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More than 4,500 people died in heavy truck-related accidents last year, and the number is growing. A

RAILROAD LABOR UNIONS WON a lawsuit last week when a federal appeals court affirmed their right to b

Article Misjudged MacBride PrinciplesI read with great interest Mr. John Cushnahan's attack

THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY'S sudden eagerness to reduce the use of chlorofluorocarbon s carries with it a

During the past seven years, the Reagan administration has played a persistent drum-beat on the them

Austerity budgets and structural reforms in Argentina have earned President Raul Alfonsin internatio

AS THE MEMBERS of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund meet this week in Washington, o

The diplomatic accords designed to pave the way for the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan

On March 8, 1988, the Journal of Commerce printed an op-ed article by Robert C. Waters, a professor

The three major international aid agencies headquartered here, the International Monetary Fund, the

It may be surprising to learn that commercial fishing is the most dangerous industry in the United S

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan seems determined to scuttle the U.S. economic expansion. Las

IN THE MIDST of the increasingly xenophobic reaction to foreign investors who buy into the United St

IN THE MID 1970s, Standard Oil Co. of Ohio proposed an efficient, secure system to get the crude oi

The head-hunters will soon be on their way to Silicon Valley, hoping to put an end once and for all

IN THE COURT of public opinion, perception and reality are often one and the same. No one un

A DECISION on awarding an airline route between Seattle and Tokyo offers the Department of Transport

Young Drivers Will Keep US TruckingThe national shortage of qualified truck drivers needed t

The chief question in the ocean shipping industry for the 1990s is whether the U.S. goal of a strong

The formal, conscious and deliberate concealment of information presents inherent dangers to a free

The advent of miniature tape recorders, the kind that are easily concealable on your person, puts ex

THE POLITICAL STRUGGLE is not yet over. But as Congress reconvenes today after its week-long Easter

WHITE HOUSE OBJECTIONS to trade bill provisions have focused much more on other items, but the trade

When the House of Commons returns next week after the Easter recess, it will begin to face seriously

FIGHTING INFLATION is part of the job for a governor of the Federal Reserve Board. But it is a

THE REAGAN ADMINISTRATION'S LATEST PLAN to sell the government's Western oil reserves to private com

By age 58, Mr. Brown had labored in middle management at a large manufacturing company in the Northe

Clearing the Water On US-Flag VesselsThe March 25 letter of the Transportation Institute's c

The property/casualty insurance business is collusive and far from competitive. In Invisible Bankers

The widely reported antitrust lawsuit filed by several state attorneys general alleges that insurers

THE SPEED OF INNOVATION in the financial markets has far outpaced regulators' ability to keep tabs o

Late this afternoon, a prominent Denver Broncos fan will pay off a Super Bowl bet to a former Washin

THE OMNIBUS TRADE BILL has undergone significant improvements in six months of conference committee

ENCOURAGING LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS to take over and restore the failing branch lines of major railroad

Tensions between the United States and Japan have increased steadily during the past two decades. Mu

WITH AN APPARENT NEW TIGHTENING of monetary policy likely to lead to higher interest rates, the Fede

In a recent editorial, The Journal of Commerce suggested that the Massachusetts Port Authority's pla

In spite of their best efforts to run mindless, superficial campaigns, the presidential candidates a

Preshipment inspection programs have added a new and dangerous element to the international trading

THE MASSIVE ANTITRUST SUIT that shook the insurance industry two weeks ago once again demonstrates t