Commentary

The nation's trade community got another reminder last week of a looming crisis that just won't go a

Soon we'll be getting the clinical details of the physical health of the many aspirants for the Whit

New York: The Great White Way. The tall buildings. The subways. And, oh yeah, PC Expo.When a

Insurers around the world are frustrated. They see a vast potential for business in China - but a po

Japanese in increasing numbers are going gray at an early age these days - by choice, not by biologi

In the growing world economy, the Northern Hemisphere can no longer rely solely on trade led by Fort

The recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions in a trio of cases involving the Americans with Disabilities

A recent federal case involving a towing company may signal an initiative by federal agencies and pr

Railroad cops were organized in the last century, when murder along the tracks was the unfortunate b

As it does every year, Congress is considering whether to continue normal trade relations status for

On any weekday morning, visitors to London can see a curious sight, one that's rarely noted in the t

Has it ever occurred to either John Freivalds or Daryl Natz, authors of the opinion article ''Franke

In the give-and-take tango that characterizes U.S.-Argentina trade relations, things are no longer i

Negotiators in Belfast are wrangling with basic issues of peace and justice as they try to keep Nort

The decision of the American Medical Association to form a doctors' labor union is ironic on two cou

With the Dow rising from 10,000 to 11,000 in just 24 trading days this spring, with the bull market

Privatization of a state-owned firm brings fresh money to the government and energetic new managemen

Shipping has become accustomed to the container line merger/acquisition process in recent years, and

In the urgency of advocacy, Ward Uggerud (opinion article, ''Rail customers want what the law promis

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has been a model central banker. Calm and nondogmatic, he ha

There's a reason why Europe is called the Old Country. While the rest of the developed world has lon

Some of Wall Street's most prestigious firms have ventured into the remote reaches of the South Paci

The Senate voted 57-42 Monday not to limit debate on a bill that would have imposed import quotas on

NYK Line has released its annual survey of the world container fleet, a concise but detailed report

The only man rich enough to rebuild Kosovo single-handed is Microsoft's Bill Gates.Forbes ma

Solid and sustained economic growth has taken root across the United States, with indexes of wholesa

It's back - and it's unlikely to go away.The U.S. export community expects to find out next

Fifty-one years ago this week, on June 24, 1948, Soviet forces cut off all ground travel in and out

Remember the saying ''the more things change, the more they remain the same?''Even after con

The only thing more stupid in politics than a stalking horse is a stalking ass. The proof is in the

As usual, the Swiss are feeling alone these days. But in a departure from their long tradition of pr

The U.S. Export-Import Bank is involved in an ugly showdown with the Philippines over control of tha

When it comes to setting tax rates there are basically two ways to do it. In one you figure out how

In today's tight job market, Chuck Stevens is willing to hire workers with a past if they prove they

Intermodal Expo'scurrent plightwas predictableAs a person who, in the past, has work

The new round of World Trade Organization negotiations will begin in Seattle Nov. 30, and the time h

They're leaking, they're suing, they're going public with their complaints, and some are even gettin

It's an excuse you wouldn't want to hear - or give.A Scottish military policeman was separat

This month marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Ayatollah Khomeini, the revolutionary leader o

Is the new round of world-trade negotiations doomed to fizzle on the launching pad, wilting into irr