Commentary

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

The Clinton administration was stunned when Nelson Mandela, sub-Saharan Africa's foremost leader,

Discussions between China and the European Union in the shadow of London's Asia-Europe summit last w

The European Union is trying to stake out the moral high ground in global commerce by calling for a

How will Asia's financial crisis affect the world economy? The conventional wisdom is that nations o

The Surface Transportation Board was created in 1995 largely because Congress believed competitive m

Recommendations by an OECD study group this week for minimum corporate governance standards are welc

Blame the Asian crisis or foreigners misreading the landscape or even Japan's use of a loaded term.

During a typically spirited flight on Southwest Airlines recently, I started to wonder about other n

In 1992, the U.S. Department of Commerce began collating and publicizing monthly trade deficit figur

Acting Russian Prime Minister Sergei Kiriyenko, 35, talks, thinks and dresses like the earnest engin

Loose gravel has soaked up the pool of blood where the police chief of this rural town was stoned to

Thirty years after taking to the barricades, the generation shaped by Berlin's student protests is p

During his first race for public office, Abraham Lincoln called for ''internal improvements,'' namel

FRANCE'S MATIF TO LAUNCHREVAMPED TRADING SYSTEMPARIS - France's Matif exchange will begin to

Scores of ongoing flood control, shore protection and harbor dredging projects in at least 29 states

HARBOR FEES SHOULDN'THIT SHIPPING LINESYour March 9 editorial on Page 8A, ''The harbor maint

India's recent elections provide little cheer for foreign investors hoping to tap into the largest,

As anticipated, the Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down the harbor maintenance tax - designed to fu

Despite President Clinton's attempts to downsize and streamline the federal government, the United S

It was on an April Fools' Day, 1798, that the U.S. House of Representatives met officially for the f

Supporters of open trade face a daunting challenge these days. Declining public support for expanded

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Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and his deputy, Lawrence Summers, have been busy trying to drum up n

At a recent conference attended by foreign executives, the man endorsed recently as China's new prim

This year's highway spending bill is such a dreadful piece of legislation that it almost makes one l

What a difference a couple of years makes. When European and Asian leaders held their last summit i

Late last week, President Clinton put pressure on Congress to revive a bill aimed at curtailing frui

Botswana is rarely in the news, which is good news in a continent where headlines most often speak o

The European Union embarks on a crusade today. Or is it a charade?The official launch of neg

In recent years, arbitration agreements have become increasingly common in commercial contracts, esp

Civilian travel and tourism in space is a likelihood within the lifetimes of most people alive today

Can the present record expansion of U.S. business go on indefinitely?Few would be willing to

A 1995 federal law passed to snuff costly and ''frivolous'' shareholders' lawsuits against companies

U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky is considering a quick trip to China in the first few

The European Union's executive body, the European Commission, proposed earlier this month that the U

CONSUMERS PREFERMEXICAN TOMATOESThank you for letting Aaron Lukas champion the Mexican vine-

No doubt you know that the average caterpillar has 248 muscles in its head, and a truly ripe cranber

Recent comments by Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater and reports in the press indicate the Depa

When Union Pacific decided to place restrictions on some of its Mexico-bound rail traffic moving t