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There are about a dozen red flags that warn of the impending collapse of a property/casualty insuran

Cereals Shortage Seen For Developing NationsIn 69 developing countries studied by USDA, ther

General Re Reports Operating Income GainsSTAMFORD, Conn. - General Re Corp. reported operati

Total output of frozen concentrated orange juice in Florida in 1986-87 is expected to exceed last se

Wheat varieties that exhibit both winter and spring characteristics are proving more difficult to de

Automakers once were the sole source of sheet-metal "crash parts," such as fenders and hoods. But th

The U.S. dollar rose more than 1 percent against major currencies Thursday in reaction to a further

Favorable prospects for interest rates and a lower trade deficit in September combined with renewed

Rumors that China is considering purchases up to 5.0 million metric tons of U.S. corn in the next ye

The healthy pace of U.S. economic growth is likely to slow in 1987, with consumers, commercial build

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

McLean Industries, the parent of United States Lines, said USL continues to hold discussions with it

American President Lines has negotiated a reduction in its Los Angeles port charges in exchange for

September's $12.6 billion merchandise trade deficit, a slight improvement over August's revised $14

After years of hardship and industry consolidation, ship agents and brokers are trying to change th

GENERAL NEWS Knight-Ridder Inc. will cut employment in its newspaper division by attrition a

Egypt Cuts Oil Prices By $1.10 for One WeekCAIRO, Egypt - Egypt reduced its oil export price

Saudi Arabia is in a box. The oil price collapse has hurt badly, and hard currency reserves

The abrupt dismissal of Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani as Saudi Arabia's oil minister will "change the ima

New Firm to Specialize In Exports to EgyptFormation of Memphis Forwarding Co., which will sp

A tentative settlement that could end an 11-week-old strike against Brooklyn Union Gas has been reac

Western Canada's Fording Coal Ltd. has won a contract to supply coking coal to Chicago's Inland Stee

South Korea urged North Korea Thursday to cancel a hydroelectric dam project which it claimed poses

For 50 years, the Tennessee Valley Authority was the model of a government- owned utility, serving

It will be about a year before Cumberland Farms, the New England gasoline marketer, begins receiving

Most of the people polled in a recent survey are in favor of extending the state's Transportation Tr

Week of August 24-August 30, 1986 This is a compilation of U.S. coal exports for the week. I

Westmoreland Earnings Decline to $4.1 MillionPHILADELPHlA - Westmoreland Coal Co., the natio

In a 3-2 vote, the state Public Utilities Commission has voted to cut $330 million from the amount S

Trans World Airlines confirmed Thursday that Jesse Liebman, senior vice president, planning, has res

With 3 million visitors yearly attending 900 conventions or trade shows and more than 26,000 corpora

Shippers National Freight Claim Council, advanced liability seminar. Oct. 29-31. Hotel Thayer, West

President Reagan's veto of a bill authorizing funding for the Maritime Administration and the Federa

The Australian coal industry faces labor protests against the relaxation of coal export controls and

Philippines Hopes US Will Purchase UraniumMANILA, Philippines - The Philippines wants to sel

Huntsman Hikes PriceOf PolystyreneHuntsman Chemical Corp. announced a price increase

Oil prices fell Wednesday for the fifth consecutive day as the initial optimism over the Organizatio

Brazilian Sugar Shipment Postponed Until 1987The Brazilian Sugar and Alcohol Institute grant

The Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Co. said a vote by MMWHEC directors on the Seabrook n

Tenneco Inc. reported a net loss for the third quarter of $246 million compared with a net loss of $