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China imposed curbs on the free flow of economic information from foreign news agencies Tuesday, sla

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 239.95 off 1.64 wh

New York Mercantile Exchange - Jan. 16, 1996 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

Asian officials will start talking today about the latest idea for a regional trade group - Thailand

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

International Petroleum Exchange Jan. 16, 1996Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Jan. 16, 1996 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Europe's record industry has opened a special office in Milan to fight what it calls a potentially c

As of Jan. 16, 1996 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

A consortium of companies from Sri Lanka, Canada and Singapore snagged a 20- year license to provide

Jan. 16, 1996 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

The following is the list of bunker prices obtained during the course of week ending Jan. 12, 1996.

Colombia has threatened to impose import restrictions on all U.S. fresh fruit and produce shipments,

It's hard to start the year knowing you lack the cash to finish it, but that's exactly the situation

LIVERPOOL AWAITS ACL DECISION ON MOVELONDON - The Port of Liverpool is waiting to he

A U.K. court has awarded initial damages of UK175 million ($280 million) to 1,600 Lloyd's investors

Supreme Court justices Tuesday grappled with the question of whether Congress meant to pre-empt stat

The exodus by foreign insurers from the U.S. property/casualty market is likely to continue, especia

Trade unions Tuesday swiftly protested after the government appointed an interim insurance regulator

Scarborough & Co., a subsidiary of Aon Specialty Group, completed its acquisition of Insurmark Agenc

UNIT AT COMMERCIAL RECEIVES 'A1' RATINGMoody's Investors Service gave the nonlife operations

PRUDENTIAL PROPERTY AND CASUALTY CO. (Newark, N.J.) - Thomas W. Crawford was named president and chi

Clearly, 1996 is not starting out like a very good year. Perhaps I am being influenced by th

The United States and Mexico made progress here this week on resolving a number of problematic bilat

British insurers are turning to the Internet to market their products and transact sales. Th

Buyers of most commercial insurance coverages are going to be very happy in 1996. That's bec

Falls of nearly 3 percent in the trucking and air express sectors put downwardpressure on Th

U.S. District Judge Harold Greene Tuesday rejected a request from Kirby Corp. of Houston to temporar

PercentYear Closing Change High/ Price From P/E 52-We

Jan. 16, 1996 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

Jan. 16, 1996 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

INVESTMENT CONTROLS PROPOSED IN MEXICOMEXICO CITY - A top ruling party legislator wa

"We found out who our friends are. We're going to deal fairly with our friends. I hope we act ruthle

India is freezing new licenses to private airline operators until domesticairports are expan

FEDEX LOST $20 MILLION IN SALES DUE TO STORMSMEMPHIS - Federal Express Corp. said it

Navistar International Corp., facing declining demand for heavy trucks, said Monday it will cut prod

Just when it seemed casualty insurance prices could drop no lower, they've fallen as much as 10 perc

The pace of mergers, divestitures and corporate restructurings kept steady in 1995, as several large

Natural disasters caused a record amount of loss last year, but the insurance industry got off light

Many insurance companies are modifying the way they distribute insurance, augmenting traditional sal