Commentary

WHEN THE GROUP OF SEVEN industrialized nations convene in London in mid-July, there likely will be a

DETROIT'S AUTOMAKERS are at it again. After years of trying to limit Japanese vehicle imports, the B

Last month, the Interstate Commerce Commission asked Congress to virtually eliminate federal economi

The overhaul of the American banking system, which has been stumbling through Congress so far this y

Last week, while Congress was approving a "fast track" to free trade with Mexico, President Bush cou

IT LOOKS LIKE THE OPENING SCENE of a disaster movie. A huge triple-trailer truck is closing fast on

Two new international trade accords suggest a better life for U.S. exporters. How much better is far

1991 MAY GO DOWN IN INSURANCE HISTORY as another year of insolvency resultingfrom weak overs

The European Community is beginning to resemble a juggler who is forced to keep an ever increasing n

The engine that drives the Japanese economy is the harried housewife whose unpaid toil underwrites e

POSTAL MONOPOLIES are under attack. Europe's antitrust cops are the latest toserve notice th

President Bush recently revealed his intent to push for most-favored-nation status for China. A deci

ANYONE WHO STILL DOESN'T SEE the positive link between preferential trade treatment for China and po

LOBBIES ARE LINING UP for what could be a bitter battle over President Bush's proposal to renew the

ONE OF THE MORE TROUBLING TRENDS in recent U.S. international economic policy is a return to the pra

ONE OF THE MAXIMS OF MILITARY STRATEGY is never to plan a war based upon the requirements of your la

To grow or not to grow? That's the question many communities struggle with as they consider future e

This dedication of the National Center for Food Safety and Technology comes at a crucial time in the

The recent launch of the Polish Stock Exchange - Eastern Europe's third after previous stock market

Rate-setting conferences in the maritime industry have faced stiff criticism lately, but rumors of t

The growing gap between rich and poor, and even between the rich and the middle class, is now an est

THE COLD WAR ISN'T OVER. Try selling a fiber-optic phone system to the Soviet Union and the U.S. go

FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS IN ASIA, skittish about interfering in bilateral relations between the United S

REP. GIBBONS' BILL CAN'T SAVE SHIPYARDSYour editorial "Shipbuilding Subsidies" (May 13) is o

The Big Three auto manufacturers Chrysler, Ford and General Motors must wonder whether they're ste

Late last week, after Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev apparently had asked for $100 billion in We

THE FUTURE OF HIGH-TECH RAIL in America is off to a bad start. Two European groups are battling each

Every day crowds of Japanese walk the streets of tree-lined Omotosando avenue in Tokyo's Harajuku di

WHEN A DANISH SHIPPING LINE cut its rates last week to attract new business, competitors cried foul.

This is a tough time to be a central banker. The marriage between money and politics is always storm

Earlier this month, the Bush administration told Congress the nation's bridges are in shambles. Engi

US SHOULD STOP CRITICIZING THE EBRDCurtis Hoxter's editorial article "Mr. Attali's Grand Vis

Beware of the elation following last week's vote by the Soviet parliament granting its citizens the

Congress has a chance to recast America's outmoded trade policies toward the People's Republic of Ch

AFTER SOME CONFUSION, U.S. and Japanese officials are nearing an agreement on trade in semiconductor

INITIAL HOPES that the Persian Gulf war would stimulate a serious review of U.S. maritime policy are

DON'T BUILD NEW 'TOWER OF BABEL'The May 14 opinion article recommending re-regulation of the

CONGRESS SEEMS EVEN MORE ANGRY this year than last as the second anniversary of Beijing's senseless

Brazil's investors, creditors and trade partners will be watching closely during the next few months

It is spring, and tax bills are sprouting new buds of hope for the middle class. You know the middle