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The U.S.S.R. reported it will use intensive technology for its grain crops on 36 million hectares in

The key to reversing or at least stemming the "worst crisis world agriculture is facing since the Gr

Japan's MITI Weighs Fund to Help BusinessesThe Ministry of International Trade and Industry

United Airlines announced a 46 percent increase in service out of Dulles International Airport, Wash

Sale of Canadian Pacific Air Lines to Pacific Western Airlines Corp. continues the consolidation of

Intertanko Supports Gulf Escort ProposalIntertanko, the International Association of Indepen

The port of New Orleans won tentative approval of its plan to hire 18 management-level employees out

Supporters are predicting quick passage of a bill to reduce a $900 million deficit incurred by the J

The U.S. dollar turned lower around midday Wednesday, reversing the uptrend in effect during the mor

GENERAL NEWSSales of new single-family homes in the United States fell 9 percent in October.

New Home Sales Fell 9 percent in OctoberSales of new single-family homes in the United State

Workers at five more General Motors Corp. assembly plants were back on the job Wednesday for the fir

Volcanic eruptions are among the most awesome sights nature can create. But since most peopl

Supplies of distillate fuel declined while gasoline stocks rose, according to the American Petroleum

French maize producers see hope in resolving the EC-U.S. feed grain dispute over Spanish accession t

Talks between Paccar Inc. and Britain's state-owned Rover auto group lead ing to a possible takeover

A federal study shows that trade between the United States and Mexico is not being significantly hel

Wednesday, Dec. 3, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

A 1.5 billion ($2.1 billion) U.S.-led project to develop a major financial complex in East London l

Trans World Airlines is shopping for another airline to keep TWA profitable, Carl Icahn, TWA chairma

Uniroyal Inc. said that it has completed its previously announced plan of paying off debts and dist

Va. College Wins Grant For Clean Coal ResearchERNDON, Va. - Virginia Polytechnic Institute a

Overcapacity and rate competition in the Puget Sound-to-Alaska waterborne trade will intensify next

Japanese trade officials have assured their U.S. counterparts that Japan's semiconductor makers have

Bangladesh has not attracted much foreign investment in the past, but now the government is offering

British Caledonian Airways's $1 billion order for nine McDonnell Douglas MD- 11s puts the aircraft m

Attacks by anti-government rebels have led to the closing of an important bauxite mine in Suriname.<

Air Cargo Association Meeting, Dec. 4, Viscount Hotel, John J. Martuge, area director for the U.S.

The stock market paused to catch its collective breath Wednesday as profit- taking cooled down the s

Threats of a hard-line Brazilian stance toward international creditors rest on an eroding foundation

In a move expected to ensure continuation of emergency European Community assistance, the Greek gove

William O. Bailey, president of Aetna Life & Casualty Co., is giving up half his job at the nation's

Iraq's oil minister Qassim Taki Al-Oraibi said his country would push for an equal production quota

Schering-Plough Corp. increased its earnings substantially this year and expects them to increase ag

Executives of W.R. Grace & Co.'s Channel division say they acquired the unit in a $250 million lever

Attendees at a conference on New England's electric power needs walked away praising the amount of i

Ten concerns filed applications to become licensed forwarders in the foreign trades. At the

Bureaucratic thickets can have their benefits, Thelma Issman will tell you. For without the

Bunge to Sell 7 Plants To Central SoyaBunge Corp. signed a letter of intent to sell seven of

GENERAL NEWSSales of new single-family homes in the United States fell 9 percent in October.