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The information explosion can give you whiplash.Just when we were worrying about the Social

I have just crossed over the line. It was only a month ago that I mustered the resolve to scrap my t

President Clinton's biggest responsibility during his coming visit to the People's Republic of China

As intemperate and emotional as it may be, Mexican invective against the recent ''Casablanca'' sting

Rising just outside the Gdansk shipyard's gates, a riveting monument of three anchors nailed to stee

The voice of the people has had little impact on the tone or direction of the immigration debate in

South Korean President Kim Dae-jung's recent visit to the United States was masterful in the subtlet

Almost 100 years ago, Andrew Carnegie implored his mega-rich compadres to give away a good chunk of

The United States is in the process of deregulating its electric utility industry, which promises to

President Clinton recently confessed he had to ''fudge'' on legislation authorizing reprisals agains

Britain's government has taken the first tentative steps toward modernizing the management of its ai

Try as they might, cartels rarely accomplish their chief goal: to ensure ample profits for member co

Six years old, living in Westbury, Long Island, I had an enormously overdue library book. I remember

Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's only real answer to six years of economic stagnation has

While the United States continues to grind out economic sanctions, one longstanding penalty against

Economic sanctions have taken on a life of their own. Once reserved for only the worst conduct by th

More than seven years after Communism collapsed and the Soviet empire disintegrated, Russia is an in

It's too early to tell how the stock market's recent weakness will affect the millionaire around the

The biggest wave of mergers and acquisitions in history is now under way. Each year seems to bring m

House Speaker Newt Gingrich jostled the slumbering trade community last week when he said that he pl

You stretch as you settle into your chair in front of your computer at precisely 9 a.m. (sign-on tim

Remember when faxing seemed like a miracle?In the early days, we would watch and wait as a s

''The Great Betrayal: How American Sovereignty and Social Justice Are Being Sacrificed to the Gods o

It's one thing to crack down on big corporate polluters. It's quite another to get citizens to do th

''First he makes love to me and lavishes me with gifts. Then he beats me.''This isn't the cr

As President Clinton prepares for his first official visit to China next week, critics from all side

The U.S. trade deficit hit another new high last month as the worsening Asian economic crisis clippe

STANDING UPFOR STRONGER UNIONSYour June 8 editorial, ''Stronger unions'' (Page 4A), seems to

Last week the U.N. General Assembly promised a fresh assault in the war on drugs with a coordinated

The International Monetary Fund's involvement and financial obligations have heightened dramatically

Are we saving the tropical forests with eco-tourism, eco-harvested fruits and eco-friendly logging?

The United States came to the rescue of the Japanese yen Wednesday, intervening in currency markets

Anti-China sentiment has rarely been stronger in Congress, but even the latest political skirmishing

Another rail service crisis may be developing in the United States. Expectations of a record harvest

The current antitrust suit against software giant Microsoft has raised the question of whether the J

When automated teller machines first appeared 30 years ago, banks told us these machines would provi

Never has Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve, had so little to worry about. The state o

CLARIFYING ISSA'SRATE RESPONSIBILITIESThe members of the Inland Shipping Service Association

Is it time for the world's big powers, led by the United States, to rescue the yen?As Japan'

A casual look at any of the daily papers is likely to drive even the most die-hard fans of the banki