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

San Francisco's district attorney is investigating whether a maritime union has been getting free r

South Korean shipbuilders appear ready to raise prices and cooperate with other countries in reducin

Dan-Air, Britain's second-largest airline, was told its refusal to hire men as cabin attendants is s

Kuwait will be the first member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to sell gasolin

The Rhode Island Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association wants state approval for an aver

A 58-country treaty calling on nations to report nuclear accidents to their neighbors went into effe

The director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey predicts the current International Lon

Saudi Arabia has offered discounts of 35 cents to 50 cents a barrel on outstanding net-back contract

Tuesday, October 28, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The appeals procedure has begun in Florida as the insurance industry continues its attempts to overt

Several Brazilian industries plan to take advantage of the country's recent lift of a ban on importi

Bankers, like players in the World Series, face growing pressure to either try to hit a home run and

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

A federal judge returned to state court two lawsuits filed by passengers of the hijacked Achille Lau

A fall in the price of soybeans and vegetable oils is likely before prices begin to rise again, the

The United States and Japan face a head-on collision over trade unless each nation changes its funda

Despondent because he expected to lose his job when the Japan National Railway is broken up into pri

The New York branch of Banque Paribas of France announced an inno vative revolving credit facility f

President Reagan signed a major change in the nation's bankruptcy law that backers said will give ne

France and Norway are locked in a high stakes tug-of-war involving the future of the multibillion do

Temporary Services Opens Second OfficeLONG BEACH, Calif. - Temporary Services International,

Supposedly close to agreement on their local port contract, the New York Shipping Association and th

Fernandez in Jordan MADRID, Spain - Foreign Minister Francisco Fernandez Ordonez left for a

Telecommunications is the world's most promising investment sector to generate wealth in developing

Continental ReplacesPresidentThomas G. Plaskett was named president and chief execut

Commercial banks are turning into "disadvantaged" institutions that are losing their traditional gr

Sales of existing homes, bolstered by falling home prices and low mortgage rates, climbed 4.4 percen

Unemployed oil-patch professionals and troubled exploration companies have rediscovered an ancient m

Connecticut Energy Corp. reported a loss of $2.5 million for the third quarter, compared with a loss

Court Rejects Challenge To Marcy-South LineThe Appellate Division of New York State Supreme

Kerr-McGee Corp. lost $325.8 million after taxes in the third quarter of 1986, compared with earning

Supporters of legislation to create a new vaccine compensation system andallow for the expor

Sun Reduces Prices On No. 2 Fuel OilSun Refining and Marketing Co. said that effective 10 a.

The Navy has asked that substantial repairs be made to the USS Croaker, a 43- year-old retired subma

Chrysler Raises Stake In Maserati to 15.6 percentChrysler Corp. increased its stake in Maser

Knight-Ridder Inc. agreed to acquire the State-Record Co., a South Carolina newspaper company that p

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Sagging exports of major farm commodities have hit hard in 420 counties where those crops account fo

Australia's 1986-87 (April-March) wheat crop should total 16.0 million metric tons given average wea