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Orders for expensive manufactured goods fell 4.1 percent in September after an unusually large 5.7 p

ELECTRICITY SALES RISE AT DETROIT EDISONDetroit Edison Co. said that for the third quarter t

EC URGED TO CLARIFY TRADE RULES POSITIONBRUSSELS, Belgium - Leaders of the 12 European Commu

Soaring inflation is casting shadows over the autumn session of China's premier trade fair, but offi

The California Department of Insurance said it has ordered Serpico Insurance Trust Association to st

Sentry Insurance, citing extensive losses, said Tuesday it had canceled all its automobile, motorcyc

Optical data storage has long presented the computer industry with a vision of cheap storage of mass

JURY REJECTS SUIT IN TYLENOL CASEA federal court jury has rejected a $6.5 billion negligence

Grand Metropolitan PLC, the British company seeking to acquire control of the Pillsbury Co. of Minne

COLONNA'S SHIPYARD INC. (Norfolk, Va.) - Richard H. Owen was named vice presi- dent and general mana

Imperial Chemical Industries PLC said Monday it will establish a world explosives business at its su

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Tues. Oct. 25, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

The unemployment rate in the metropolitan area was 4 percent in August, down slightly from the 4.2 p

U.S. automakers are refusing to follow the lead of their Japanese competitors in offering four-wheel

West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl's visit to Moscow this week is unlikely to give major impetus to

A team of specialists has begun a two-month, $25,000 study on how to control rats displaced by the $

The Degussa Group announced plans to build a new sodium cyanide plant in Mobile, Ala., and to expand

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has denied Ciba-Geigy Corp.'s application to c

Spot gasoline prices moved up substantially Tuesday as an already-tight, firm market reacted to news

NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP. (Syracuse, N.Y.) - Lawrence Burkhardt III was named executive vice presid

BROKEN HILL, MOBIL SIGN INDONESIAN PACTSMELBOURNE, Australia - Broken Hill Proprietary Co. L

Sugar production is but a faint shadow today of the 1.2 million tons that Puerto Rico bagged in 1953

P&G LAUNCHES EFFORT TO TRIPLE JAPAN SALESProcter & Gamble Co. is launching a three-year plan

Australia has been heartened by the recent U.S. shift in attitude toward agriculture protection but

The Shipbuilders Council of America sued the federal government in U.S. District Court here for allo

A man paralyzed from the waist down when his parked car was rammed by another vehicle has lost a law

Foreign exchange executives in the United States are paid more than U.K. and Canadian dealers, accor

The U.S. dollar was narrowly mixed Tuesday after overcoming several sinking spells. Currency

Sales of existing single-family homes fell 2.2 percent in September after an unexpectedly strong sal

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The Federal Maritime Commission will decide today how to put a regulatory edge on the enforcement to

Only weeks after the state of Alaska advised the Port of Seattle that it will lose its ferry connect

Trailer Train Co. warned the Interstate Commerce Commission Tuesday that a refusal to grant its requ

SONOCO TO PURCHASE HILEX PLASTIC BAG UNITHARTSVILLE, S.C. - Sonoco Products Co. signed a let

The TransPacific Westbound Rate Agreement temporarily suspended its Bangkok congestion charges until

FIMAP 88: International Woodworking Machinery Fair. Oct. 26-30. Exposition Center, Porto, Portugal.

Executives from top U.S. multinationals Tuesday praised the high-technology orientation and superior

Port Manatee proclaimed success in its effort to attract higher-valued cargoes after posting an 8.8

Union Texas Petroleum Holdings Inc. announced plans for a $71 million expansion of the company's joi