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Georgia led a parade of 33 states and the District of Columbia in an increase in the sales of existi

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

U.S. consumer confidence declined in October to its lowest level in more than three years, the Confe

When the Soviet cruise ship Admiral Nakhimov collided with the bulk carrier Petr Vasev in the Black

The Federal Maritime Commission formally warned ocean carriers and rate conferences that under the n

Total Soviet cereal production is expected to decline this year to 171 million metric tons, compared

Whether states may tax earnings from key securities backed by the federal government and whether the

PWS Launches Bid To Take Over HeathPWS Holdings launched what it called a final takeover bid

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

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

The struggling Philippine economy is getting some of the foreign backing it desperately craves, but

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

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

The Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in a state truck taxation case involving roughly $400 mil

Getty Petroleum Corp. signed a definitive agreement to acquire the gasoline station and terminal ass

Mobil Gives Contracts For Hydro-treater JobMobil Oil Corp. awarded contracts for the constru

OMI Corp. reported third-quarter net income of $955,000, or four cents a share, down from $1 million

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

The sharp decline in U.S. exports has not been spread equally among the nation's seaports, according

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

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

Sanwa Bank Ltd.'s New York branch just arranged a deal whereby Hitachi Zosen of Japan will acquire C

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

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

The people at A-P-A Transport Corp. are acting like the cat that swallowed the canary. Actually, the

Navistar International Corp. will take a $66 million charge in its fourth quarter report, based on t

People Express Inc. reported a net loss in the third quarter of $112.9 million, compared with a net

New regulations to force disclosure of the true ownership of public companies will be published for

Members of the International Longshoremen's Association from Maine to Virginia will vote today on ra

Midwestern corn producers said the $1.05 a bushel duty imposed by Canada on U.S. corn imports won't

The European Commission is investigating a French allegation that Italy's state-owned Fincantieri sh

United Reports Rise In Income for QuarterIRVING, Texas - United Insurance Cos. said third qu

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

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

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

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

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

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

Unions Act to Block Buy-out of EasternUnions representing Eastern Airlines workers have file

Frans Andriesson, vice president of the European Community Commission, warned that another major row