Commentary

For many, the judgment is already in about the Clinton administration's policy toward Russia. Allega

George Lowman, who died Saturday at the age of 82, didn't become an active shipping executive until

It's difficult to understand how Congress could be against a practical program that helps developing

Had Akio Morita been instrumental solely in the development of post-war Japanese manufacturing, or t

September's weakness in common-stock prices may well have a gold lining. A sharp drop in the U.S. st

East and Central Europe are no longer the flavor of the month in the capitals of the European Union.

Tony Blair has done it. Gerhard Schroeder is botching it. Lionel Jospin can't make up his mind wheth

Governor Masaru Hayami of the Bank of Japan is a tough, market-savvy veteran of many monetary and fi

The sanctions debate is heating up again since President Clinton lifted ourtrade embargo on North Ko

New York City has the chance to overcome its isolation from the North American goods-movement system

Mercantilism is not only bad trade policy, but it is bad health policy as well. In the 1980s blood-b

We all know that it is more comfortable to resort to cliches rather than to look at hard facts.<

FastShip is no vessel built solely of dreams. This is one that will work - well, so we're told.<

The United States is experiencing a stock market bubble, that will burst. That is the only conclusio

It sounds like common sense: If you can learn to manage your time better, you will feel more in cont

The mixup between miles and kilometers that caused the loss of the Mars Climate Orbiter last month w

It may be true that, as the old saw goes, freight doesn't vote. But, as a new report by the General

The Journal of Commerce did a good job of reporting the basic facts on the recent applications to th

The scenario was bleak: The International Maritime Organization had just issued a regulation in an e

An employee of an import-export company in Egypt gets top marks for loyalty, if nothing else.

When I first heard that my Internet Service Provider had been bought up by another ISP, I was worrie

The People's Republic of China turns 50 Friday.Although the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is

The Federal Open Market Committee needs to collect more evidence of a serious inflation threat befor

On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the People's Republic of China, it's interesting to note some

Steve Koch is still shaking his head. A few weeks ago, the burly truck driver received a $60 ticket

''All politics is local.'' - The late Thomas P. ''Tip'' O'Neil, Speaker, U.S. House of Representativ

There is a new sheriff in town and its name is e-commerce - just ''EC'' to its friends. First promul

I have recently read your interesting article on illicit trade, ''Customs targets Colombian money la

What's blue, yellow, white, silver and red all over? Nope, not a newspaper. Its the new Helio ($199

When JetBlue Airlines makes its debut this winter, its passengers may be reaching for buckets of pop

With the winds of competition rattling their windows, managers of the world's post offices met in Be

Gary Quick, head of a high-tech firm based in Columbus, Ohio, isn't satisfied motivating his employe

The failure of railroads to coordinate their networks is nothing new. Back in the 19th Century, pass

A bill to provide $8 billion in aid to farmers is stalled in Congress largely because of a dispute o

Its blue currents have inspired waltzes, stirred poets to profound reflections, and connected the ol

Efforts to structure broad-based ocean carrier alliances serving multiple trade lanes may prove easi

Coming back to Japan after spending the summer in San Francisco and Washington is, in some ways, lik

When Hewlett-Packard recently appointed Carleton ''Carly'' Fiorina as president and chief executive,

Prosperity is changing an ancient land. Today a traveler can enter a small-town pub in Ireland, orde

Let's not call it Mission Impossible. But you could call it Mission Looking Increasingly Complex if