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Xerox Corp. of Stamford, Conn., and London-based Rank Xerox Ltd. announced the establishment of a Eu

GMC Truck Operation of General Motors Corp. unveiled its heavy and medium trucks for 1987, highlight

Canadian Pacific Ltd. reported third-quarter income rose to C$81.2 million, or 27 cents a share, fro

Japanese Population TOKYO - Japan's population totaled 121,048,923 as of Oct. 1, 1985, up 3.

U.S. companies will soon have a chance to use the first teleport in the Caribbean, at rates estimate

A decline in food exports has contributed to a downward revision of Jamaica's economic growth prospe

Gorbachev Trip Touted NEW DELHI, India - Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev's upcoming visit t

Greece and the United States signed a defense and industrial cooperation agreement that will give Gr

Exports from the 12 nations of the European Community fell 12 percent in the May-July period from a

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is looking for eight to 10 companies in the food proce

Pepsico Inc. said it will invest up to US$100 million in joint ventures to produce soft drinks in Ch

Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone has called for measures to facilitate private Japanese inv

THE PAC RIM 86. An international symposium on trade, finance and investment. Participants include Au

The economies of the 10 leading industrialized nations of the West will grow by between 2.5 percent

China will be operating sophisticated financial markets within a decade at most, said John Phelan, c

Toshiba Subsidiary Opens 2nd US OfficeToshiba International Corp., a subsidiary of Japan's T

A NEW PACIFIC RIM trade war is brewing over what might seem a small matter. With an announce

The turmoil at the port of Portland's shipyard here took a new twist last week when a port subcommit

Toshiba Expands Global OperationsToshiba Corp. will open a new color TV chassis plant in Mex

BankAmerica Plans Large Assets SalesBankAmerica Corp. plans to sell its Italian subsidiary a

UGI Corp., a diversified utility, said its AmeriGas subsidiary has acquired two related industrial g

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., San Francisco, is expected to ask the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissi

Ruco Develops SoftwareProgramRuco Polymer Corp. developed an IBM-compatible software

Imperial Chemical Industries completed the purchase for $580 million in cash of the U.S. paint compa

Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone promised visiting Philippine President Corazon Aquino that

W.R. Grace & Co. announced the completion of a $10 million general expansion at the headquarters of

PMC Group Increases BHT Prices PMC Specialties Group Inc. is increasing its prices for both

Norfolk Southern Corp. plans to spend an estimated $15 million at its Norfolk, Va., coal terminal in

Westinghouse to Move Two Product LinesBEAVER, Pa. - Westinghouse Electric Corp., citing a se

A new 1,000-metric-tons-a-day gas liquefaction unit, the largest of its kind ever built in the Unite

Alaska's eight-term congressman, still weary from the campaign trail, is aligning his forces in the

AquaSciences International Inc. acquired Panzella Water Conditioning Co. of Marlboro, N.Y., for an u

GENERAL NEWS Consumer confidence declined in October to its lowest level in more than three

There is concern that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' pricing committee meeting s

The U.S. dollar will fall to 1.80 deutsche marks and 150 yen, while the pound sterling is expected t

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

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

Monday, Nov. 10, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Moody's Investors Service assigned an initial Aa1 rating to a senior long- term Euroyen obligation o

State public utility regulators have basic fears that arise when a utility announces it intends to d