Commentary

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan caught investors' attention Wednesday when he warned that th

Are you a victim of merger mania? During the first half of this year, there were more than $418 bill

President Clinton arrives in Venezuela on Sunday before continuing on to Brazil and Argentina as par

American women overwhelmingly view the changes of the last few years as positive both personally and

The main objective of the European Union's transport policy is to enhance freight and passenger move

When President Boris Yeltsin announced in September, that he will not run for another term as Russia

Human beings use a reported 5 percent of their brain power. Companies, as any employee can testify,

Ten years ago, in the Majlis (parliament) in Tehran, President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani crowed w

As a part of the current drive to renew the president's fast-track authority, labor and environmenta

Switzerland's image has been stained recently by its handling of the Nazi gold scandal, but it has m

GENERAL ORDERRECONSIDEREDYour editorial about general average on Sept. 25 on Page 8A is misi

While the global spotlight naturally focuses on fast fixes to urgent problems, such as putting out f

Brenda Barnes and Andy Green would seem to have little in common - apart from the headlines they rec

Taking up the most important civil rights case in 20 years, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to dec

POLITICAL POSTURING FROMINSURANCE COMMISSIONERWe wish to respond to a contention made earlie

In a move restoring some reason to U.S. foreign policy, the Clinton administration is reportedly con

Are American farm organizations derailing their own future with quibbles over ''fast track'' trade-n

Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is mightily peeved at the French for signing a $2 billion natu

Some dangerous ideas are being tossed around in the name of cleaning up our campaign finance system.

Say ''FBI,'' and most people think of crusading agents in conservative suits swooping down on the so

Remember your economic and political history lessons: colonialism; financial capitalism; economic im

Normality is returning to Europe just in time.Helmut Kohl, Germany's longest-serving chancel

Taiwan on Monday ordered checks on imported U.S. beef for a potentially lethal strain of E. coli bac

The United States took India to the World Trade Organization Monday in a bid to end Delhi's ban on o

He has been called wily, bodacious, Machiavellian, cunning, aggressive, brazen. While half of Washin

TEXTILE ISSUECLARIFIEDI refer to The Journal of Commerce's article entitled ''Hong Kong laud

One of the lesser-known phenomena on Capitol Hill is the financial triumph of medical research. Cong

Luxembourg, which assumed the rotating presidency of the European Union last summer, has the unenvia

It's a brave government that opens itself to accusations of ''unilateral disarmament'' from politica

Rep. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., may reflect the left wing of the House on trade and labor issues, but la

An amazing fad has captured the imagination of preteens, a fad so mindless, so lacking in humane fea

Although violent crime has decreased in some cities, poverty, homelessness, racism, drug abuse, teen

The majority of America's work force is facing wage stagnation as companies seek to control costs by

Ted Turner might as well dump his billion dollars in the Zambezi River for all the good it's going t

Teamsters drivers who struck the United Parcel Service in August found strong sympathy among average

QUESTIONABLEECONOMICSWhatever your position on ''fast track'' authority in negotiating trade

In light of the well-publicized downsizings of Fortune 500 companies, imagine this headline and acco

The Surface Transportation Board is facing a decision on whether to grant the Southern Motor Carrier

The summer of '97, like many before it, provided ample opportunities for outdoor activities, but in

The front page of the Washington Post Sept. 20 was dominated by photographs of Michael Chang and Pet