions about Mexico's commitment to upholding its own laws, the country's c

In the mid-1980s, following a period of underpricing and mounting claims, the market for professiona

Friday Sept. 20, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

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A $400,000 study by the state Department of Transportation and a regional planning agency is expecte

After watching the world's chassis fleet grow 7 percent last year, leasing companies are sharply sca

GAMBLING SHIPS MAY RUNAGAIN AT CALIFORNIA PORTSSAN DIEGO - Legislation to bail out Californi

Anatoly Zaitsev's appointment late last month as Russia's new railways minister is giving rise to sp

The story headlined ''Leucadia exec is No. 1 in insurance pay survey,'' which appeared on Page 8A on

The market for tankers should remain relatively strong in the near future but rates for dry-bulk car

The planned merger between Britain's P&O Containers and Nedlloyd Lines of the Netherlands will have

St. Mary Axe in the heart of the city of London, and Akti Miaouli, which winds along the Piraeus wat

Steamship executives from around the world will sit down in London on Oct. 1 to discuss freight rate

With economic clouds darkening in the West, and stormy conditions at home, the German ports of Breme

The governing board of Massachusetts' automobile insurance high-risk pool has put off a controversia

A year ago, many customers and competitors of Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. were almost talking about th

We all love the Internet, don't we? Yes, but what can it actually do for business?That was t

Tawian's usually robust life insurance market is in a rare stall, but both local and foreign firms e

AIRAUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALANDPLAN SINGLE AIR MARKETSYDNEY - Australia and New Zealand on

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. has won approval to join a foreign-flag shipping service while receiving s

Senior executives of most container lines plying the Pacific are discussing how conference and indep

Over the past 20 months cargo thieves along the Eastern Seaboard made their way to B&B Wholesalers,

Documents key to the resolution of a steel dispute between the United States and Mexico have been st

STRIKING ROMANIAN SAILORSGET SUPPORT FROM ILWUCOOSBAY, Ore. - Sailors aboard a Romanian frei

The Federal Aviation Administration outlined to a presidential commission ways of managing so-called

When fire broke out in a cargo container on a Federal Express Corp. plane on Sept. 5, the crew was a

The worsening trend disclosed this week in the U.S. merchandise trade deficit was partly due to a st

The Surface Transportation Board will hear oral arguments Oct. 31 on the potentially explosive issue

United Parcel Service announced a major upgrade in its European service, offering guaranteed deliver

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

TWA WARNS EARNINGSWILL DROP IN 3RD QUARTERST. LOUIS - Trans World Airlines Inc. said it will

The U.S. dollar rose Thursday, as a rise in housing starts tipped the balance slightly more in favor

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Sept. 22, '95 - Sept. 19, '96 (a graph)*

Thursday, Sept. 19, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The United States today plans to ask for a dispute panel at the World Trade Organization to hear its

Latin America is closing in on Asia as a big growth market and the outlook in Eastern and Central Eu

North American ports came under heavy criticism from steamship lines at their annual meeting here.

The United States and developing nations exchanged diplomatic punches Thursday after a top U.S. nego

After a disastrous year trying to sell apples in Japan, Northwest growers are gearing up for another