Commentary

There's no little irony in the fact that rags and waste paper are now the biggest exports shipped f

SLIGHTLY MORE THAN A YEAR has passed since Congress, overriding President Reagan's veto, enacted mod

IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG after the Oct. 19 stock market crash for the revisionist wisdom to emerge from a

MORE THAN TWO CENTURIES AGO, Benjamin Franklin's original fire insurance company, The Philadelphia C

Throughout his seven years in office, President Ronald Reagan has repeatedly called for reductions i

Easily the most fascinating and humbling aspect of the news business is the development that occurs

As Mikhail Gorbachev prepares for an important summit meeting with President Reagan in Washington, i

U.S. efforts to negotiate new commercial accords with Western Europe and Japan are long overdue. But

With Japanese authorities finally having reluctantly liberalized most if not all of their markets in

The American consumer - burdened by a mountain of debt, face-to-face withuncertain job prosp

HOW CAN A GOVERNMENT lose a referendum in a country in which candidates normally win a solid 99.9 pe

THE FIRES OF INFLATION continue to smolder, even as recession threatens the U.S. economy. Sooner or

Congressman Mickey Leland, D-Texas, recently introduced in the House of Representatives the most sen

Cargo Preference Report CorrectedThe Nov. 23, 1987 issue of The Journal of Commerce reports

IT'S HARD TO THINK of a duller subject than tariff classifications. It's a subject so dull Congress

THE TRAGIC BLOOD BATH that quashed Haitians' hopes of electing their first democratic government in

BELFAST, Northern Ireland - If U.S. politicians were writing a book titled ''How to Lose Friends and

A recent (Nov. 17) article on problems of the Philadelphia port contained a sweeping indictment supp

WHEN WORLD TRADE CENTERS began appearing on the scene 40 years ago, they provided a fresh approach t

THEY TOOK TOO LONG, and blew a perfect opportunity for more dramatic action, but the economic summit

Gary N. Horlick wrote the article headlined Trade Barriers Spur Investment," which appeared on this

If you would like to become more knowledgeable about Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev and what he

SOME U.S. INDUSTRIES are worried about Brazilian counter-reprisals, if the United States hikes tarif

An International Monetary Fund mission in Brasilia is reviewing Brazil's economic situation and outl

JOE HUMPHREY, transportation manager of Gold Circle Stores in Worthington, Ohio, offers good advice

Foreign investment in the United States has risen from $27 billion in 1970 to $159 billion in 1984 (

The Federal Reserve System slammed on the monetary brakes in mid-November as abruptly as it stepped

WITH BUDGET CUTTERS in Washington expending much of their political capital these days, this is no t

IT'S OVER TWO YEARS until the next census is due. But already the experts are at odds over a fundame

The title of a recent Journal of Commerce editorial, "The Ultimate Free Lunch" (Nov. 6), is aptly ch

Mexico is undergoing a year-long process of presidential transition from Miguel de la Madrid to Carl

Customs Rules Story Missed Vital IssueConcerning your story, "Brokers Charge Customs Rules F

NOVELIST THOMAS WOLFE wrote a pretty good book entitled, You Can't Go Home Again. Volkswagen AG, whi

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS rarely miss a chance to denounce foreign barriers to U.S. exports, and they are

Some American commentators believe that a major cause of the U.S. budget deficit is the millions of

A not so funny thing happened to corporate traffic managers over the last few years under deregulati

REAGAN ADMINISTRATION ACTION on a proposal to phase out duty-free benefits for Taiwan, South Korea,

THE WIDESPREAD AMERICAN ANGER about Japan's many barriers to trade can hardly have escaped attention

PROSPECTS FOR AIRLINE INDUSTRY re-regulation continue to loom, notwithstanding recent improvements i

Time is running out. Congress must pass implementing legislation for the harmonized system soon or f