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China plans to build a 2,400-kilometer (1,488-mile) optical fiber communications line along the Yang

Hong Kong expects overseas interest, especially from the United States, to continue growing, said Ra

The largest exposition of computer and communications ware ever staged in China closed with exhibito

High-level talks between the European Community and major Southeast Asian states ended with accord o

Alaska Marine Lines, a non-union, cost-conscious barge operator, has emerged as the dominant common

London, Sydney Marts To Trade Same ContractFinancial futures markets in London and Sydney, A

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Consumer spending, a "vital prop to the economy," is likely to slow during the rest of this year and

Wednesday, October 22, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Pittston Co. reported third quarter net income of $1.8 million, or 5 cents a share, an increase fro

Beamis Unit SchedulesPrice HikeThe Film Division of the Beamis Co., a major extruder

Senior officials of major tin-producing countries will propose voluntary quotas on production at a m

Arco Chemical Co., a division of Atlantic Richfield Co., and Air Products and Chemicals Inc. announc

Operators of the San Onofre nuclear power plant say a copy of the plant's security plan is missing,

Price Drops ContinueFor ButadieneThe price of butadiene has been dropping constantly

A spokesman for the New England Power Pool denies that NEPOOL has taken a role in the New Hampshire

Ferro Corp. third quarter net income rose to $6.9 million, or $1.01 a share,from $3.4 millio

European Commission Approves French PlantSTRASBOURG, France - The European Commission gave i

Consumers Power Co. said the Michigan Public Service Commission's action allowing construction spend

Dexter Corp. reported earnings for the third quarter of $8.3 million or 33 cents a share, up 10 perc

The Federal Maritime Commission will restrict use of its accelerated process for reviewing industry

Canada Steamship Lines Inc., Montreal, is scheduled to top off a collier carrying 115,000 metric ton

Experts conducted a thorough check of China's first domestically designed nuclear power station foll

Carpenter Technology Corp. will cease operations at its Tube Division, Union, N.J., during January 1

The Chicago Board of Trade, at a board of directors meeting this week, decided to redouble its effor

Japan might seek suppliers other than the U.S. for wheat imports, if the U.S. government decided to

The Yugoslav government has again revised its 1986-87 (October-September) corn production forecast d

Although U.S. rice exports are surging, an Agriculture Department analyst says the world's leading r

Soviet Grain Harvesting Behind Last Year's PaceThe Soviet Union had cut 106.3 million hectar

After making bold marks on U.S. Agriculture policy during its first session, the 99th Congress decid

Shippers and carriers can expect the Federal Maritime Commission to scrutinize service contracts clo

The first step toward building a proposed $75 million cruise ship terminal, waterfront office and ho

The Norfolk District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Monday sent out notices to 16 dredging comp

The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Taney, which survived Japanese bombs at Pearl Harbor, will be taken out

A report on U.S. Customs Service activities on the West Coast is nearing completion and should be re

Forecasted growth in containers moving through Seattle may be just enough positive news to help reli

After years of backbreaking work, the first deepwater port in the West African nation of Mauritania

A government package has brought to an end the campaign of "industrial extortion and blackmail" on t

Henry J. Engelbrecht's jobs range from keeping sulfur hot to making maritime disputes cool.

In the six weeks since the midair collision over Cerritos, Calif., 17 airspace violations in the cro