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''Look at that,'' Bob Mitchell's wife exclaimed as the couple was driving recently on the Capital Be

Today marks the start of a new era for The Journal of Commerce.Three months shy of its 172nd

othing is as simple as it may look. California banned smoking in its restaurants and bars 18 months

It was a rare stumble for such an accomplished marketing maven, but director George Lucas erred in s

Behind the scenes in the capital of Nigeria, Abuja, the hustle and bustle of political life is reach

It has to rank up there with some of the worst-ever road trips.The alternative-energy crowd

At about 2 a.m. on May 18, 1864, an incident began that forever reserved for The Journal of Commerce

Eight years after his military was broken in the Gulf War, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein appears fi

Congress is being asked to pave over a good decision. Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., on May 14 introduced Sen

s the clamor mounts in Washington over the House report on Chinese espionage, it will be increasing

or the first time ever, the Federal Open Market Committee announced immediately following its meetin

ot everyone wants to live to be 100, a new study says. In fact, only one out of four people in the U

Today is the ninth anniversary of the historic election in Myanmar, formerly Burma, in which the pro

Agricultural prices are currently at decade-low levels. Not surprisingly, some U.S. farmers are call

Don't be misled by the recent angry Chinese response to NATO's accidental bombing of its embassy in

Business people know that litigation is out of hand. Unfortunately, many people oppose real reform,

According to some authorities, the most dramatic transportation moment this century took place almos

The Kosovo Conflict, or the Second Yugoslav War (the First Yugoslav War was fought over Bosnia-Herze

BAM, ZAP, KA-BOOOOO OOOOM!Computer-generated sound has come a long way from its primitive be

The subject of channel financing is fraught with misunderstanding. It is a complex and, perhaps, a s

he hubbub has died down over the long-term plans of Sea-Land Service and Maersk Line for a Northeast

In less than seven months, I am confident that the world will embark on a course of action to create

Only politicians would try sell the idea that the best way to reduce environmental threats to the oc

In town halls and statehouses across America, politicians regularly try to seduce entrepreneurs by w

The view from the picture window is pure New England. Low pines bend in the breeze, rocks and brambl

Whenever the last cruise missile finds its target, the Warthog anti-tank planes complete their missi

Ever since CSX announced plans to acquire Conrail in October 1996, the Conrail saga has been filled

For months, almost all parties involved in the conflict in Burundi have regularly gathered for peace

I'm proud to pay tribute to the U.S. merchant marine, especially those who have given their lives in

BRITAIN IN SPEARHEADOF EFFORT IN KOSOVOYour editorial of May 19 (''The Kosovo burden,'' Page

he removal of the heavy hand of the state from large swaths of industry has been one of the most s

remote Indonesian tribe has won a democratic right that far too many Americans exercise: the right

''Limits to Growth'' was one of the books that launched the environmental movement. Published in 197

When the Commerce Department announces another monthly record for the U.S. trade deficit, as it did

Well, isn't this lovely: Airline fares were higher last week than the week before because major airl

When junior whacks a baseball through a neighbor's window, it's long been understood that mom and da

Some of the divinely cool days of May recalled when Yankee politicians seriously debated commerce wi

Cosco seeks equal footing,not any special privilegesConcerning your article titled ''Cosco b

he American press can do a fine job of covering ocean shipping. But it doesn't do that very often. A

s Russia's new prime minister, Sergei Stepashin, waded into the politicking over who will serve in