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The No. 2 reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, three new nuclear reactors and new capacity

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. says it is ready to load fuel into the core of its Nine Mile Point unit 2

PPG Industries announced that it purchased Chemfil Corp. of Troy, Mich., the leading supplier of met

Multilateral trade negotiations beginning next January in Geneva will be difficult but should produc

Monsanto Co. and Bayer AG plan to stay in Brazil despite a tide of retreating foreign investments, t

Shippers National Freight Claim Council, advanced liability seminar. Oct. 29-31. Hotel Thayer, West

The Argentine government this week will increase the minimum wheat support price paid to farmers, cu

Multilateral trade negotiations beginning next January in Geneva will be difficult but should produc

The supply of distillate fuel oil declined slightly and gasoline supplies were unchanged, the Americ

Cash prices on the spot oil market continued their decline this week on high inventories that moved

The executive suite at Purolator Courier Corp.'s sleek headquarters looks strangely Spartan. Gone ar

Reinsurance companies are set to grow even faster than the impressive prospects for the property and

St. Louis Refrigerator Car, a subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc., began building and repairing r

Koch Carbon Inc. of Wichita, Kan., purchased C. Reiss Coal Co., Sheboygan, Wis., a 100-year-old fami

Houston Lighting & Power Co. is turning the Gulf Coast geology to its advantage with construction of

The new Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. service from the U.S. East Coast to South America appears to be a

Sulfate DemandSeen FlatOverall demand for aluminum sulfate has been flat and is expe

Export and import contracts concluded by Japan's 13 major trading firms registered record declines i

Chemed Corp. and Merck & Co. announced that they have entered into an agreement in principle for Mer

Japan is aggressively shopping for high-technology companies in the United States. Fujitsu L

Efforts are being made to determine if U.S. companies are complying with anti-apartheid demands in t

Marines Plead Guilty To Freight Train TheftsYUCCA VALLEY, Calif. - Eight Marines pleaded gui

President Reagan's veto of a bill authorizing funding for the Maritime Administration and the Federa

Brazilian Sugar Shipment Postponed Until 1987The Brazilian Sugar and Alcohol Institute grant

Tenneco Inc. reported a net loss for the third quarter of $246 million compared with a net loss of $

The U.S. Export-Import Bank is considering loans totaling just under $1 billion to support U.S. sale

GENERAL NEWSThe slump in public works projects led the decline in construction contracting.

It was apparent to those who had been in world trade for any length of time that Sears, Roebuck and

The U.S. dollar steadied in quiet trading Wednesday, moving higher against some major foreign curren

GENERAL NEWSThe slump in public works projects led the decline in construction contracting.

US Pressed on Syria BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Community is asking the United States t

Canada's two major railways are stalking container business to be generated by four Asian car assemb

As hundreds cheered and applauded, former Governor and U.S. Senator Abraham Ribicoff told federal en

More than 3,400 ships called at Hong Kong in the second quarter with total capacity of 20 million ne

The European Community Commission approved a grant for Daimler-Benz AG, from a joint federal-state r

S. Koreans to Display Merchandise in NYCNEW YORK The Korean General Merchandise Show will b

U.S. policy on tin stockpiles is a matter of grave concern" to major world producers, who are urging

Chevron Corp. reported third quarter consolidated earnings of $208 million, 61 cents a share, down f

The insurance industry again plans to pay the highest average merit increases among salaried workers

A joint venture between two mutual life insurance companies may lead to more mergers in the industry