Commentary

As the Soviet Union continues its drive for perestroika to achieve economic and political restructur

JUST BEFORE LAST NOVEMBER'S ELECTION, George Bush promised to extend the quotas that have restricted

A TRIP BY VICE PRESIDENT DAN QUAYLE this week may give an early signal of how serious the United Sta

Mega income often is not a function of competency but a function of place. The measure of how good a

The United States is the first continental power in history to combine the capabilities of size and

WHO DO DIRECTORS REPRESENT? By tradition, and by law in many states, the answer is, "the stockholder

A single currency, or even a firm and stable structure for several currencies, means an increase in

Persons often are remembered for their salient statements. Yogi Berra, for instance, is likely to be

EXPORT PROMOTION: WILL BUSH LISTEN?It was most interesting to read the article "Export Promo

NO PART OF THE WORLD is undergoing more dramatic political change than Eastern and Central Europe. O

America faces many international economic challenges. Chief among them is addressing our ongoing tra

THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND's extension of a massive credit to Mexico is an important vote of su

ONE MAJOR SOURCE of the thrift industry's crisis is the Banking Committee of the U.S. House of Repre

The question is: "What do you have when you have 50 lawyers buried up to their necks in sand?"

The U.S.-Japan trade imbalance topped $55 billion in 1988, and there's little improvement in sight.

The remarkable resilience of the U.S. economy after the stock market crash of October 1987 suggests

It's High Noon for the nation's beleaguered savings and loan associations. Basic legislation to over

EASTERN AIRLINES ISN'T YET ALOFT, but the apparent success of Peter Ueberroth's plan to take control

THE NEXT BURNING ISSUE between the United States and Japan is one that U.S. negotiators have not yet

Since Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady announced his new framework for addressing the international

Sometimes it is necessary to undergo the pain of cutting out the bad to save the whole, and, put it

RAISING AMTRAK FARE IS NOT THE ANSWERConcerning your editorial, "Raise the Fare" (Feb. 24):

THE DRAMATIC POLITICAL REFORM agreement between Poland's government and the Solidarity trade union,

THE WORLD'S TRADE NEGOTIATORS are desperate for a victory, any victory, to avert the demise of a wor

As the congressional debate over President Bush's savings and loan bailout plan begins, most experts

THE RIPPLE EFFECT of the Exxon Valdez oil spill will be felt throughout the federal government for m

Will the Soviet Union be buying grain in the United States? A direct question requires a direct answ

MORE THAN A DECADE after Congress began decontrolling the price of natural gas, the time has come to

A week or so ago I tagged along with our Washington trade reporter, Keith Rockwell, while he intervi

Around the low, round table in his ceremonial office, Cho Soon turns to me and ponders the question

THE THRIFT INDUSTRY SCANDALS of the past five years make one thing perfectly clear: bankers are pron

When the subject of Latin American debt comes up, that old scare word, forgiveness, is finally being

TEXAS DEMOCRAT JIM WRIGHT is the most effective congressional leader in almost three decades. Since

BIGGER HIGHWAYS NOT THE ANSWEREdwin Unsworth's Feb. 28 column ("Channel Tunnel in the Dark")

It has been two months since I've left the International Trade Administration at the Commerce Depart

Continued improvement in U.S. trade performance will require a major improvement in the manufacturer

RUBE GOLDBERG WOULD BE PROUD of Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady's new scheme to reduce the foreign

A survey released last week of 2,000 business executives says they are spending more of their workin

Risks are rising that the U.S. economy, in the months ahead, will experience a deeper recession than

THE INSURANCE SERVICES OFFICE lies at the center of the storm over the insurance industry's cherishe