Commentary

In the small Dutch tourist town of Maastricht, the 12 member states of the European Community recent

Near the end of every cyclical boom, as well as every recession, there emerge widely held views that

Presidential hopeful Sen. Tom Harkin has just told a group of Winnacunnet High School students about

GEORGE BUSH'S TRIP TO JAPAN was not a complete trade policy flop, but it came close. In the space of

The president's economic package, expected to be introduced later this month, reportedly will includ

The United States has an important role to play in the economic future of Hong Kong, where Americans

GOLD-PLATED PURCHASING is not just a U.S. Pentagon problem; the practice has cropped up in Britain a

IN DEFENSE OF THE SEALIFT COMMANDThe following is in response to your opinion piece titled "

EVER SO SLOWLY, the U.S. government is removing the shackles that bind the American maritime industr

AS PRESIDENT BUSH takes his "fair trade" message to Tokyo this week, Congress is preparing for an el

SLUGGISH ECONOMIC CONDITIONS were hardly confined to the United States in 1991, although most U.S. h

Less than 28 years ago, it was generally assumed in Japanese shipping and shipbuilding circles that

President Bush grudgingly concedes that the U.S. economy is mired in recession, with stagnating pers

The U.S. economy will emerge from its current pause refreshed and invigorated, ready for bigger and

With the general election just months away, the U.K. government is engaged in a desperate race again

ASK ANY MONOPOLIST facing deregulation why it should be allowed to dominate an industry and you hear

IT'S NO SECRET the recession has been going on longer - and is considerably deeper - in some parts o

RAILROAD EDITORIAL WAS ONE-SIDEDYour editorial, "Lowering Rail Costs," (Dec. 18, Page 8A), w

President Bush arrives in Japan today, not on the goodwill visit planned earlier but to open its mar

AN ADVISORY PANEL reviewing ocean shipping laws was jolted when its members opened the pages of a re

IT'S A START. One day after Boris Yeltsin lifted price controls in Russia, some goods long a

TRANSPORTATION WORKERS raised their voices like never before in 1991. A half dozen major unions elec

My husband and I have been dairy farmers in New York state all our lives. We work long hours, usuall

No pain, no gain, the old saying goes. This was a recession that we were destined to have, and if we

Tokyo must break its eerie silence on emerging plans for an East Asia Common Market. It should say "

U.S. foreign policy toward the former Yugoslavia has been nothing short of disastrous. By taking a "

When George Bush sallied forth over the New Year's holiday to battle with the great Japanesetrade dr

IF PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE, then at least one thing can be said for the financial industry's legislativ

THINGS MAY HAVE BEEN TOUGH in the oil patch in 1990, but you wouldn't know itfrom the salari

As you read these lines, the final act in the long decline of the U.S.-flag maritime industry is bei

A little stream meanders through woods and fields about 16 miles from where I live in Northern Virgi

Cinch up your belt. Turn down the thermostat. Pour more water in the soup. This recession will be ar

BRITISH REVELERS welcomed the New Year Wednesday morning with more beer - and less froth - in their

IT'S HARD TO KNOW what the Bush administration's trade policy is these days. Just before he left thi

The only thing lower than the man who waters the worker's beer is the man who drains his pension fun

DEREGULATE TEXAS AIR TRANSPORTATIONAmerican Airlines Chairman Robert Crandall's opinion arti

AS HE LEFT on a two-week trip to Japan, Australia, Singapore and Korea Monday, President Bush said h

AFTER YEARS OF FLUX, transportation in the United States began to take on a new shape and direction

There are no walls in most work areas in Japanese businesses and there is little private space. Work

Administration officials are wondering what they will do with the Soviet trade agreement now that th