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In a move applauded by the insurance industry, the federal agency that pays for the cleanup after a

LLOYD'S INVESTOR BATTLEA STEP CLOSER TO ENDLONDON - Litigating investors at Lloyd's of Londo

Heidi Hutter, one of the few women to head a major reinsurance company, drew an overflow crowd of ex

Who will make the first move? Which ocean carriers will be at the vanguard as alliances are consolid

Earthquake, property, workers compensation and political risk insurance are hard to get for the glob

* Global merchandise exports this year should grow about 7 percent.* The combined value of c

Wu Yi, China's Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, can expect to take some heat as W

The trouble with white-collar crime like medical insurance fraud is that it's very difficult and exp

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The United States posted an $8.9 billion deficit in its goods and services trade in March, its secon

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MERCK & CO. INC.Henri LipmanowiczPresidentHuman HealthMerck Intercontinental

UNION CARBIDE CORP.William H. Joyce, Chairman, Chief ExecutiveChemical trade is a big bonus

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations - first five, now seven and (fairly) soon 10 - finds itse

In 1951, four years after gaining independence from Britain, India's share of world trade was 2.1 pe

Western investors hoping to make sense of Russia's June 16 presidential elections might be advised t

Trade with Japan - the second-ranking U.S. trade partner behind Canada - is governed by a network of

Electronic transmission of international trade documentation is so widespread today among customs br

In the bleak economic landscape of sub-Saharan Africa, the 12-nation Southern Africa Development Com

When Hollis Harris, Air Canada's Georgia-born chairman, announced recently that he had chosen fellow

The World Trade Organization faces a difficult task in finding common ground for developed and devel

Latin American exports to the United States are booming, thanks to the devaluation of Mexico's peso

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A legally binding accord of unprecedented scope laying out international investment policy ground ru

Eastern and Central Europe are on the verge of economic takeoff and western investors are rushing in

An unprecedented crime wave sweeping Mexico is hitting business hard.The bungled December 19

Importers are still on the edge of their seats as they wait to see whether Congress will find a legi

A spate of failed market-opening talks is hard evidence that the World Trade Organization is sufferi

The U.S. textile and apparel market is expected to open increasingly over the rest of the decade eve

Already on the dock and in the yard, West Coast longshoremen want to be in the truck and at the desk

GOP presidential candidate Bob Dole's resignation from the Senate next month clouds the outlook for

Norfolk Southern locomotive engineers approved a precedent-breaking contract that ties all of their

SHIPSSEAWAY PILOTS FIGHTREGULATORY CHANGESCHICAGO - The leaders of two pilots groups

Less than one month before Russia's presidential election, the outcome has become cloudier rather th

With the awarding of the concession to operate the Cartagena airport, Colombia's airport privatizati

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Two former officials of a key U.S. deck officers' union were indicted this week on charges of conspi

Already sued by the California attorney general for diverting $20 million of harbor revenues to its

Thursday, May 16, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada