Commentary

The first question posed to an American visitor these days by European businessmen and officials is:

Leaders of the seven major industrial democracies are preparing once again to go their annual econom

The debt crisis, which broke out with the Mexican bankruptcy in 1982, should be seen more as a break

The official with the port of Rashid pointed to fairly modern-looking tankers tied up side by side i

JUST LIKE OTHER SEGMENTS of the maritime industry, many ports today are having a hard time, as steam

THE REAGAN ADMINISTRATION plans to send Congress next Monday its long-awaited legislation to impleme

JAPAN'S POLICY OF aiding Third World debtors caught criticism last week, and much of the flak revolv

WITH ALL THE DEREGULATION that has taken place, especially in transportation, and all the attempts b

Wall Street is in turmoil. The stock market is bouncing like a yo-yo. Interest rates are up. The dol

IN THE 1960s BUSINESS GROUPS opposed pension legislation, and before that they opposed minimum wage

EXECUTIVES OF AMERICAN AIRLINES made a clever move earlier this month in proposing new government re

You get a different slant on history, depending on where you go. In Washington, the name Dav

A Renewed note of acrimony may soon sound in U.S.-Brazilian relations. Last December, the Re

One has to wonder where the Department of Transportation will place in the silliness stakes with the

The next U.S. industry to be targeted by Japan for destruction is the auto parts industry. In this,

It is high spring in Charlottesville on one of the rolling hills where Thomas Jefferson chose to pla

LAST WEEK'S OECD MEETING in Paris produced some of the best economic news of the year when finance m

IS THERE NO end to the acronym stew we are drowning in? Young urban professionals become Yuppies, ad

Nobody can deny that the United States has a trade problem. Since 1980, the U.S. deficit in trade ha

Of all the uncertainties and imponderables that exist in evaluating the Japanese scene, none is more

AFTER A TRAGEDY, there are always questions of blame. That was the case again this week in the after

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher did move into 10 Downing Street in 1979 with a clear-cut battle pla

I refer to the article by Gregory S. Johnson in your May 1 issue, "Japanese Building Projects in U.S

Politicians go on the road this week campaigning for a general election on June 11 that could mark a

A reporter was called upon the other day to explain the Iran-contra affair to his six-year-old son.<

THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER has generated its share of bilateral tensions, with illegal immigration and n

MANY "DOUBTING THOMASES" may say "Dream on," but Sen. David Pryor, D-Ark, and Rep. Mervyn M. Dymally

There's a gaping hole in the Gary Hart episode, one enterprising journalists should make as great an

Contrary to the assertions and dark predictions in Victor Walker's article ''Greek Economic 'Ship' S

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. has won the latest round in court to keep its old X-body cars out of the shop,

Canada Committed To Trucking ReformI wish to correct the misleading impression created by th

Looking down from the window of the Hotel La Citadelle, I saw a man across the street standing on hi

CAN IT BE THAT AMERICA's long-time love affair with "plastic money" is coming to the crossroads? Are

WHITE HOUSE HOPES that the Iran-Contra hearings would not provide more personal embarrassment for Pr

Americans can join President Reagan in exulting about April gains in employment. Not only did the nu

IF THERE WERE any doubts about Margaret Thatcher's chances in Britain's next election they were erad

The man sitting next to me in the upper deck of a Boeing 747 ready to take off from Tokyo's Narita A

THE RISE IN U.S. CONSUMER BUYING undoubtedly has led to a more convenient lifestyle for most America

Picture a Pacific Rim country with a government dedicated to reforming its economy on the belief tha

Say what you want, it's been a bad time here for inter-personal relationships. Former Sen. G