Commentary

After a long downward trend of declining long-term interest rates, the bond market has backed up sig

Despite the reeling impact of the currency crisis, the Asia-Pacific region is the most exciting in t

It is clear that Dr. Shmuel Yahalom, author of ''Truckers can weather fee bind,'' (Feb. 9, Page 4A)

A note of caution must be sounded whenever the U.S. Commerce Department accuses anyone of ''dumping'

With a new round of trade negotiations set to begin in December, policy makers must search for ways

It's short and sweet, yet it seems unbearably long. It's the time when stories about ''cabin fever''

Speaking at the World Economic Forum a few weeks ago, Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin said, ''The in

This article about Oz Nelson, chief executive of United Parcel Service from 1989 to 1996, is excerpt

The common bond uniting everyone at three recent seminars I've attended on the Ocean Shipping Reform

hina belongs in the World Trade Organization, given the size of its economy and its role as a major

The woman was feared lost at sea.For the moment she appears to be saved.Still unraveling, th

The headline on your story ''North Atlantic pact charts course, stresses capacity management'' (Feb.

uclear tensions between India and Pakistan may be easing, but the United States remains stuck in a t

The U.S. steel industry has mastered the art of raising the noise to stratospheric levels in the deb

With Japan mired in its longest postwar recession, pundits are predicting the end of the Japanese co

The Congressional Budget Office has provided the latest evidence in support of a major federal tax c

Multilateral trade negotiations scheduled to be launched this December by the World Trade Organizati

Your article ''EU privacy rule threatens US economy'' (Feb. 9, Page 1A) is misleading.Protec

By virtually all objective standards, the Union Pacific/Southern Pacific marriage has been a failure

he usually staid world of international standards organizations has been ruffled lately by a debate

In its relationship with Mexico City, Washington seems to have no learning curve. On his first forei

The subject of dredging has been in the spotlight recently. The winner of the contest to serve as th

ice President Al Gore recently announced a surprisingly strong American challenge to Europe's farm s

A chorus of critics have attacked the recent decision by the U.S. Commerce Department to offset the

Somehow it figures that Bill Gates would be the last to know. The rest of us are so convinced that a

apan's Ministry of Finance deserves credit for moving Tuesday to lower long-term interest rates by r

In response to the editorial ''Yankee, stay home'' (Feb. 8, Page 4A):So true. Already during

he growing number of women receiving higher education will inevitably lead to the ultimate disappear

Despite a deepening global economic slowdown and a clear need for concerted action by rich nations t

Now that the impeachment trial of President Clinton is finally over, it's time for Congress and the

So, we're in 1999 and a new round of multilateral trade negotiations is supposed to be in the making

China and much of the rest of Asia are celebrating the arrival of the Year of the Rabbit this week.

When the Ocean Shipping Reform Act takes effect May 1, there will no longer be a statutory obligatio

E-mail has become a necessity of life for most of us as we enter the 21st century, and some of us ca

After Montana's centennial in 1989, our local cafe displayed posters of unusual figures from our his

It's time to play ''Let's Make a Deal'' - transportation style.Let's begin with railroads. C

In his State of the Union address, President Clinton renewed his commitment to end global warming. H

''Not to worry,'' the mechanic said as I dropped off my car. ''It'll be ready by 3 p.m. If not, we'l

The first order of business for the House Ways and Means trade subcommittee this year was the Africa

Estonia, the tiny Baltic principality that won independence bloodlessly from Moscow in 1991, is an u