Commentary

The British pound has remained effectively on the sidelines during the upheavals in the foreign exch

Former Mexican President Carlos Salinas' precipitous departure for the United States following the a

IF THERE IS A SILVER LINING in the nation's persistent budget woes, it is this: After decades of sub

In this high season of government-bashing, some attention should be given to a neglected reality, na

A feud is breaking out between two House Republican leaders over the future of transportation fundin

CALIFORNIA is drying out after a week of floods that killed 14 people and ravaged property. Predicta

BILL CLINTON acted on principle in blocking Conoco's oil deal with Iran. But he also further muddled

Mexico's current economic troubles can not hide an important fact: For more than a decade, we have b

In its efforts to promote a successor to Peter Sutherland as director general of the World Trade Org

A new world order may be eluding politicians and diplomats, but it has arrived in the world of inter

FIGHTING ABUSES IN AIRLINE ADVERTISINGSuppose The Journal of Commerce offered a two-

CANADA'S FISHY FORAY into gunboat diplomacy has allowed a quiet nation to flex its muscles on the wo

Right now, most Americans are going through the unwelcome ritual of figuring out their income taxes.

Last week brought a sight even more startling than congressmen trying to cut federal spending. The S

THE WORLD BANK, along with the GATT and the International Monetary Fund, has done much to boost glob

THE FMC IMPEDES EFFICIENT SHIPPINGThe letter in your March 7 edition from James Marc

CORPORATE SUBSIDIES and tax breaks cost taxpayers billions of dollars a year, but so far neither has

IN THE FIGHT against aimless regulations, score a point for the Transportation Department. Secretary

Traders have hammered the dollar in recent weeks, but obituaries for the U.S. currency are premature

Peter Sutherland was scheduled to step down today as head of the World Trade Organization,yet there

Browsing through a newspaper is a relatively enjoyable pastime for most people. Granted reading abou

EXPORTS ARE A PRIORITY everywhere but in Alaska, which is barred by federal law from selling its mos

In an increasingly interdependent global economy, seemingly unrelated events can mesh in unexpected

Financial markets have spent the first two months of 1995 celebrating a "soft landing." A soft landi

FMC DOES SHIPPERS NO FAVORSJames Marceda's March 7 letter reminded me of two things

PACIFIC RIM NATIONS announced ambitious plans last November to forge a free trade agreement in the a

AFTER NEARLY THREE MONTHS of turmoil, no one should feel confident predicting Mexico's economic futu

INSURANCE COMPANIES have an unsentimental response to the problem of domestic violence. Many insurer

The debate within the rail industry over what to do with railroad regulations in the post-Interstate

Unless Congress steadfastly resists clamoring interest groups and sharply cuts federal spending, Ame

DENVER'S AIRPORT AND VISIONARY LEADERSHIPI want to correct misconceptions readers ma

House Republicans soon may sink to a new low - roughly knee level. In order to revive the pr

THE DOLLAR'S STUNNING FALL slowed a bit on Wednesday, but not nearly enough to hide the long-term tr

Some of the red-hot new Republican members of Congress are stumbling onto an uncomfortable fact: The

Mexico's devastating financial crisis seems to have no end in sight. The Zedillo administration's fa

WHILE GOVERNMENTS DITHER about ways to promote and expand the global ''information superhighway," pr

"Don't worry, be happy." That's what the usual suspects are once again advising Americans in light o

EUROPEAN AVIATION is at war with itself. Washington's offer to negotiate ''open skies" deals with th

The U.S. Embassy sits majestically under shady oaks overlooking a corner of the Place de la Concorde

The 1980s - a daffy, dizzying, daunting decade, replete with mind-boggling phenomena, shocking surpr