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The lure of high interest rates and wariness of the U.S. dollar have helped dispel the memory of the

The U.S. dollar appears to be "bottoming out," although market sentiment remains bearish, according

U.S. factories, utilities and mines operated at 81.0 percent of capacity in August, after adjustment

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

Bolivia to Renegotiate Paris Club Debt TermsLA PAZ, Bolivia - Bolivia will renegotiate repay

In hopes of attracting Far Eastern business, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange on Wednesday began trad

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

The U.S. dollar advanced Wednesday, with market participants citing a report the Senate debt-limit c

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

The founding president of the New York Insurance Exchange still has confidence in the eight year-old

Wed., Sept. 16, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

The small insurance agent may be an animal earmarked for extinction. As many insurers become

Insurers Told to Watch Risk Retention GroupsThe president of Marsh-McLennan Inc., insurance

The kind of universal health care insurance that Gov. Michael S. Dukakis wants to grow in Massachuse

The Travelers Cos., maintaining that an inadequate rate structure and growing assigned risk pool def

Opposition hardened to Gov. Michael Dukakis' universal health insurance plan for Massachusetts as ho

The Senate Commerce Committee voted 14-1 Wednesday to recommend confirmation of C. William Verity to

Advocates of a bill creating a compensation system for temporary injuries in the fishing industry fa

Representatives from 47 nations agreed in Montreal Wednesday on an international pact to freeze and

Most factory owners pushed for laws favoring cogeneration in the 1970s, but in Michigan, large indus

Raising new finances for airline fleet replacement and expansion is going to prove more difficult th

The fast-growing Middle East airline Emirates is looking to develop its home base of Dubai, United A

Railways have a major role to play, particularly in the carriage of long distance freight and bulk t

A panel of experts from three area think tanks Wednesday recommended changing aviation infrastructur

Association of Transportation Practitioners, New Jersey Chapter dinner meeting, Sept. 18, Ramada Inn

Newark International Airport officials will measure aircraft noise above northern New Jersey to bear

Transamerica Airlines Completes Sale DealOAKLAND, Calif. - Transamerica Airlines has complet

Nine national airlines of the south Asian region are forming a consortium to improve aviation infras

What's bigger than a breadbox and saves days in transit times from the Far East? The answer:

Montana Rail Link, Union Sign AgreementMontana Rail Link Inc. and the Brotherhood of Locomot

The failure of the Department of Transportation to provide a list of potential bankruptcy trustees h

Iran said it will begin major amphibious maneuvers in the Gulf of Oman today to counter the threat o

Tecmarine Lines Inc. will begin a monthly service between New Orleans and the Guianas on Sept. 21.

Canadian Pacific Railroad also connects with provincially owned BC Rail at North Vancouver in Britis

Grain Shipping Returns To Normal in CanadaCanada's west coast grain shipping has returned to

Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger briefed congressional leaders Tuesday on U.S. military operation

Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. of Singapore is represented in the United States by Tricom Shipping Agenci

ABOARD USS GUADALCANAL - The helicopter carrier Guadalcanal returned to the Persian Gulf Wednesday,

Iraq said its warplanes bombed Iranian oil centers Wednesday and hit a ship in the Persian Gulf, sha

Two Belgian minesweepers and a naval support ship are due to set sail Monday for the Persian Gulf to