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An apparent shift by the Iraqi government toward a more moderate position in U.N.-sponsored oil talk

POE & BROWN TO BUY FLORIDA UNDERWRITERDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - A subsidiary of agency P

Norway's industrial output rose 2.1 percent in December 1995 from November on a seasonally adjusted

Western National Corp. announced a reduced profit for the year and a loss for the fourth quarter.

Lloyd's of London has reportedly agreed to sell its famous glass and steel headquarters to a German

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Jan. 31, 1996, as supplied by the bunker fuel

Citing corruption as a "cancer" that hinders global business and economic integration, an internatio

Commerce Secretary Ron Brown attacked the Republican Congress as ''xenophobic," blamed it for blocki

The International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union Monday shut down the nation's top two cont

The European Union is trying to defuse a row over shipbuilding subsidies between Denmark and Germany

The French Mediterranean Port of Marseilles registered record container traffic last year, reversing

As U.N. diplomats meet in New York today to discuss plans that would allow Iraqi oil to re-enter wor

The challenge, some would say burden, of chairing the embattled Federal Maritime Commission now rest

Excessive testing requirements for fresh fruits and vegetables, overzealous pest-control measures an

Efforts by the auto insurance industry to reduce the large amounts it pays out to defend policyholde

CURRENT TEXTILE AND APPAREL QUOTAS: Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full

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Thailand's insurance industry is awaiting a wave of new capacity that may turn into a deluge if the

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J.B. HUNT REPORTS LOSS IN 4TH QUARTERLOWELL, Ark. - J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc

For the week ended Jan. 27, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

Trade Compass has set up one of the most comprehensive web sites available for those of us who eat,

Canadian aerospace giant Bombardier Inc. said Monday it agreed to hold discussions with troubled Dut

The Port of Seattle, which owns and operates Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, said it has achie

The trucking industry, having adapted to laws mandating alcohol and drug testing programs and hours

European shipowners are pressing ahead with sea trials involving just one officer on the bridge, day

Staten Island, New York City's often ignored borough, is recommending that its North Shore Railroad

The Agriculture Department is moving forward with plans to lift an 81-year- old ban on imports of Me

Monday, Feb. 5, 1996 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

While urging new talks on a long-term balanced budget, President Clinton sent Congress a fiscal 1997

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

GREENWICH AIR SERVICES TO BUY AVIALL DIVISIONMIAMI - Greenwich Air Services Inc. sai

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 10, '95 - Feb. 5, '96 (a graph) (2)

The U.S. dollar continued to weaken Monday against the German mark after hitting sell stops below 1.

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150 per ton lots &

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. said Monday it will introduce March 4 a low-priced teleconferen

Chinese financial officials have set ambitious targets for financial reforms in 1996, which include

As of Feb. 5, 1996 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 248.30 up 0.19 whi