Commentary

DON'T RISK ANOTHER RAILROAD WRECKLarry Thomas, president of the Society of the Plast

Cuban officials say the Cuban economy is recovering. One sign they point to is the revaluation of th

Accidents will happen. However much time and money is spent on raising technical standards a

CALIFORNIA has been beset by calamities of Biblical proportions - earthquakes, mud slides,fires and

At first there were a few "pinch-me-I'm-dreaming" moments. Yes, I was in Loudon County, a Vi

THE UNITED STATES is the world's sole surviving superpower and remains, in many ways, an economic an

Clinton administration officials are concerned that a provision of a Senate bill lifting the 20-year

Republicans are bustling in their little congressional workshops, chipping away at the one tax credi

ELIMINATING CHILD LABOR IN BANGLADESHThe Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Export

FASTER AND BETTER transportation underlies much of the growth in world trade, and improved connectio

Few aspects of Bill Clinton's presidency have been subject to as much relentless assault as his fore

The Worldwide Air Transport Conference held last November and December in Montreal by the Internatio

IN CASE anyone still believes the Clinton administration's trade policy is even minimally consistent

MEXICO may be heading into a long, hot summer. Savings are running low for many Mexicans, jobs are s

TRY AS THEY MIGHT, governments cannot impose their will on internationalfinancial markets. B

Unless an 11th-hour settlement is reached - and that seems unlikely at the moment - the United State

On Sunday the gubernatorial candidates of Mexico's center-right National Action Party (PAN) recorded

Some say it's vital, others call it essential, still others term it critical. What they're d

FEDERAL SPENDING on roads and bridges is critical to a sound economy, but so is a balanced budget. R

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is on the horns of a dilemma, damned if he eases money and d

Auto workers of America beware! Tariffs of 100 percent on Japanese luxury cars may look like a gift

Sixty-six-year-old Nobuko Miyagi is dressed modestly in a flowered blouse, black earings and a black

THE REPUBLICAN PLAN to slash foreign aid and assert more congressional control over foreign policy h

France will bask in the international limelight for the next couple of months as its allies try to f

The Federal Trade Commission is alleging that New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc. is deceiving consumers

Once again, headlines suggest the United States and Japan are on the brink of a trade war. U.S. Trad

AFTER MONTHS OF NEGOTIATIONS, the United States and Britain are close to a deal that will modestly i

Shippers have filed hundreds of cases at the Court of International Trade in New York, challenging t

The current trade flap between Japan and America affects much more than the price of a Lexus.

Washington's international trade apparatus needs a bit of perspective . . . about underwear.

A SWIFT NEW CURRENT is propelling the world's shipping industry. After several years of sharing vess

"They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge." So said a long-a

COURT RULING WON'T AFFECT TRUCKINGAfter having read "Gun Control Case Could Affect Transport

The world's major industrialized nations this week launched two years of negotiations to reduce barr

"There may be good policy in (trade) retaliations of this kind, when there is a probability that the

The United States is again in the midst of a great debate about the role of government in national l

DOING MORE WITH LESS has become the credo of American business, where cost control is a condition of

REPUBLICANS WILL EAGERLY RECOUNT one horror story after another to support their campaign to cut fed

Congress is embarked on a long-overdue effort to make real cuts in government programs and move towa

AS EACH DAY PASSES, the Clinton administration's Japan trade strategy looks more cynical. Last week,