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Top Stories The incoming and outgoing presidents of the Risk and Insurance Management Societ

Friday, March 27, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Broker Permit Plan Set For Corn Syrup FuturesThe Minneapolis Grain Exchange will allow trade

Papua New Guinea has the capacity to produce 100,000 barrels of oil a day by 1991, a former oil advi

There are encouraging signs that the worst times for the U.S. oil industry may be ending, the chairm

Dart Containerline said it will double its fleet capacity between Europe and the U.S. East Coast and

Preshipment Checks Topic of ITC HearingThe International Trade Commission will hold a public

Court Moves Quickly After Historic VoteCalifornia's new, conservative Supreme Court, install

The world lost - or perhaps misplaced - more than $388 billion in the first half of the 1980s, accor

Bill Would Protect Abandoned ShipwrecksSen. Bill Bradley, D-N.J., introduced a bill to prote

Fewer young workers entering the job market contributed to a decline in the state's unemployment ra

A year ago, 100 employees worked at United States Lines' office at the World Trade Center. But on Fr

Hertz Penske Leasing Consolidates in Pa.READING, Pa. - Hertz Penske Truck Leasing Inc. has c

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange has proposed a ban on dual-trading by some floor brokers and fines u

West German coffee consumption rose 2 percent in 1986, West German Coffee Association head Frieder R

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration approved Merck & Co.'s ivermectin drug, Heartgard-30R, developed

Volvo White Truck Corp. introduced its line of Aero models at the Mid-America Trucking Show, adding

A loophole that allows big trucks, buses and their drivers to escape federal safety standards would

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Southwestern Bell Corp. formed a corporate technology management group, and named Ross H. Spicer, a

Fred. Olsen & Co., the shipping firm, is raising hackles in several camps with its decision to remov

GENERAL NEWS Consumers paid 0.4 percent more for goods in February. Page 3AU.S. inflation i

A leading Iranian clergyman said Friday that the strategic Strait of Hormuz in the gulf will remain

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

The Office of Management and Budget notified the Department of Transportation it does not agree with

Creditor banks cut their interest charges on Philippine debt. The Philippines reached an agr

The world airline industry, supported from birth by indulgent taxpayers, is being dragged into the h

Donald J. Schultz resigned as president of the American Association of Port Authorities after only s

20th Century to Hike Auto Insurance RatesWOODLAND HILLS, Calif. - 20th Century Insurance Co.

Maternity leave is one employee benefit where the cost has remained relatively stable, a new study s

West Resources Announces DiscoveryNOWATA, Okla. - West Resources Ltd. announced discovery of

Atomic Industrial Forum and the U.S. Committee for Energy Awareness, the two principal pro-nuclear t

Niagara Mohawk To Sell Roseton StakeSYRACUSE, N.Y. - Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. is planning

Discussions between Quintette Coal Ltd. and its Japanese steel mill customers on a reduced price for

Scientists say they have mapped and cloned a gene for an enzyme that controls fat storage in human t

Japan's balance of payments surplus in February rose to US$7.38 billion, the ninth-largest monthly t

South Korea Considers Plan to Open MarketsSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea is studying plans

Plunging oil prices and a weakening dollar had a sharp impact on East-West trade in 1986 and sent th

One of the world's poorest nations is pinning its hopes for future economic growth on the private se

Net new orders for U.S. machine tools fell to $145.1 million in February, a 31 percent decline from