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Plans to Visit Mexico WASHINGTON - Mikhail Gorbachev plans to visit Mexico and several other

In the 1960s, this and other Indian ports were jammed with grain ships unloading emergency food sent

The demise of the world trade unit of Chicago-based Sears, Roebuck & Co. is no cause for embarrassme

INSURANCE BLUE CROSS OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA (Philadelphia) - Paula H.J. Cholmondeley was hi

Sales of new single-family homes in the United States increased 10.6 percent in September to a seaso

Northwest Marine Iron Works Inc., a Portland, Ore., shipyard employing 1,000 people, filed for reor

The government should help support a well-financed effort to promote the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Se

Laurence Pathy, president and chief executive of Montreal-based Fednav Ltd., announced a restructuri

U.S.-flag passenger vessel operations, nearly dormant for many years, are staging a revival in the f

Squibb Corp.'s board authorized it to repurchase from time to time up to 1 million shares of Squibb'

Himont AnnouncesPrice MoveHimont U.S.A. Inc., Wilmington, Del., announced a 5-cent-a

Takeda USA Raises PricesOn VitaminsTakeda USA is raising its prices on several bulk

Ocean Transport & Trading PLC, the British shipping and distribution group that is the target of a t

An Environmental Protection Agency proposal to expand the test procedure used to identify hazardous

IGENE Biotechnology Inc. formed a joint venture with Biosoph Laboratories SARL, Le Pecq, France, to

National Association of Export Companies. Seminar on pre-shipment inspections followed by luncheon.

Imperial Chemical Industries PLC reported third-quarter earnings of $223 million, up from $151 milli

The United States imported more than 573,000 head of cattle from Mexico during the first eight month

Grace Ventures Corp., the venture capital subsidiary of W.R. Grace & Co., announced that it had inve

Ethyl Corp., the only major U.S. manufacturer of the active ingredient in ibuprofen pain-relievers,

Air Products and Chemicals Inc. is operating a new specialty/industrial gas facility near Raleigh, N

Ex-German Official Dies FRANKFURT, West Germany - The first woman to hold a minister's post

The value of permits issued for construction in the nation's 202 biggest cities rose 4.6 percent in

YOU CAN PAY US NOW or you can pay us later. That's the message coming from the steel industry as th

September U.S. factory orders are expected to rise sharply, by an average of 2.7 percent, from a 1.4

New York and New Jersey have between them added nearly 1.1 million jobs thus far this decade, diggin

Britain's decision to declare a fishing zone around the Falkland Islands posed a policy dilemma for

Knight- Ridder Inc. will reduce employment in its newspaper division over the next 14 months by att

GENERAL NEWSKnight-Ridder Inc. will cut employment in its newspaper division by attrition an

China is moving again to streamline its banking and financial structure in hopes of reviving flaggin

Disappointed . . . Outraged! Those were among the reactions by congressional and industr

Top Stories Singapore's gross domestic product is expected to increase by between 1 percent

NYSA-ILA Pact Near NEW YORK - The New York Shipping Association and International Longshorem

Top Stories Commerce issued its hit list pinpointing areas in the Middle East and North Afri

Crude oil prices strengthened to the $15 a barrel mark in late Thursday trading on the New York Merc

World oil markets recovered quickly from the state of shock that followed the dramatic dismissal of

The long-anticipated fourth cut this year in Japan's official discount rate is unlikely to reverse t

Union Mutual Life Insurance Co. said its plan of conversion was approved Thursday at a special meeti

Economists in the Agriculture Department are taking a look backward at events that have helped depre

Halloween is a time to test the insurance laws in Michigan. Two high schools in Michigan are