Commentary

It is common for outsiders to disagree on China's long-term growth prospects and the current health

usiness and political leaders in New York and New Jersey should brace themselves for a sharp economi

Roughly four million Germans are out of work. The unemployment rate has remained stubbornly high for

Always ahead of the curve in anticipating change, historian-author-consultant Daniel Yergin is alrea

Our forecasts are diametrically opposed to what most strategists and financial commentators are sayi

The focus at this week's White House Conference on Social Security was on how to ''save'' the Social

MOSCOW - For some bullies, it's usually not enough to get their way. The really pathological charact

Thank you for publishing the Reuters article titled ''Colombia orders emergency rule to prop up bank

he outgoing head of the U.S. Council for International Business offered some pointed words of warnin

orty years ago this week - on Dec. 10, 1958, to be exact - the United States had its first domestic

During a period in the mid-1980s, triple-witching hours - the triple congruence of stock option, ind

I have to give the folks at Federal Express credit for one thing - they sure know how to use the Int

In a recent op-ed article (''Human factor key to rail mergers,'' Nov. 13, Page 6A), Ken Peifer, vice

Quebec's election late last month gives international investors a chance to look at Canada once agai

The ''psychological contract'' is a regular topic of conversation in the human resources departments

ow can the world avoid another hedge fund disaster that could threaten to topple the global financia

Formation of a Western Hemisphere free-trade area is high on the agenda of U.S. trade policy. But th

nyone who doubts the technological sophistication of modern American society - and how fragile som

To aspire (according to Noah Webster): To have a great ambition or ultimate goal; desire strongly. T

Siting, designing or operating a port today - a port that will meet the key objectives of facilitati

The meager results of the summit meeting in Malaysia of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperat

It is the ultimate act of political irony that a cashiered army officer who attempted to topple a de

he politicking has ended, the cheers are dying down and a number of grimly real challenges are now s

Las Vegas has mini-embassies in three countries. Orlando, Fla., boasts its own foreign policy. Denve

The pressure is on. Become Year 2000 compliant or risk a cataclysmic failure of the systems on which

The deregulatory experiences of the air, trucking and rail industries over the past two decades were

Recent gyrations in the stock market remind us that Americans are, if not obsessed by money, then at

The only thing more persistent than progress is pessimism that further progress is impossible.

The latest oil price decline is another negative shock to fragile investor confidence in Latin Ameri

In the legend of the Flying Dutchman, a haunted ship - turned away by every port - is doomed to wand

For at least three decades, European policymakers, shippers and transportation executives have been

Joseph L. Lucente knows that the good old days are right now.That is why Mr. Lucente is help

''No dishes in the sink.''That was the rule in my mother's house when I was growing up.The r

The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998 has led to a flurry of activity with respect to non-vessel-ope

America's favorite Christmas toymaker, the People's Republic of China, is getting back to basics, do

If Americans can turn away from the Bill and Ken show for a few moments, they might want to briefly

ontrary to what your mother told you, looks count - at least in court, a Brandeis University psychol

Switzerland nearly outlawed biotechnology in food production over the summer. Was this an isolated i

ake two shaky governments, a history of religious conflict and a territorial dispute lasting 50 year

Perhaps I'm alone in having fond associations with elevator entrapments.Just how alone becam