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Nearly 23 million elderly Americans purchased so-called Medigap insurance policies last year to supp

Monday's decision by Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Roger Singer to bar sex-based actuarial di

Assembly and Senate committees passed a legislative package to limit the liability of public agencie

Soviets and foreign visitors suspected of having AIDS can be forced to undergo testing and anyone wh

After the Challenger space shuttle exploded and killed seven astronauts in January 1986, chagrined e

US Reinsurers' Ratio Improved in 1st HalfU.S. reinsurers reported a combined ratio of 101.5

Railroad Group Seeks Change in Cost IndexThe Association of American Railroads has asked the

Spurred by a study by the Coalition of Northeastern Governors, or Coneg, high-speed rail may be comi

The nation's skies are safe for air traffic, but public confidence in the aviation system must be re

The port of Tacoma's North Intermodal Yard shown here has seen a 33 percent increase in container li

High Soviet maritime officials in recent days have spoken out with a sense of urgency on ways to ove

The port of Singapore is showing solid growth in box handling and gaining in efficiency, according t

Carnival Cruise Lines Inc., exuding confidence in its ability to fill new and bigger ships, announce

The fleet employed by the Military Sealift Command includes about 120 ships, half of them government

The U.S. merchant marine's biggest customer is also the single biggest employer of American merchant

A senior government economist on Tuesday called for a heavy cut in government subsidies and radical

Last summer Bill and Doreen Langford sold their house in England to move into the retirement home th

With the proliferation of world trade centers in recent years, developers new to the business are wo

The Maritime Administration and the Navy's Military Sealift Command will sponsor a two-day conferenc

U.S. monetary policy should remain cautious for now, but for the longer term its direction depends o

When consumers conjure up images of precision and prestige, they think about West German cars.

The U.S. dollar rose Tuesday on profit-taking in the Japanese yen, as well as U.S. Trade Representat

Democratic presidential candidates' proposals for cutting the federal budget deficit range from a sa

An Australian delegation began detailed discussions in Washington with representatives of the U.S. D

New orders for durable goods produced by U.S. manufacturers fell 1.5 percent in July for the first d

Moody's Investors Service Tuesday lowered the long-term ratings of four Japanese banks, citing "a br

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

Prices of sovereign debt continue their downward drift, as investor demand fails to meet the supply

Japan's "Big Four" securities companies are making moves toward developing program trading in antici

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

AVIATION Investigators looking at the crash of Northwest Airlines Flight 255 concluded that

First Union Names Dunn Vice ChairmanCHARLOTTE, N.C. - Frank H. Dunn was named vice chairman

Deere & Co. reported a strong turnaround in third quarter results even though its manufacturing and

Artifacts From Titanic Will Never Be SoldThe more than 300 objects recovered this summer fro

G. Piazza, Once Owner Of Stats Express, DiesALBANY, N.Y. - George O. Piazza, 73, retired own

Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp.'s earnings rose 18 percent in the first half of 1987 to HK$1.4 bil

Thailand has quietly outstripped its neighbors in economic growth and appears set to join Asia's clu

Stock Prices Rise To Another RecordNEW YORK - Stocks rose to another record high Tuesday, as

The weather is hot, and sweat drips from the brows of workers streaming out of Todd Pacific Shipyard

Insurers are on the brink of another litigation nightmare that will make asbestos liabilities look l