Commentary

The Internet and the bevy of available entertainment options offering instant gratification have tak

The United Kingdom is about to become less united.On May 6, Scotland will vote for its own p

A gradual shift in grain transportation toward heavier rail cars is forcing country elevators and th

Good leaders are critical in most any business setting. But to be a great leader within a global eco

The decision by the European Central Bank to cut the securities repurchase rate by 50 basis points,

o one actually wins a trade war, as U.S. officials are well aware. The ''winners'' in a trade war a

Whatever the outcome in Kosovo, President Clinton's next big international crisis may well be the up

he limits of power can be captured in a single headline: ''Serb Pullback May Forestall NATO Attack.'

Will it be corn flakes or cottage cheese? Checks or stripes? Cash or credit card?These are a

Of all the volumes written about the sea, about commerce and about the impact of both on internation

What would your reaction be if a four-lane highway suddenly narrowed down to two lanes tied up by in

Some suggest that private citizens should be encouraged to use the False Claims Act to help stamp ou

Raise global standards,don't erode America'sI am writing in response to Gary Galles' March 3

mart executives interested in sharpening their survival skills ought to go back to the Shakespeare p

The oil industry is now focusing on the megadeal. In recent deals such as BP and Amoco, Total and Pe

Trying to decide which carrier will be the next one swallowed up is a favorite pastime in the contai

An international prize helped encourage Charles Lindbergh to be the first person to fly solo across

No one can remember when foreign policy played such a prominent role in the race for governor of Tok

When Rick, the hard-boiled American idealist, met the French prefect of police at Rick's Bar, he was

f nothing else, Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji comported himself with admirable skill, grace and style i

n just three weeks, carriers and cargo shippers in the U.S. trades will be able to experience the be

US must be consistenton shipbuilding standardsRecent articles reporting statements by high M

The passage of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA) finally brings the business of purchasing ocean

Ah, America! Thy commandeering ways!We, the self-styled world's policemen, are seeing the er

During the steel import crisis, many possible solutions, including application of anti-dumping dutie

China still has to conclude negotiations with other countries regarding its accession to the World T

The Federal Reserve's decision to leave interest rates unchanged despite a recent run-up in oil pric

n a chilly October day more than a decade ago, a handful of people from the Port of New York & New J

It's true. New Jersey Gov. Christie Whitman knows what a computer virus is. When authorities Friday

China's recent concessions in its attempt to gain admittance to the World Trade Organization indicat

It was the first major league baseball game in Cuba in 40 years, pitting the Baltimore Orioles again

The economy has been expanding at a very steady rate over the past eight years. More Americans are e

In warehouses all over southwest Texas, bags and bales of mohair pile up, waiting for good prices an

My notebook computer is my co-pilot. Of course, it gets a little help from a friend!Door-to-

US should strengthenits shipyard industryIn a column in the March 30 Journal of Commerce (''

hether you call it a war, a police action, peace keeping or merely an air campaign, military effo

wo goals, one tactical and one strategic, should be remembered throughout the intensifying whirlwin

Although it is a staple of most TV news shows, the person-on-the-street interview has never looked s

When the Mont Blanc tunnel was opened in 1965, it was hailed as an Alpine wonder. Bored through the

Listen to some U.S. business leaders talk. Here's Archie Dunham, the Conoco Inc. CEO: ''We're excite