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General Motors Corp.'s fourth quarter profits plummeted to a level 69.5 percent below those reported

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Lee A. Iacocca accepted an offer from Chrysler Corp.'s board of directors to remain chairman of the

John A. Georges, chairman and chief executive officer of International Paper Co., was elected a dire

U.S. automakers scheduled the assembly of 175,221 cars in domestic factories this week, Ward's Autom

GENERAL NEWSA congressional commission on small business urged tax incentives and other inno

The Japan Shippers Council will keep pressing two eastbound steamship freight rate conferences to po

The United States bowed to demands from Canada, the European Community and Mexico over Washington's

One of Japan's leading builders of offshore oil platforms will look for evi dence of oil and gas ne

The European Community has threatened to fine Hoechst AG, the West German chemicals giant, 1,000 Eur

In the Jan. 30 editions of The Journal of Commerce, the data in the key of a graphic entitled Trade

The golden arches of McDonald's fast food restaurants were back in business Wednesday after shutting

Canada Considers Bans DACCA, Bangladesh - Canada is prepared to break off diplomatic and eco

Senior U.S. officials and and their German counterparts failed to bridge the differences over commer

Large reductions in the budget deficit won't come easily, an annual report to Congress on options fo

Big Three Cars Sales Plunged in Late JanuaryLate-January car sales by the nation's Big Three

John A. Georges, chairman and chief executive officer of International Paper Co., was elected a dire

USX Corp. Chairman David Roderick said that all or part of four steel plants employing 3,700 people

Lawmakers from steel states reintroduced legislation to get Canada, Taiwan and Sweden to cut back vo

Dock Accord in Quebec MONTREAL - The International Longshoremen's Association and maritime e

A surprise surge in orders for heavy trucks is sparking industry forecasts of a long-awaited turnaro

The U.S. dollar continued its erratic, zigzag pattern Wednesday but had a slightly firmer tone again

Waterman Steamship Corp. asked the U.S. District Court here to prohibit the Department of Transport

Stocks rose smartly in active trading Wednesday, with gains in energy and airline issues leading the

The Tokyo Stock Exchange moved to head off anticipated heavy speculation in shares of Nippon Telegra

List of Problem Banks Has Stopped GrowingThe number of U.S. banks on the Federal Deposit Ins

The Mexican government is selling minority shares in Mexico's biggest state- run banks Friday in an

Sugar prices are expected to rise today here and elsewhere, following news representatives of major

Mexico's debt crisis "is bound to continue" and "at some point in the not too distant future, Mexico

Argentine Corn Output Predicted to DecreaseExportable supplies of Argentine corn could fall

A marketing expert says the average American is eating 26 percent less fat each day from retail cuts

Africa reaped a record grain harvest in 1986, but five countries still need emergency food aid and l

It was evident at the National Cattlemen's Association Convention last week in Reno, Nev., that Chic

AFCO Credit Posts SeveralPromotionsAFCO Credit Corp. named Steven I. Orlowski execut

Vista Chemical Co. completed its acquisition of the U.S. polyvinyl chloride compound business of BP

Owens-Corning Completes SaleOf DivisionTOLEDO, Ohio - Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.

The miles of pipes threading through aging U.S. power plants have become a safety worry for utility

Peabody Holding Co. signed an agreement in principle to acquire all the coal properties of Eastern G

Coal Mine Explosion Kills 17 in PolandWARSAW, Poland - An explosion of methane gas tore thro

Conrail Expands System For Lumber in Pa., NYConsolidated Rail Corp. has expanded its lumber