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France's gross domestic product is expected to expand by an inflation- adjusted 2 percent this year,

In its first 200 years of existence, this country has mostly ignored the contribution made by mercha

The port of Portland today joins a growing number of ports using new double- stack rail cars dedicat

Salvagers of the British ferry that capsized outside this North Sea port on March 6, killing at leas

Salim Lewis, a well-known arbitrageur and former special adviser to the Securities and Exchange Comm

American Re-Insurance Co. celebrated the beginning of its new headquarters in New Jersey Monday in t

The Commodity Exchange and the New York Mercantile Exchange have begun exploratory talks on a merger

Asia's privatization wave is lapping at Singapore's shores, with recommendation s that could have sw

Deportation Case WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear an appeal by the

West India Line, which operated in the Caribbean trade, has completed its liquidation with the sale

Jim Wells, who recently retired as executive vice president of the New York Oil Heat Asso ciation,

The multibillion-dollar judgment awarded Pennzoil Co. in its legal battle with oil industry rival Te

A delegation of Las Vegas, Nev. leaders are trying to persuade San Bernardino County officials to se

Nippon Electric Co. has been dropped from a Texas Instruments patent complaint. The action w

GENERAL NEWS The budget is making slow progress on Capitol Hill as Republicans and Democrats

How much would it cost to settle a liability insurance claim if the civil justice system were change

Brokers/Agents Errors and Omissions will be the subject of a March 25 evening meeting in Long Islan

The College of Insurance, an industry-supported educational institution, is celebrating its 25th Ann

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

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

The U.S. dollar was mixed with little activity Friday as the Canadian dollar enjoyed a mini-rally be

Delta Says Order Won't Delay MergerATLANTA - Delta Air Lines said that the recent order issu

Lives can be saved on Chicago's busy expressways if the federal government will close a regulatory l

Engelhard Corp. is targeting the Andean catalyst market with a $50 million investment in two cataly

The European Community said it will challenge the legality of a U.S. ban on imports of a Dutch comp

The unwillingness of utilities to build large electric generating stations will help boost the marke

When Kim Hee-Won returned from four weeks of training to his office at Hyundai's sprawling shipyard

The National Maritime Union has accused American Transport Line and the recently formed Seafarers Ma

Italian Textile Firm Opens Plant in Mass.LAWRENCE, Mass. - Merino Mills, an Italian textile

Florida exporters are winning congressional support in a campaign for U.S. gov ernment regulations o

The House Ways and Means Committee plans to complete its drafting of a comprehensive trade bill by W

A French company making 425 subway cars in a joint venture with a U.S. firm has sued Kawasaki of Jap

Myths grow like weeds in discussions of farm policy, says James Gattuso, and these myths are well-fe

A cargo of North Sea Brent sold for $18.50 a barrel last week as oil prices continued to rise in the

Kanawha Mining Co., a unit of Boise-based Morrison-Knudsen Co., been awarded an 11 1/2-year contract

Providence Energy Acquires Gas CompanyPROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Providence Energy Corp. will op

The tumbling value of the U.S. dollar so far has failed to dampen the appeal of racy Porsche cars to

The global tariff classification system set to go into effect Jan. 1 is already wreaking havoc in th

IDB Meets Today MIAMI - The Inter-American Development Bank holds its annual meeting in Miam

U.S. and European insurers took off the gloves in Paris earlier this month to talk about $500 billio