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China contracted to send a U.S. communications satellite into orbit in 1988, in its first foreign sa

A longshoreman for 46 years, Charles Baumont says he's never seen anything like the 21-week-long wat

Hapag-Lloyd Flug Orders Airbus AircraftHapag-Lloyd Flug of West Germany said it sign

Stocks rose sharply in active trading Monday, even as bonds slumped ahead of the Treasury's big refu

The Navy's Pacific Fleet intends to phase out long, expensive ship overhauls in favor of quicker, ch

NRC Finds Violations At Nine Mile Point 1SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The federal Nuclear Regulatory Com

Gynex Inc. secured Food and Drug Administration approval of two new generic oral contraceptives deve

U.S. wheat exports to South and Central America could increase, but political and economic problems

Canadian live hog exports to the United States in 1987 are forecast at 501,000 head, down from the 1

Seattle Silicon Sets Operations in EuropeBELLEVUE, Wash. - Seattle Silicon Corp. opened a Eu

By 1990, Ford Motor Co. plans to equip 500,000 to 1 million of its passenger cars with driver-side a

Insurers Attack Fla. Tort Reform LawTALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Attorneys for more than 240 insuranc

When Bob McDowell says "let's talk turkey" about his "game plan," he isn't asking for a discussion

Opportunistic Warren E. Buffett has hired three top officers from American International Group Inc.

US Exports of Lumber To Japan Could RiseExports of U.S. forest products to Japan could incre

Output of gold from China was up 14 percent last year on 1985, with a much larger contribution from

The Justice Department cleared the way for railroads, truckers and freight middlemen to set industry

Tom Daniel has one of the few power plants in the United States populated by giant clams. Mr

A new French air freight carrier, Inter Cargo, is scheduled to launch its activities in mid-February

The U.S. dollar worked its way lower against major foreign currencies Monday, losing 1.5 percent of

In 1984, Janet and Charles Collins flew to Lisbon, rented a car and drove 11,000 kilometers through

Tanker Blast Kills One, Injures Three SeriouslyLE HAVRE, France - A crewman was killed and e

The California Public Utilities Commission approved a 15 percent rate increase for truckers that mov

GENERAL NEWS Marketers pay more attention to packaging. Page 2AConstruction spending droppe

Huntsman, GE AnnounceJoint VentureHuntsman Chemical Corp. announced that a new joint

Diamond Shamrock Corp. offered shareholders a cash counter-offer of $17 a share or $340 million in a

U.S. corn plantings this spring will be down at least 10 percent from last year, with any additional

Cargo movement over Port Longview's docks last year set an all-time record, despite a dearth of grai

A U.S. trade delegation failed to convince European governments to halt allegedly unfair subsidies f

Unions representing about 20,000 Pan American World Airways workers have proposed restructuring the

US Exports of Lumber To Japan Could RiseExports of U.S. forest products to Japan could incre

The Laurentian Group Monday officially opened the first integrated financial services center in Cana

After a slight trade surplus in 1985, France's trade balance with the United States was once again i

The Justice Department asked a federal judge to lift restrictions that have prevented the seven regi

The port of Marseilles/Fos, France's largest, confirmed its recovery in 1986, and port officials are

INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATES Canada U.K. Germany Holland SwitzerlandDa

Oil producers will have a hard time getting a higher price for their product in the next year or so,

New CIA Chief Named WASHINGTON - CIA Director William J. Casey, recovering from surgery for

Airport officials called for an increase in the funding the Reagan administration proposes for airpo

Following is a list of tariff-free trade zones, free ports, export processing zones and other duty-p