Commentary

The recent signals emitted by the Japanese economy have been mixed, and confusing to the untrained e

As experts and news sources have repeatedly observed in recent weeks, the software patent dilemma co

Time magazine is publishing a special Earth Day issue, with Ford Motor Co. the exclusive sponsor, em

hrow the rascals out is exactly what South Korea's voters did when they went to the polls last week

Greg Mastel's latest attempt to sell pure protectionism as thoughtful-sounding economics (''It only

obert Mugabe marked the 20th anniversary of Zimbabwe's independence this week with a speech that lef

The issue of service has long plagued the transportation industry. By now, it is practically impossi

The timing could not have been better. Everybody, but everybody, from the global financial community

One aspect of the railroad industry's proclivity to merge is that it seems to be based on the belief

The Clinton administration is quietly debating whether to drop a longstanding U.S. policy of hostili

The Journal of Commerce editorial ''Dump the dumping law'' (April 11, Page 5) was so inaccurate and

n the end, the anti-globalization protestors got to make a stir, the International Monetary Fund and

I'm in the midst of a dilemma. Is is better to have used a notebook computer as a desktop replacemen

-commerce is coming to the aid of expatriate Britons' yearnings for their culinary curiosities.<

Back in the old economy, before the roller-coaster Nasdaq stock market ride and the emergence of the

ho says local politicians in the United States are the only ones who like to play international trad

he two Europes are finding out just how difficult it is to become one.The collapse of commun

As Vladimir Putin prepares to officially become Russia's second president at an inauguration ceremon

China has taken another important step toward becoming the world's largest food importer, eliminatin

America's non-ratification of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development shipbuilding

Over the past several months, I have spent much of my time traveling in Europe on a development proj

Think you face transportation challenges? They used to be worse - a lot worse than even industry gra

I have just returned to London from St. Louis, the American hub for many new developments in biotech

BUFFALO NEWS:It sounds like the plot for one of those mid-season TV shows: Congress passes l

The case before the U.S. Supreme Court on the right of Massachusetts and several California localiti

I feel that globalization - not the pejorative term used to bring attention to the outsourcing of Am

Things are heating up once again on the Atlantic, and the recent vessel-sharing agreements penned by

ompanies in the nation's transportation industry, long accustomed to tooth-and-nail battles for busi

Just one year ago, the steel import crisis was the talk of Washington.The House of Represent

For the next five years, U.S. industries will require 80,000 new truck drivers every year. Canada wi

Bill Armbruster's article on the new WIN network (''New network provides service in 45 countries,''

boisterous rally by thousands of union members Wednesday in Washington officially opened the curtain

Mwangi Githendu might not know much about politics, but he insists: ''I know when I'm being cheated.

Almost every day there is some announcement about the establishment of a new business-to-business ex

isely, the Senate has rejected the temptation to dabble in the oil-price issue by temporarily cuttin

China's authoritarian government regularly and systematically ignores universally recognized rights.

Mexico's ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) has long declared itself a defender of worke

Two federal maritime commissioners, Chairman Hal Creel and Commissioner Antony Merck, have spoken ou

he strong yen has not yet hurt Japanese exporters very much, judging by the latest trade numbers. A

The birth of Windows 2000 has generated a new wave of profit-motivated efforts by computer-book publ