Commentary

PRESIDENT CARLOS SALINAS DE GORTARI'S decision to open Mexico's airline industry to foreign investme

THE MOST PROFITABLE COAL SLURRY PIPELINE in U.S. history must surely be one that never got built. An

A different and very absorbing China syndrome became prevalent here in the past week, drawing attent

The Trade Act of 1988 authorizes a broad range of discretionary protectionist measures that can be i

I'll always be grateful for the good advice I got on my first trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 19

THE CRISIS IN NATO is a staple of politicians, generals and headline writers. Doubts about the North

We're on the cusp of the moment of truth. Or is it a moment of hoax? U.S. Trade Representati

Alan Greenspan is steadily tightening the noose he has drawn around the economy. The dour Federal Re

The problem of the nation's uninsured has received much attention recently, and appropriately so. Th

DEREGULATION NOTWITHSTANDING, railroads aren't quite like other businesses. They are private

SHORT-TERM ISSUE FOR DOLLAR: INFLATIONYour editorial on the rise in the dollar ("Soaring Too

The Spanish economy is gripped by growing pains, as the country fights to catch up with the rest of

In the relatively short period of 20 years, China has climbed from an obscure maritime nation to one

''P'o-chiu li-hsin!" Down with the old, up with the new! That was one of the slogans Chinese

The temporary increases in Yugoslavia's exports and industrial output for the first quarter of 1989

THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND and World Bank are taking different approaches to shaping their role

ACID RAIN, OZONE DESTRUCTION and toxic emissions have combined to set the stage for massive changes

THE TINY NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD is often overlooked in the power struggles among Washi

U.S. trade policy is on the brink of a parlous change. Both the imminent use of the provisions of th

WHAT IS OPTIMUM SHIP CREW SIZE?Your newspaper recently published several articles regarding

IF YOUR LOCAL TRUCKING COMPANY'S freight rates are too high, you can always try to negotiate a lower

This city is going through its 13th, 14th or 100th consecutive day of darkness and rain - enough, an

The critical question underlying the discussions at the upcoming NATO and Economic Summits is whethe

'BIG OIL' OP-ED LACKED FOUNDATIONThe May 2 Op-Ed by David Nyhan ("Cut Big Oil Down to Size")

MIKHAIL GORBACHEV'S DEPARTURE from Shanghai today marks the close of the first major meeting between

ON TUESDAY, the U.S. Senate narrowly defeated an attempt to block the Bush administration's agreemen

PERHAPS THE WORLD'S CENTRAL BANKERS have become bored with their task of stabilizing exchange rates.

There's no such thing as a three martini lunch in Japan. At the noon hour, workers and alcohol rarel

The other evening, at a bar frequented by politicians andjournalists, I was the object of strong wor

The City of New York proudly proclaimed last week that, for the first time in decades, its subway ca

IF YOU BELIEVE what you read in the papers, America's poor, suffering electronics companies are bein

PANAMA: BETWEEN A ROCK & HARD PLACEThe recent turmoil in the tiny Republic of Panama is part

London ground to a snail's pace Monday as a result of one-day strikes by subway, bus and some rail w

THE SWEEPING VICTORY of Carlos Menem in Sunday's presidential election is a major achievement for Ar

Johnny and Sasha are two blue collar workers in their early 20s. Johnny works in a General Motors au

FEW FEDERAL AGENCIES are more politicized than the National Labor Relations Board. And few are more

SCORE ONE MORE FOR MR. GORBACHEV. Last Thursday, the Soviet leader presented Secretary of State Jam

THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, after three years of quibbling with Latin American nations over the Inter-A

One of the nicer things about being editor of a national newspaper is that you give speeches at exot

AMID THE FEAR-MONGERING over foreign investment in the United States, there is a valid concern that