Commentary

IN ITS HEADLONG rush to adjournment last Tuesday, Congress left more than a little unfinished busine

AS ALL TOO OFTEN in the Holy Land, the Christmas season has not been a time ofjoy for all. I

Weak Economy to Raise DeficitTHE BUDGET OUTLOOK is for a rising deficit in the current fisca

It is apparent that the clock is ticking on the Third World debt. A solution must be found before mo

I pass Our Lady of Victory, a Roman Catholic church, near Wall Street as I walk to work each day. Up

What is a U.S. corporation? This deceptively simple question will plague U.S. policy-makers

When Gary Hart tossed his hat - the one with all the arrows through it - back into the Democratic pr

In analyzing the recent collapse of stock prices, it is extremely important to determine if the 1,00

THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE has presented an unexpected Christmas present to millions of taxpayers:

THE FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION bears responsibility for maintaining safety on the rails. But th

The Journal of Commerce welcomes letters to the editor. Letters intended for publication should incl

The Federal Reserve System tightened monetary policy another notch in the first half of December, as

COMPETITIVE BIDDING drives down prices. That's true when a homeowner remodels his kitchen, and it's

EVERYBODY LIKES STABILITY. But the world economy is by nature unstable, constantly responding to unp

It used to be called the American Society of Seers, but because of the nation's addiction to acronym

As they agonize over exchange rates, the United States and the other industrial nations that form th

BRAZIL, AS ITS CITIZENS are fond of saying, is the nation of tomorrow. A more accurate description,

Two Flaws in Plan For Reducing DeficitWhile William Dannemeyer presents some interesting fac

WITH BARELY A YEAR remaining in Ronald Reagan's term of office, much of the administration is alread

On Jan. 1, 1988, West Germany will implement long overdue changes in its Ladenschlussgesetz, the law

The ultimate goal of the Federal Reserve must be to stabilize the general price level. The success o

Have you ever noticed how you usually can irritate or at least frustrate people who naturally talk i

NEGOTIATORS HAVE DOTTED the i's and crossed the t's on the free trade agreement between the United S

THE U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE is considering a new try at reducing port shopping - importers and shippers

Now that the budget negotiations have been concluded, a number of voices can be heard in the United

NEW YORK'S LONG ISLAND LIGHTING CO., financially troubled due both to its own mistakes in building t

MONEY WASN'T THE ONLY THING LOST in the stock market crash. With it, discretion went out the door on

SOUTH KOREA'S military government has won a victory, but it might prove a pyrrhic victory. The overw

Nearly a decade has elapsed since our government launched the grand experiment in deregulation. We c

My first job in financial journalism, assisting one of the great financial columnists of his time, e

Import Restraints Still Needed on SteelOnce again, The Journal of Commerce has sprung into p

MOTORISTS ACCEPT the economic necessity of big trucks traveling interstate highways, but a fresh set

In recent months the problem of financing post-retirement health care for Americans has become the m

BORED WITH LIFE and desirous of more public attention than is readily available to unemployed former

It's the week after the summit, a sort of euphoria plus seven days. The stars and stripes an

Exports are the lifeblood of the U.S. agricultural sector. Currently, about one-third of U.S. produc

IF ECONOMIC FORECASTING can be characterized as gazing into a crystal ball, the current dilemma for

AND THE WINNER is . . . Nevada! Impressed by the Sagebrush State's broad stretches of desert, its sm

Anyone who suggested even a year ago that Japan might soon become a major importer of bottled foreig

The chairman of the board (Gorbachev, that is, not Sinatra) came to Washington last week. As expecte