Commentary

Ask human resource executives at American companies to identify the top three issues facing their in

The euro slipped further below one-to-one parity with the dollar to an all-time low Monday, but the

Perhaps the oddest political coalition in America today is that of anti-suburban intellectuals and s

In his year-and-a-half-long tenure as head of the Maritime Administration, Clyde Hart Jr. has no dou

ot only do computers increase human productivity exponentially, but they also magnify human mistakes

hina's 14-year effort to join the World Trade Organization hit another snag last week: an inconclusi

Here are a few reasons why it matters who becomes president.President Clinton winked and nod

In some people's minds, power and money have the same effect. They create conspiracies to get more,

China Shipping Group (CSG) continues its expansion, but there could be changes of thinking within.

The first steps toward a second try at laying the groundwork for a major new world-trade negotiation

he United States has won high-profile cases at the World Trade Organization over bananas and beef, b

ew research findings are likely to provoke a hair-raising response from some pubgoers in Ireland and

The U.S. economy is blessed with the most powerful and well-balanced business expansion in its histo

I would like to comment on ''Panalpina quits IATA's Cargo 2000'' (Feb. 22, Page 1).The conce

Over the past several months, more than half my time has been spent traveling on business assignment

Virginia lawmakers have vowed to continue their battle to undermine the Constitution. They've announ

At a time of historically low agricultural commodity prices, commerce in at least one crop is lookin

he space shuttle Endeavour made a perfect landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida this week a

The encouraging news is that Russia seems to be stabilizing economically, politically and socially.

Eleven European nations in 1999 created a common currency zone known as the European Economic and Mo

As an election-year congressional session gets under way, one of the hottest topics of speculation c

The Transportation Research Board is hosting a conference today focusing on the state of readiness f

The brutal Russian conquest of the Chechen capital of Grozny has immeasurably increased the strategi

Following weekend parleys focusing on $30-plus per barrel international oil charges, U.S. Energy Sec

I have just one word for Bill Gates: Settle.This week, Microsoft and the government gave the

The disparity between the impressive incomes earned by universities when they license their logos fo

Cyber-wizard Bill Gates' purchase of a stake in an American shipyard, Newport News Shipbuilding, bas

he political-campaign wave has rolled on, and the rhetorical shot and shell is already flying in oth

This letter is in response to ''NVOCCs adjusting to OSRA changes: Little interest seen in Hyde heari

The United States was founded in part on the premise that an important role of the federal governmen

Union Pacific, CSX, Norfolk Southern and Canadian Pacific make no secret that they don't want Burlin

Question: What comes in a blue and white box with a can of Raid? Answer: Windows 2000.Or at

here are, as the purveyors of time-worn adages tell us, two sides to every coin. And some things ill

he Erika was no Exxon Valdez, but it could have a bigger impact on world shipping than the infamous

President Clinton's biggest battle with Congress in this, his final year in office, will be over tra

While others in Asia talk e-commerce and globalization, Singapore is ''walking the walk.'' Its leade

We live in an environment of mergers and acquisitions. That's the case not only in shipping, but als

The U.S. government must often feel that it is damned if it engages economically with the rest of th

A century ago, when Vienna flourished as the co-capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, immigrants f

MINNEAPOLIS- ST. PAUL STAR TRIBUNE:It has become one of Washington's least productive ritual