Commentary

The deadline is approaching and the conservative Swiss are recoiling in horror.To be charged

All girls are good, they say in Russia's villages. So where, they ask, do bad wives come from?

Japan's economy is in recession, nearly everyone is pessimistic about the near-term outlook and the

In recent years, Ireland surged on many European Union economic barometers as it attracted record fo

For the third time, Indonesia has managed to renegotiate the terms of an international bailout for i

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has unveiled a package of cuts in oil output last

The International Monetary Fund is under siege. Strident U.S. opponents reject an American role in t

''Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.'' Catholic bishops in the U

The European Union last week sought to tackle its underground economy by, as a first step, outlining

Before he went to Africa, President Clinton said he would not apologize for slavery. But he came pre

Speculation is percolating in Latin trade channels about President Clinton's upcoming trip to Santia

Curbing global investment flows will not prevent another Asian-style financial crisis, yet the idea

Italian police say they have hard evidence that the Sicilian Mafia is involved in the smuggling of w

It's becoming trickier for marketers to stay out of trouble in an age of political correctness.<

Anthony Lake, national security adviser to President Clinton during his first term and failed nomine

First, a word in defense of Russia. When last month's shocking government Cabinet dismissal was flas

In late March, the governing body of the International Labor Organization elected Chilean Juan Somav

For the second time in 125 years, people in this small fishing village are battling the Atlantic Oce

On Monday, a World Trade Organization panel ruled against the United States over a law designed to p

In her best-selling book, ''The March of Folly,'' Barbara Tuchman recounts the periods in history wh

Trade and economics officials from the world's 29 richest countries meet in Paris later this month t

The proposed merger of Citicorp and Travelers Group is a giant, $166 billion in-your-face challenge

A new era has dawned in the Americas. The aspirations that the nations of the hemisphere pursue coin

If you read English, then please pay your telephone bill. If you speak Spanish, pay up or else, says

The financial contagion that swept through Asia eight months ago may be over. But the balance of ris

Call the human resource manager of almost any U.S. company and ask if it has high-tech job openings

A major force behind our robust stock market and stepped-up economic growth is a rare combination of

High-tech jobs were supposed to be the salvation of the American middle class. For years, we have

Last week's news that the distinguished automaker Rolls-Royce Motors will be acquired by BMW - or, h

It has never been easier to gain access to government information. On the Internet, Americans now ca

The latest trade policy wars in Washington are being fought on terrain unfamiliar to most businesses

Once subsidies are given they are almost impossible to take away, as the European Union is finding y

Angry striking towboat pilots pulled barges off to the sides of U.S. inland waterways Saturday like

International tests show American students testing near the bottom of the academic heap in math and

Computer czar Bill Gates and a handful of other billionaires like him are messing up America's econo

Slightly more than a month ago, Korea inaugurated its new president, Kim Dae-jung. While Korea's eco

It is the capital's most strategic thoroughfare: a natural point of convergence, a dividing line bet

The secret of ice's viselike grip on aircraft wings, automobile windshields and other surfaces final

The 21st century freight market will place new demands on trans-Pacific shipping lines and their cus

Consumers for the first time in three generations, may be facing lower prices for a range of goods a