Commentary

The maritime, port and shipping industries desperately seek some new images to describe the Clinton

The Exxon Valdez oil spill 10 years ago was a seminal event in the annals of corporate responsibilit

The cheery Australian greeting ''G'day, mate!'' and the allied concept of ''mateship,'' in which Aus

he debilitating relationship between continental Europe's political and business elites that has s

Their prices are going up, while most prices are stable or going down. Their record in providing opp

He came highly recommended. Tom Davidson, as I'll call him, had all the right stuff - the right back

Companies that want to sell consumer products in an emerging market need only look at East Africa to

The picture isn't pretty for those who wish Cuba a benign transit to full democracy.Four Cub

The world's two most influential traveling salesmen are heading for the United States soon, their su

The current economic recovery, which began in March 1991, is now eight years old. It thus surpasses

pposition continues to mount to the Clinton ad- ministration's effort to wash its hands of financial

The 1-cent hike in the price of a first-class postage stamp that went into effect recently may seem

Ever since that classic budget automobile - the Yugo - hit the market some years back, I've been int

In a set of speeches that looks suspiciously like a coordinated effort, three of the six members of

Who would have thought that satisfying the U.S. public's hunger for information about environmental

he great financial minds of the world will convene in Washington later this month for the 1999 sprin

As the May 1 implementation of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA) approaches, widespread confusion

As more airlines and other transportation companies scramble to join a winning team, they'd be wise

China boasts of forbearance in not devaluing the yuan during the past year of financial crisis, and

U.S. domestic operators of containerships and dry-bulk carriers should be allowed the opportunity, o

Will they or won't they? That is the question.Will it be nobler for the Department of Justic

With the next presidential campaign already stirring, the polls are dishing up their seemingly autho

I've recently been doing business with a lawyer friend of mine whose company employs a spectacularly

ussian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov's mission to Belgrade carries clear risks that extend far be

On board the Russian government jet, high above the Atlantic Ocean, Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny P

Water is one of the most sensitive and emotive issues in the Middle East. Two recent developments ha

he latest results from a continuing study show that employers have a powerful reason to pressure th

South Korea continues to record impressive numbers on its financial side. But caution is in order. T

Few good ideas have come under so many logically and empirically false attacks as free trade.

Anyone doing business overseas should be familiar with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Created in

The latest American craze sweeping Europe isn't a computer game, a new fast food or a fashion fad. I

Now that the Surface Transportation Board has approved the union of Canadian National Railway and Il

U.S. multinationals and their overseas affiliates have definitely experienced better times.L

t's easy to view the budget agreement reached by Eu ropean Union leaders last Friday as a grand cop-

''It used to be when American policy makers thought of Africa at all, they would ask, what can we do

I am sitting in a sound chamber, listening to music. What's playing is Herb Alpert, then Whitney Hou

If you don't have anything nice to say about a place, call.If you want to learn something ab

I'm already missing those halcyon days when all Congress cared about was what was going on in the Ov

t was good to see the legislative rebirth last week of Sen. Richard Lugar's common-sense approach to

The emergence in Japan of e-commerce - buying and selling over the Internet - represents a historic