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China may become a major importer of U.S. corn, buying as much as 50 million tons over the next five

GENERAL NEWSKnight-Ridder Inc. agreed to acquire the State-Record Co., a South Carolina news

Long Island Lighting Co.'s chairman introduced to the business community two programs designed to ho

Unpredictable yet calculating, Texas Air Corp. may be the only large U.S. company the future of whic

Nuclear power will be France's energy of the future despite the accident last April at Chernobyl, a

Local shipping executives say a just-issued strategic plan for the Port of New Orleans contains no s

Poland Asks Paris Club For Debt ReschedulingPoland asked its creditor banks in the Paris Clu

Presidents of Baltimore's ILA locals held a special meeting to complain about their top negotiators

Japan's "big five" steel companies will cut annual production over the next two to three years to 90

Politics, money and sports affected stock market trading Tuesday as the Dow Jones industrial average

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

The port of Los Angeles will restructure its chain of management command, dividing the responsibilit

HOW TO WIN FRIENDS, AND LOSE THEM: Gov. Bob Graham of Florida turned a 1978 campaign gimmick into a

Grace Ventures Corp., the venture capital subsidiary of W.R. Grace & Co., headquartered here, announ

The head of the Strategic Air Command wants 50 more long-range MX missiles to be built and put on tr

A new risk retention group will offer environmental coverage for chemical manufacturers, consumer pr

EC-Comecon Contacts LUXEMBOURG - The European Community said it was willing to hold a second

The International Cocoa Organization secretariat forecast a world cocoa supply surplus of 32,000 met

Banks in industrialized countries refused any voluntary new lending to the world's 18 most heavily i

Shanghai is taking steps to restore luster to its fading charms as China's largest industrial center

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The United Mine Workers union convened the first special constitutional convention in its 97-year hi

Negotiations on a U.S. textile accord with China will be highly contentious and result in more quota

The long-awaited announcement by American President Lines that it will build ships too large to pas

Longshoremen in eastern Canada are trying to form a common front for negotiations with port employer

A state commission gave preliminary approval to New York City's plans to spend $5 million to turn a

The slowdown in the oil-fueled economies of West Africa is likely to depress freight rates further,

The Bulgarian roll-on roll-off vessel Trapezitza, 10,500 deadweight tons, was involved in a collisio

Unemployment in EC Up 1.1 percent in SeptemberBRUSSELS, Belgium - The number of jobless in t

China may cooperate with the Association of Tin Producing Countries in trying to curb the falling pr

The proposed merger of Baker International Corp. and Hughes Tool Co. will be followed by marriages o

Anyone planning to attend a meeting anywhere in the country on virtually any facet of trade with Lat

The European Community formally approved a settlement of a long-running dispute with the United Stat

Mitterrand in Frankfurt FRANKFURT, West Germany - French President Francois Mitterrand arriv

When Fiat Managing Director Cesare Romiti was informed of the arrival Oct. 1 at IRI-Finmeccanica of

Multinational automakers operating in Brazil are adding to the increasingly explosive pressure to ad

Crump Stockholders OK Acquisition by SedgwickMEMPHIS, Tenn. - Crump Cos. Inc. insurance brok

Two more AIDS researchers are considering leaving the Centers for Disease Control, continuing an exo

The Chemical Coatings Division of Reichhold Chemicals Inc. announced formation of a new business uni

The diehards had a field day. Billions of pounds worth of high-tech dealing equipment instal