Commentary

At President Clinton's and Sen. Ted Kennedy's insistence, the minimum wage has increased 90 cents -

It was the run-up to the China summit, and all the president's critics were tense. Trouble was, the

We celebrate July Fourth as the day the Declaration of Independence created the United States. But i

Frivolous lawsuits and reckless jury awards have scarred thousands of companies in product liability

The good times for the U.S. economy finally may be coming to an end. After years of robust growth an

ANOTHER VIEW ONCONRAIL'S SALE PRICEIn nearly all of the reporting on the acquisition of Conr

In ''The Little Shop of Horrors,'' a seemingly benign flower grows into a monstrous, man-eating plan

Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott says he hopes to bring product liability reform legislation to the

Searching for the one true path to mega-riches? Why not follow the Indonesian way of frugality and u

Chinese-American relations are caught in a double vortex as President Clinton pays his first visit t

Every great revolution needs a symbolic building to occupy: the Bastille in 1789, the Winter Palace

The European Union is supposed to be a single market, but barriers have remained in many areas, espe

A decade ago, an unknown Russian named Sergei Kiriyenko patented the design of a scratch-card lotter

America's trade deficit continues to soar, headed for a record-shattering performance this year. Ala

First there were yuppies, then came ''dinks'' for the dual-income, no-kids set. Now marketers have a

Two things are true: 20-year-olds live in their own orbit, and good help is hard to find.Ent

America's developing relationship with China takes center stage with President Clinton's visit to Be

The year 2000. It has grabbed the business world's attention because of the Y2K problem and the impe

Asia is not melting, Asia is being crushed by a mountain of nonperforming real estate loans.

''Re-engineering will bring employees of General Widget new opportunities for career growth.'' Yeah,

If you read the advance notices, the U.S.-China summit in Beijing is more about heaven than earth. M

One day in the not so distant future, a traveler from any U.S. community will be able to fly just ab

The imposition of unilateral sanctions by the United States against India and Pakistan after their n

When President Clinton arrives in Hong Kong on Thursday, he will find a glittering city of new sky

For an interesting example of political tightrope-walking, keep an eye on Austria, whose six-month p

Japan's hastily constructed ''bridge bank'' plan is misguided and appears to be a concession to the

Japan's deepening economic crisis represents a serious threat to the economic growth prospects of it

All around the country, a new airport craze is in full swing. Denver International - the first major

The attacks on modern farming started with pesticides, but have spread far beyond. Eco-activists now

An old saying, made in America but exported globally, went like this: ''The dollar is our currency b

Charlene Barshefsky, the U.S. trade representative, effectively dashed hopes that China would be ent

Millions of Americans increasingly turn to home equity lenders to meet their financial needs. Which

The Japanese yen's current slide is a stark reminder that the economic turmoil in Asia is far from o

While the Asian economic crisis has brought to a standstill many a factory in the East, a lively cot

The President Clinton China odyssey, now under way, is awash in superlatives. Although the trip is s

Given up for dead earlier this year, the fight to restore President Clinton's trade negotiating auth

Cotton prices have risen to their highest level in two years on concerns that crop damage this year

The development of on-dock rail seems so natural that many of us forget to question its efficacy. In

It must have seemed relatively minor or even downright omittable to most readers of the Internationa

Could it get much worse for the Japanese economy? Auto production, Japan's industrial jewel for near