Commentary

Based on world power realities, money in the bank, diplomatic leverage, the quest for global stabili

As Soviet communism went into its death throes, Western advisers arrived in Moscow promising Russian

As U.S. interests continue to evolve beyond the agenda of the Cold War, American diplomats and execu

With the Japanese yen continuing to drop against the dollar, the usual doomsayers are responding wit

American taxpayers work hard to pay for the services government provides and have every right to exp

Now that the peak holiday shipping season is under way and imports from Asia are flooding into West

If Rip Van Winkle awoke today, a review of labor news might not seem so strange to him. The Teamster

Technology has changed the way we live and do business in America. This change has occurred in just

The absurdity of the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba reveals itself in many ways. As our Kevin Hall

A few weeks ago I played in a golf tournament for charity, a day that concluded with dinner and an a

Until the onset of the current regional crisis, the economic miracle in Southeast Asia was touted by

FOREIGN GUEST WORKERSDRIVE DOWN WAGESWith legislation pending to double the number of foreig

Some workers shop the Internet on company time, while others download pornographic images.Th

Among his fellow diplomats, and at ministry headquarters in Moscow, Russia's Foreign Minister, Yevge

My friend Stuart announced last week that he will stay the course. He will not be among those to buy

Free trade loses some of its appeal when traditional tariff barriers are replaced by new controls on

In the July 29 Journal of Commerce, former U.S. Agriculture Secretary John R. Block admonished membe

Weak and getting weaker is the only way to describe import demand in the developing nations.

DON'T RACE TO ENDWOOL IMPORT TARIFFSYour July 31 article ''Textile lobby says 'no' to wool i

Russia may be too big to fail, but the beleaguered country seems headed inexorably in that direction

Austria has a chance to make its mark during its maiden presidency of the European Union, which exte

RAIL PERFORMANCEISN'T SO ROSYI am troubled by the article, ''US rails: A world apart,'' on t

Some observers regard China as a calm port amid the turmoil sweeping through East Asia. As once-fast

Japan's new leaders are off to a less-than-inspiring start. The country's new prime minister, Keizo

Older U.S. workers, sometimes viewed as technological dinosaurs, may find additional job opportuniti

Fast-track trade negotiating authority may be achievable this year. Following months of inactivity i

Crystal-ball gazing is almost as popular a sport as basketball. Self-proclaimed pundits like to pred

With all the recent focus on airline rage and bursts of violence at tyke soccer games, it's easy to

A couple of old Moscow hands passed through town recently - English journalists who worked in the ci

Business guru Tom Peters once said, ''The No. 1 premise of business is that it ought to be fun. If i

Diverted perhaps by the unprecedented legal wrangling surrounding President Clinton these days, the

Give Bud Shuster credit. The Pennsylvania congressman, who chairs the House Transportation Committee

The Far Eastern Economic Review characterized President Clinton's recent trip to China as ''eating c

For more than a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported U.S. unemployment rates at or belo

ONCE MORE, WITH FEELING:CONRAIL'S SALE PRICEHenry C. Wolf, executive vice president of finan

With the announcement that Cendant Chairman Walter Forbes will step down in the wake of revelations

At the very moment that the U.S. Justice Department is pursuing a questionable antitrust claim again

Mexico's economy has recovered handsomely since the 1994-95 peso crash, but the political system has

Advocates of aggressive actions to avert potential damages from global climate change are frequently

The news keeps getting worse for exporters with an eye on the Japanese market. Sales of imported car