Commentary

This could be the mother of all stories at the annual meeting this year of those two august agencies

THE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE has softened its opposition to a Securities and Exchange Commission proposal

ITC ISSUED FALSE SHIPBUILDING STUDYAll U.S. industries struggling to compete in a marketplac

A SHARP DECLINE in the value of a currency can topple a government. A weak currency means consumers

"We're scratching our heads over some of the items on the list," Charles Chapman, director of the Ho

Remember the twin-deficit theory? You don't hear much about it anymore, but it was quite popular a f

IT TOOK A WHILE, but General Motors is finally building a right-hand drive car in the United States

In the past year, the Federal Reserve System increased total reserves in the U.S. banking system by

WASHINGTON'S MOST BLATANT ATTEMPT at industrial policy - Sematech, the computer chip consortium - ru

ICC'S TRUCK DECISIONS A TRAVESTYThe "Re-Regulating Trucking" editorial (Page 10A) in the Aug

The scenes could have been from the 1930s. Violent Germans attacking minorities, slinging bottles, b

In past recessions, housing construction traditionally has jump-started the economy. Typically, home

DESPITE POCKETS OF PESSIMISM, most Americans seem encouraged by the prospect of freer trade with Mex

LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI officials are betting on big revenues from riverboat gaming, video poker,

OUT OF THE TRADE BILL'S RUINS The Trade Expansion Act of 1992, overwhelmingly approved by th

"We're doing everything we can! Where in the hell is the cavalry on this one?" Kate Hale, di

When the dollar starts declining like it has been, what does that tell you about this presidential r

President Bush is touting a new regulatory moratorium in his re-election campaign, claiming the firs

AMERICANS SAVE LESS OF THEIR INCOME than the Japanese, the Germans and the residents of just about e

The North American free-trade agreement is expected to face an uphill fight for ratification in Cong

and environmentalists - got some encouraging news recently. Large oil spills in U.S. waters last yea

THE POSTAL SERVICE this week lifted a suspension on Emery Worldwide that had barred the air cargo co

"Work less!" say Americans and Europeans. It sounds good, but if we do, we'll lose our hard-won pros

With the political conventions over, the pollsters are out in full force, contaminating our sacred e

TAKEN INDIVIDUALLY, a new tax or regulation is usually manageable. Piled one atop the other, they ca

While George Bush and Bill Clinton argue the merits of a federal industrial policy, the country is c

DESPITE THE ALMOST DAILY economic and political crises in Moscow, there are signs the government's r

I've spent many vacations on North Carolina's Outer Banks but this trip to these barrier islands is

George Bush's moratorium on new federal regulations, launched Jan. 28 and extended by the president

The threat of further, substantial declines in the dollar has cast a pall over the economy and the e

Unlike any other Far Eastern nation, Japan has long believed its future would remain forever tied to

What is it really like to work for the Japanese? Will American workers and managers be better or wor

POORLY TRAINED WORKERS are unproductive, and unproductive workers erode a society's standard of livi

THE COST OF HEALTH CARE is rising at twice the rate of inflation. Total spending for doctors, hospit

The United States has one of the most modern and efficient transportation systems in the world. It a

THE THREATS CONTINUE in Washington's acrimonious trade relations with Beijing. U.S. negotiat

JAPAN'S TELEPHONE POLICIES ARE OPENI interpreted the following points from your Aug. 11 edit

Finland is coming in from the cold. The thaw has been a long time coming but this small coun

During our years in Washington, the two of us have done some important business together. But on bal

WHEN GEORGE BUSH announced his free-trade agreement with Mexico this month, no one mentioned the cho