Commentary

The U.S. economy is blessed with the most powerful and well-balanced business expansion in its histo

I would like to comment on ''Panalpina quits IATA's Cargo 2000'' (Feb. 22, Page 1).The conce

Over the past several months, more than half my time has been spent traveling on business assignment

Virginia lawmakers have vowed to continue their battle to undermine the Constitution. They've announ

At a time of historically low agricultural commodity prices, commerce in at least one crop is lookin

he space shuttle Endeavour made a perfect landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida this week a

The encouraging news is that Russia seems to be stabilizing economically, politically and socially.

Eleven European nations in 1999 created a common currency zone known as the European Economic and Mo

As an election-year congressional session gets under way, one of the hottest topics of speculation c

The Transportation Research Board is hosting a conference today focusing on the state of readiness f

The brutal Russian conquest of the Chechen capital of Grozny has immeasurably increased the strategi

Following weekend parleys focusing on $30-plus per barrel international oil charges, U.S. Energy Sec

I have just one word for Bill Gates: Settle.This week, Microsoft and the government gave the

The disparity between the impressive incomes earned by universities when they license their logos fo

Cyber-wizard Bill Gates' purchase of a stake in an American shipyard, Newport News Shipbuilding, bas

he political-campaign wave has rolled on, and the rhetorical shot and shell is already flying in oth

This letter is in response to ''NVOCCs adjusting to OSRA changes: Little interest seen in Hyde heari

The United States was founded in part on the premise that an important role of the federal governmen

Union Pacific, CSX, Norfolk Southern and Canadian Pacific make no secret that they don't want Burlin

Question: What comes in a blue and white box with a can of Raid? Answer: Windows 2000.Or at

here are, as the purveyors of time-worn adages tell us, two sides to every coin. And some things ill

he Erika was no Exxon Valdez, but it could have a bigger impact on world shipping than the infamous

President Clinton's biggest battle with Congress in this, his final year in office, will be over tra

While others in Asia talk e-commerce and globalization, Singapore is ''walking the walk.'' Its leade

We live in an environment of mergers and acquisitions. That's the case not only in shipping, but als

The U.S. government must often feel that it is damned if it engages economically with the rest of th

A century ago, when Vienna flourished as the co-capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, immigrants f

MINNEAPOLIS- ST. PAUL STAR TRIBUNE:It has become one of Washington's least productive ritual

ho says American schoolkids are the only ones who have a less-than-comprehensive understanding of wh

here isn't much disagreement, thankfully, over how to approach the Internet security crisis. The dif

This is a flawed statistic, but it's jarring nevertheless: Of the eight largest U.S. airlines, the o

Buried in the new Clinton administration budget is an additional $21 million for enforcing trade agr

What is the likely outcome from the hearing on ocean carrier antitrust immunity that Rep. Henry Hyde

In Davos, Switzerland, and other venues, Americans have been lecturing the Europeans and Japanese ab

t's beginning to hit people: The e-commerce revolution that's sweeping the press and the public cons

The Japan Fair Trade Commission is expected to render a decision shortly that could have far-reachin

ive them credit for boundless optimism, if nothing else.An investor group plans to rent the

orget for a moment the difficulties of business communications when two or more languages are involv

At first I thought there was something wrong with my computer.I was sitting the other day in

Question: What if the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the Group of Seven industrial-