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A young South Florida quadriplegic is the third in the last 10 years to win a multimillion-dollar co

Health-care inflation continued to rise at a much faster rate than the overall Consumer Price Index

Cameroon's insurance market is being shaken up by the launching of a dynamic Cameroonian-owned insu

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

Risk retention groups would be regulated by the state Insurance Department under a bill included in

Stocks declined on profit taking Monday, amid predictions the long-awaited correction could be at ha

With the expected introduction of heating oil options this spring, the New York Mercantile Exchange

The U.S. dollar fell sharply Monday after Treasury Secretary James Baker commented that a meeting of

Mitchell Energy & Development Corp.'s board approved a capital expenditure budget of $96 million for

Tokyo Electric Power Co. and Tohoku Electric Power Co. agreed to link the import price of Indonesian

Norway's Petroleum Directorate has long feared that gas pockets could create dangerous situations du

Gulf Council Approves Petroleum Lending PlanABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - The non-combat

They've said it before on Capitol Hill and they're saying it again: this could be the Congress that

Prince Rupert Exports Record Levels of GrainVANCOUVER, British Columbia - The northern Briti

Despite a court ruling in its favor, the port of Oakland still must convince the federal government

Novo Buys Almost 20 percent Of California's IdetekBAGSVAERD, Denmark - Novo Industri A/S has

The Mother Lode country's Sierra Railroad, praised as a jewel of California history and the old West

Foreign investors are battling for a bigger share of California after a slowdown during a recession

GENERAL NEWS U.S. economic growth will slip to a lackluster 2.3 percent pace this year befor

Closer economic cooperation will be a primary aim of the summit meeting later this year among the si

The Jardine Matheson trading conglomerate is expanding its franchised food interests in North Americ

A newly published draft economic reform law for the Soviet Union emphasizes profits and consumer dem

RCM Tests Dry Process For DesulfurizationCAMDEN, N.J. - RCM Technologies Inc. said it has st

AKZO Chemie America's U.S. patent covering the solvent production of aramid fibers was declared inv

Freightliner Corp. will become the first U.S. truck maker to offer anti-lock brakes on production mo

Caterpillar Forms Unit For Logistics ServicesPEORIA, Ill. - Caterpillar Inc. said it has for

Independent truckers blasted the Interstate Commerce Commission for denying them a share of the insu

The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originatingfrom 49 produc

A railroad tanker containing white phosphorous caught fire Monday at a Conrail switching yard, and

Ryder System Earnings Up in Quarter MIAMI - Ryder System Inc.'s fourth quarter earnings rose

CWS Truck Rail Truck Inc. will open a new freight forwarding yard near Chicago to prepare steel and

Olympic Airways is to receive an injection of fresh capital, buy at least three new aircraft and set

Southwest Airlines has agreed to pay a $402,000 fine to the Federal Aviation Administration to settl

A federal safety agency painted a damning picture of operations in O'Hare International Airport's co

China will open five new international air routes this year and boost its civil fleet by 30 planes,

Chrysler Corp. Chairman Lee Iacocca's oft-repeated call for government action to cut the U.S. trade

President Reagan is almost three months overdue in appointing members of a special independent commi

BAX Boasts Large Staff Of Experts on HazardsIRVINE, Calif. - Burlington Air Express claims i

The New Orleans Traffic and Transportation Bureau will close Feb. 28 after 74 years of operation bec

G-5 Meeting Unlikely BRUSSELS, Belgium - The three European members of the Group of Five ind