Commentary

There's no doubt that last week's British government conference on Nazi gold was a great achievement

China roundly applauded this week's decision by the European Commission to recognize some of its ref

GENERAL AVERAGE: THE CASEOF 3 GUYS AND A VOYAGETom Baldwin's column on the Mediterranean Shi

The U.S. government, at last, seems to have a sustained interest in the development of sub-Saharan A

It's the consumer-protection news of the season. Some brands of hanging icicle lights, a favorite it

Santa may still come via Ohio, the home of America's three top toy manufacturers. But he is getting

KYOTO SUPPORTERSIGNORE REAL COSTSRobert Repetto and Cresencia Maurere argue (''Climate Pact

No sooner had President Clinton made the momentous decision to get a dog than the questions began.

There is good news for Americans despite last week's preliminary ruling by a World Trade Organizatio

On the very day the president of the Bundesbank and a senior German politician suggested it might be

Philadelphians are celebrating. After months of negotiations, the city completed a deal this week wi

The projected computer meltdown in the year 2000 caused by the so-called millennium bug is more than

The U.S. shipping industry was recently given a loud warning about the fragility of the 1916 law tha

The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported that U.S. employment and wage growth for November w

The local elections held last month in Taiwan drove home two points that should be taken to heart by

U.S. policy in the Middle East - more specifically the Persian Gulf - has always been based on the b

Critics of the financial services agreement just reached in Geneva say it doesn't go far enough. Sup

In an unprecedented decision, the European Union's court ruled that France ''restricted trade'' by l

Here's one for you: Why did the travel agents postpone their meeting in Washington last week?

It's unusual for the Environmental Protection Agency to announce a full-scale review of a new regula

Electric utilities, which are among America's last government-regulated monopolies, are under siege.

U.S. relations with Russia and China are frequently in the spotlight. In the United States, the focu

At the Kyoto climate change conference, U.S. negotiators lobbied hard for a global emissions trading

Laura Virginia O'Hanlon Douglas, who once wrote the letter that drew the immortal ''Yes, Virginia''

On Oct. 23, at the height of the recent Asian financial crisis, the FTSE 100 - the index of shares i

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad's call this weekend for Southeast Asia to buy locally and

If ever an organization needed a trophy to hold aloft, it was the World Trade Organization last week

After a public outcry, the American Medical Association recently canceled its contract to endorse Su

With yet another country under the care of the International Monetary Fund - South Korea - Asia's gr

The Asian financial crisis, strong dollar and some poorly timed trade news threaten to turn dusty pr

Sparking a ripple in international maritime circles, a delegation from China to a shipbuilding confe

The Minnesota business owner broke down weeping in the courtroom as the federal judge sentenced him

The immigration issue backfired on Republican candidates last year, leaving many wondering whether t

With his passing, the late Roberto C. Goizueta leaves a legacy much larger and more important than

The negotiation of an emergency loan package with the International Monetary Fund is a major step an

Deflation. Suddenly the word is on the tip of every tongue. ''This deflation thing could be big, if

Forget the stories about MBA degrees being old hat. New master of business administration graduates

Remember the great Syrian war scare last year?Israel caused consternation in Washington and

The Federal Trade Commission recently displayed an extraordinary lack of courage by voting to mainta

You would think that the 553 U.S. railroads would ensure that all companies not located on waterways