Commentary

Turkey and Pakistan - both Islamic nations, both Sunni and both friends of the United States - are e

I'm so excited, I can hardly contain myself! Something actually worked - as advertised - right out o

I am writing in reference to the article by Bill Mongelluzzo titled ''Custom's ACS system running ou

Increasing numbers of executives are worrying about the inevitable downturn in the economy. Inside l

Environmental groups are up in arms over the decision by the World Trade Organization's appeals cour

A critical package was left behind last week when the 105th Congress pulled up the gangplank and s

Twenty years ago this month, Congress took what was characterized as the bold and ambitious step of

Call them alliterati. People are charmed by Marilyn Monroe and Cal Coolidge and others with allitera

Vice President Al Gore, in his environmental zeal, has banned the federal government from scrapping

U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky's trip to Europe last week must be termed a success, i

In a sign of someone's times, Club Med is turning away from an emphasis on exotic fun and frolic and

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences acted wisely when it chose the economist and philosopher Amart

Ask American workers if they intend to stay with their company for the next several years, and you m

From his vacation villa, Josip Broz Tito used to gaze across Lake Bled toward the 15th-century churc

Large international financial institutions always challenge conservative sensibilities. But that was

As the Year 2000 crisis looms, there's word that computers and humans may not have an exclusive fran

The recently adjourned 105th Congress stands out as the most trade-phobic in recent memory. It did a

It arrived in the mail, alongside the usual bills. In no time, I was fully engrossed in this catalog

REPORT IS INDEPENDENTOF SECRETARY-GENERALOn Oct. 16, The Journal of Commerce published an op

U.S. oil companies are doing big business in the Caspian Sea region. But there are concerns that arg

We jellyfish in the media have lacked the courage to hold the so-called ''environmentalists'' to a s

As Norfolk Southern and CSX continue to digest the remnants of Conrail, rail workers are facing a se

A few days ago, Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov appointed as his legal adviser a man who, un

The broadcast networks have decided to cut the time they spend covering election returns on Nov. 3.

Crude sword-rattling aside, congressional approval of $17.9 billion in new financing for the Interna

A few years back we posed 20 questions about railroading. It's time to repeat that exercise, with a

At the end of the day, after all the tea has been sipped and all the rituals of policy have been pre

I write in response to ''US farmers need fair trade,'' by Daniel T. McGuire (Oct. 13, Page 4A).<

At time when the federal government's budget is in the black for the first fiscal year in almost a g

Many financial observers are noting the quickness of the Federal Reserve Bank's response in cutting

Through simple trial and error, companies have learned they make more profit with retail prices like

Thanks go to Peter Tirschwell for his article (''Multiyard shipbuilding plan far from dead: backer,'

Three weeks after the fiscal year began, Congress finally finished work on the nation's finances. Sc

Microsoft Corp. appears to be real nervous these days about appearing to be Big Brother. Just the ot

Woodrow Wilson once celebrated economic sanctions as America's secret weapon, ''a peaceful, silent,

The significant trade imbalance affecting international transportation companies has been reported a

The Federal Open Market Committee's panicky quarter-point cuts in the federal funds rate target clea

During this election season, beware of people who would squelch talk of Social Security reform with

Is it any wonder a growing number of Americans hold their national government in low esteem?

Many of Haiti's 8 million people are hungry again.Though the most recent cause is Hurricane