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Aluminum prices are sinking along with copper as traders scramble to make margin calls and other fin

California has signed.So have Louisiana, New York, Colorado and Rhode Island, states represe

After Hurricane Bertha blew onto the North Carolina coast on Friday, the storm swept up the eastern

AMERICAN INTERNATIONALGROUPMartin J. Sullivan, senior vice president and regional president

Slight progress was reported in talks over the weekend for a West Coast waterfront contract.

Insurance companies, including the State Insurance Fund, will be hit with a $98 million tax under th

Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, is finalizing language on a legislative plan to establish a national nat

Membership group discounts on automobile insurance rates are leading to shifts in the Massachusetts

ST. PAUL REG. William Davis was named to the new position of senior vice president-worldwide

Insurance industry officials met with Vice President Al Gore and other Clinton administration offici

The three largest U.S. manufacturers of heavy construction and farm equipment predict bullish export

Lloyd's of London Friday reported its first profit in five years. For the underwriting year 1993, th

All is calm on the high seas.Exporters and importers should enjoy stable rates for shipping

With Japanese automakers exporting fewer vehicles from Japan, Japanese car carriers have been forced

Fast ferries slicing through the water at speeds of up to 40 knots are set to revolutionize sea tran

Let my cargo roll.That is the prevailing sentiment among shippers of automobiles, tractors a

Like other shipping companies in the Latin American trade, carriers of roll-on, roll-off cargo are r

Importers of wool products are getting a reprieve as the U.S. government heads back to the voting bo

July 12, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Like generals marshaling their forces, insurers amassed their catastrophe teams along the southeaste

GUARDIAN BUYS UNITOF LEGAL & GENERALLONDON - Guardian Insurance, the general insurance subsi

BEIJING BANS BURIALSON AGRICULTURAL LANDBEIJING - The Beijing city government has banned bur

The insurance industry sustained a setback Thursday when legislation that would start up a $10.5 bil

The eastern German chemical industry urgently needs further investment for a permanent recovery, the

Export credit insurance, long a staple of Western and many Asian companies, is a new idea in China.

COURT REJECTS UK BIDTO SUSPEND EU BEEF BANBRUSSELS - The European Court of Justice on Friday

With lights flickering on and off around India's capital, industries have been ordered to close for

SFS OPENS DISTRIBUTIONFACILITY AT PARIS AIRPORTPARIS - Leading independent French cargo hand

Barwil Oceanic Agencies, serving as agents on the U.S. West Coast for BHP International Marine Trans

Friday July 12, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

President Clinton faces a dilemma over Cuba. He can risk the wrath of key U.S. allies and major busi

Large port or small, it seems everyone is thinking about rail corridors these days. Officials at a s

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As of July 12, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Trade and transport interests along the southeast Texas border with Mexico are hoping it'll be busin

US, BOSNIA SIGNINVESTMENT AGREEMENTSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina - The United States and Bosn

The global Textile Monitoring Body - an arm of the World Trade Organization - has until the end of t

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

With economic sanctions looming and Colombian President Ernesto Samper's U.S. visa revoked, U.S. and

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 250.73 up 0.70 w