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Standard & Poor's Corp. and Moody's Investors Service reacted negatively to Lincoln National Corp.'s

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Despite a 5 percent hike in the policyholders' surplus to more than $190 billion, the insurance indu

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Gulfport is cruising these days. The city's first serious cruise ship, the Gruziya, sets sail Monday

The country intends to make its mark in shipbreaking and shipbuilding, banking on location and an in

U.S. economic leaders may be severely criticized this week in Washington for allowing the dollar to

Cherry exporters and the airlines that carry the sweet fruit to Japan and other Asian markets are br

The Clinton administration has thrown its weight behind a proposal to eliminate tariffs among the wo

A Brazilian labor court probably will rule on work-rule and salary demands of dockworkers during the

Snecma, the French aircraft engine maker, urgently needs fresh government capital if it is going to

Mexico may opt against using a portion of a $51 billion international rescue package because of its

Saying their cities lose millions of dollars in tourist revenues each year, West Coast ports are pre

Matrix International Logistics Inc. of Alexandria, Va., won a $40 million contract to ship 165,000 t

The European Commission is heading for a confrontation with Britain over who has the right to negoti

The Saint John Port Corp. announced that Montreal-based Logistec Stevedoring Inc. was selected to st

Southern Pacific Rail Corp. boosted first-quarter 1995 earnings to $16.5 million, or 11 cents a shar

Paccar Inc., a major manufacturer of truck tractors, reported a first-quarter record for sales and n

Swissair has re-entered the U.S.-European freighter market with a weekly all- cargo flight linking C

OKLA. FHWA WORKERS GET TEMPORARY OFFICEOKLAHOMA CITY - Surviving employees of the Fe

Spokesmen for the world's developing countries called Tuesday on the United States and other major i

Indonesia's foreign investment approvals soared to $12.86 billion between Jan. 1 and April 15 - more

Japan's auto output fell for the fourth straight year in 1994-95 as the strong yen dampened exports,

Union Pacific's successful tender offer for Chicago & North Western Transportation Co., completed Tu

South Africa has healthier economic indicators than Mexico and Hungary and should not be lumped in w

"Every country has the right to use force to protect the lives of its citizens."

The Teamsters union won a recent vote at Yellow Corp., but the victory had nothing to do with contra

US FIRMS INVESTING IN S. AFRICA UP 29 PERCENTJOHANNESBURG, South Africa - The number

Mobil Corp., the U.S. energy conglomerate, Monday announced a contribution of $50,000 to aid the vic

Coastal Corp. Tuesday reported lower first-quarter earnings as warm winter temperatures resulted in

U.S. exporters have failed to exploit the benefits of the single European market and neglected its b

India, which has become a surplus white-sugar producer, has yet to decide what it should do with the

Carl Gerstacker, who rose from washing test tubes at Dow Chemical Co. to become its chairman, died S

COLOMBIAN OIL OUTPUT HITS A RECORD HIGHBOGOTA, Colombia - Colombia produced 547,995

The Jamaican government is reviewing offers from two U.S. firms that want to buy the island's state-

Cargill's Bahia-based cocoa grinder is awaiting a local judge's decision on the release of 5,000 ton

The farm economy would thrive if Congress phased out major crop subsidies and allowed idled land bac

Tuesday Apr. 25, 1995 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

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The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 236.68 off 0.36 wh