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BEST PUTS MET LIFE'S RATING UNDER REVIEWOLDWICK, N.J. - The A.M. Best Co. has placed under r

A legal vacuum surrounding liability for accidents may stop future Western aid aimed at improving sa

Texas insurance regulators have fined Prudential Property and Casualty Insurance Co. $175,000 and or

The Philippines' annual inflation rate dipped 0.3 percent in June to 9.8 percent, though the decline

Some business owners are having trouble finding affordable workers compensation insurance, despite c

In all the hullabaloo over explosive economic growth in Asia and Latin America, there is anemerging

A booming electronics industry helped Singapore's non-oil exports jump 30.6 percent in May over the

US ADOPTS RULES TO STOP TAX ABUSES BY AFFILIATESThe U.S. Treasury Department Tuesday adopted

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Oil companies that want to lock in the current low freight rates in the tanker market by negotiating

Managers of Burlington Northern Inc. and Santa Fe Pacific Corp. have presented their proposed combin

The European Commission is seeking an early meeting with EU governments to explain its new, tougher

Seven federal agencies regulate the shipment of infectious material, yet anyone can freely ship unla

The prospective buyer of the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Co. also is interested in acquiring two key

Facing expectations of huge demand for power generation well into the 21st century, Mexico has broke

FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP. (Memphis) - Tracy Schmidt was named senior vice president, airground terminal

Frustrated by longer transit times since Southern Pacific Lines stopped using a direct route from Ca

Not always of the same mind when it comes to U.S. textile policy, textile and apparel manufacturers

Teamsters union employees at Preston Trucking Co. have agreed to a two-year package of wage reductio

A growing crime wave on Russia's roads is posing a major problem for international truckers.

Danzas AG, the Swiss air and ocean forwarding firm, is expanding its standard air-freight product, k

A U.S. district court judge in Washington has dismissed a $50 million damage lawsuit filed by United

FEDERAL EXPRESS POSTS 45 PERCENT JUMP IN EARNINGSMEMPHIS - Federal Express Corp., sp

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One of the world's largest aircraft maintenance facilities will be created in a remote area of Hong

What a difference a couple of decades make. On April 30, 1975, as the North Vietnamese army troops e

After 125 years of reliance on the current air-braking system, U.S. railroads are on the verge of go

Canada's trucking industry is searching for a simulator to help train drivers and iswilling to pay a

Veracruz, Mexico's busiest port, is turning to U.S. businesses for communications and safety upgrade

The race for chief of the new World Trade Organization is set to become more complicated with the po

(1) DAILY INDEX Annual Smoothed percent +13.026/27 102.26/28 102.06/29

Friday, July 1, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by EAB New York and other sources, are selling r

The leading industrialized nations lack the appetite to do anything spectacular at their economic su

Scandinavian Airlines System might become the first customer for McDonnell Douglas Corp.'s MD-95.

BOEING TO USE LCDS ON 737 FLIGHT DECKSSEATTLE - The flight deck of Boeing Corp.'s ne

Understanding Telecommunications Technologies for Non-Engineers. July 12-13. San Francisco Hilton Ho

International Petroleum Exchange July 1, 1994Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)_

A strike that threatened to cripple Norwegian oil production was stopped after 10 hours, when the Os

GAS INDEX RISES TO $1.80 FOR JULYNEW YORK - Natural Gas Clearinghouse reported that