Commentary

LUFTHANSA GERMAN AIRLINES has a reputation for good service, both in its passenger and cargo operati

WHAT DO STATE GOVERNORS know that members of Congress don't? A new report from the Heritage

The racket started Saturday at 10 a.m. and continued throughout the day. Competing political campaig

For the third time in just over a decade, a federal government that feels chronically short of funds

President Clinton's budget plan squeaked through the Senate with Vice President Gore casting the dec

FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION SPENDING has always been an unseemly business. The goal, of course, is to fun

Rumor has it the Ferruzzis are cutting back on bodyguards. If it's true, unemployment here is going

GIVEN HALF A CHANCE, globally minded American retailers will put down roots almost anywhere.

Shipping is becoming safer. Latest casualty returns from Lloyd's Register of Shipping show the numbe

SHIP INDUSTRY'S CHANGING ECONOMICSI am dismayed at the quality of the debate concerning the

IF THIS SUMMER'S AIR CONDITIONING bill is busting your budget, take heart: Changes in the electricit

Although it hasn't been receiving much attention lately, the federal government is moving ahead with

If U.S. shipping companies act on threats to register their vessels under foreign flags because Cong

FEW U.S. INDUSTRIES have enjoyed more protection from imports than textiles. While textile b

BRITAIN HAS ITS SHARE of high-tech industries, but that doesn't mean its older crafts are destined t

Environmentalists want the federal government to buy more land. They have persuaded Sen. Bennett Joh

In Steven Spielberg's "Jurassic Park," the camera momentarily focuses in on a rack of T-shirts and o

It will be a special moment in the history of Canadian politics today when Kim Campbell takes over f

IT'S CALLED THE "INVISIBLE RESOURCE." The electromagnetic spectrum is the "highway" over whi

FROM A CONVENTION OF MATHEMATICIANS comes word that Princeton theorist Andrew Wiles has solved a 300

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Although the North American free-trade agreement has been called the ''greenest treaty ever negotiat

THE INSURANCE BUSINESS is all about risk: assessing the chance a loss will occur and charging the ri

DESIGNING SHIPS TO FIT THE PORTSWhat do you think would happen if people looked at t

The fate of 17 countries and their trade with the United States is now before the U.S. Congress.

CAPITALISM can be a difficult concept for communist countries to understand. That may explain why Ho

From my office window, I have a fine view of the street a few floors below. A summer rain storm came

IN A SINGLE-MINDED QUEST for votes in Congress, the Clinton administration is jeopardizing commercia

Democrats in the U.S. Senate demonstrated once again that, left to their own devices, there are no l

The potential for business growth in Vietnam is astounding. Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, France, Britai

MARITIME INTERESTS AND OIL EXPLORATIONIn his April 28 letter, Rear Admiral Thomas A.

FORGET PRIVATIZATION and trade liberalization. The real reason for Latin America's soaring trade exp

MASSIVE PRIVATIZATION of state-owned companies in Europe may have beneficial side effects: tax and r

EL SALVADOR FIRM ON LAND REFORMYour article on land reform in El Salvador presents a

The leaders of the European Community will ritualistically proclaim their belief in free trade today

Most Americans care little about currency exchange rates. They see the currency market as something

JAPAN'S UNRIVALED ECONOMIC SUCCESS has always concealed a decidedly common problem: political corrup

IT'S IRONIC that as Western governments have encouraged freer trade over the last 40 years, protecti

AIR FRANCE ISN'T SUBSIDIZEDOn May 19, the Financial Times announced that British Air

THERE'S A LOT NOT TO LIKE in the Clinton administration's new trade policy toward Japan. At its core