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GENERAL NEWS U.S. retaliation against closed foreign telecommunications markets may surface

A Federal Communications Commission inquiry into limiting access to the U.S. telecommunications mark

Japan Harvests Bumper Rice CropJapan harvested a bumper rice crop of 11,647,000 ton this yea

As one of the more eventful years ever ends for New York's milk industry, there are actually some ho

Minden Oil Operating Under a New NameBLUE BELL, Pa. - Minden Oil and Gas Inc. said it is now

Puget Sound P&E Seeks Temporary Rate HikeBELLEVUE, Wash. - Puget Sound Power and Light Co. a

SPI Unit Updates BooksOn MarketsThe Society of the Plastics Industry of Canada has u

Just a few years ago, a specter was haunting Japan - the unhappy specter of overly expensive crude o

Japan's November gold imports dropped sharply to 8.6 metric tons from 70.1 metric tons in October, m

Lovers who in years gone by might have quietly taken their venereal diseases to the doctor are incre

The West German multinational group, Thyssen-Bornemisza, purchased 2 percent of Garrone, Italy's maj

Stock Market Planned For Beijing in JanuaryThe government plans to open a financial and stoc

The crown prince of Liechtenstein is a partner in a Texas farm that's larger than his own principali

The offices of all Japanese businesses operating in Burma will be closed effective Dec. 31 and about

Argentina's trade surplus is sliding sharply as the country continues debt negotiations with oversea

THE PACKAGES ARE OPENED NOW: The buildup, the excitement, the glitter and the joyful secrets hidden

Conditions are ripe for a substantial expansion in U.S. exports in 1987, a leading forecaster believ

Lockheed Shipbuilding Co.'s 900 locked-out workers are trying to get state unemployment benefits, wh

France will have a trade deficit again this year despite big savings stemmingfrom the drop i

FMC Corp. announced the sale of the assets of its chlorine/caustic business based in Squamish, Briti

Unocal Corp., Los Angeles, made its first shipments of synthetic crude oilfrom its shale oil

Pentagon personnel and health officials have won an internal battle to keep alive a new program of d

The American Automobile Association reports that retail gasoline prices are 33 cents to 37 cents les

Dole Named Marad's NewChief CounselThe Maritime Administration has a new chief couns

Atlantic States Association of Rail Shippers meeting, Jan. 8, Philadelphia Hershey Hotel, Philadelph

The relationship between Taiwan and South Africa, nations that have little in common except a shared

Threats of further cuts in mining appear to have forced the government of Thailand into reconsiderin

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission will consider ending the pilot program status of agricultur

The company building Japan's first 24-hour open commercial airport has awarded a combined 91.32 bill

Sen. Jack Danforth, the Missouri Republican relinquishing the chairmanship of the Senate Commerce Co

Hydrochloric Acid Market FirmsThe market for hydrochloric acid is reported to be getting str

A study linking increased high blood pressure among doctors to decreased income indicates economic f

Live Animal Transport: Disinfectants ProposedCarriers that transport live animals from the U

Containerization & Intermodal Institute. All-day seminar on the impact of the 1984 Shipping Act on c

Australia's sheep slaughter in the five months ended Nov. 30 totaled 5.851 million head, up 20.9 per

Allegations that British civil servants in charge of policing giant takeovers may have engaged in il

With the coming of the deregulation of London's financial markets, known familiarly as "The Big Bang

The New York Power Authority's Niagara Project produced more hydroelectric power this year than in a

The Fluorocarbon Co. announced the purchase of the Fluid Components division of Nacom Industries.

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