Commentary

The Minnesota business owner broke down weeping in the courtroom as the federal judge sentenced him

The Asian financial crisis, strong dollar and some poorly timed trade news threaten to turn dusty pr

With his passing, the late Roberto C. Goizueta leaves a legacy much larger and more important than

The immigration issue backfired on Republican candidates last year, leaving many wondering whether t

The negotiation of an emergency loan package with the International Monetary Fund is a major step an

With yet another country under the care of the International Monetary Fund - South Korea - Asia's gr

Deflation. Suddenly the word is on the tip of every tongue. ''This deflation thing could be big, if

Remember the great Syrian war scare last year?Israel caused consternation in Washington and

Washington and Brussels this week signed a global electronic commerce pact. Vague language and swe

Iran is supposed to be reeling under the crushing blow of U.S. economic sanctions and isolated from

Forget the stories about MBA degrees being old hat. New master of business administration graduates

NEW CODE CANNOTELIMINATE RISKRunning a picture of the crude oil carrier Sea Empress with you

The Federal Trade Commission recently displayed an extraordinary lack of courage by voting to mainta

You would think that the 553 U.S. railroads would ensure that all companies not located on waterways

The Internet industry is trying to stay one step ahead of efforts by Congress to regulate cyberspace

United Parcel Service has proposed including all-cargo air services under the World Trade Organizati

Foreign press reports of the investment climate in Vietnam are overwhelmingly negative. New investor

If you are in a permanent job, you should count yourself lucky. And if you are one of the lucky ones

Like all global talkfests, the climate conference in Japan has deteriorated into a jumble of contrad

With Asian financial crises capturing worldwide attention, U.S. negotiators are under increasing pre

The residents of Broadslab, N.C., know Christmas is coming when they see ALE agents on the road.

Friday's preliminary ruling against the United States over Japanese barriers to imports of Kodak pho

The World Trade Organization preliminary ruling last week that Japan did not conspire to block Eastm

Ports and the railroads that serve them have developed something of a love-hate relationship over th

Former Russian Finance Minister Boris Fyodorov, the soon-to-be tax czar, has called for a crackdown

Delegations from all over the world wrap up their meeting in Kyoto today aimed at hammering out a ne

A bribe is usually bigger than a tip. Ask any maitre d'. Or, to use a more reverent metaphor, people

In late October the General Accounting Office published a little noticed report on the federal gover

As was evidenced by the late October stock market sell-off, there may be a high price to be paid for

In an earlier day, one criticism of the Federal Reserve was that it took too long to identify emergi

Vice President Al Gore's decision to go to the global warming conference in Japan this week, announc

The interdependence of the world's economy becomes quite apparent when financial troubles in one cou

Add to the woes of Japan's post-bubble economy and its heightened exposure to Asian currency turmoil

Asian International Monetary Fund restructuring plans designed to address the currency crisis are st

''We have a phrase for the people we employ at Microsoft Russia,'' says anti-piracy marketing manage

When architects designed the U.S. Capitol more than 130 years ago, they carved tobacco leaves beneat

Imagine lederhosen-clad peasants dancing to oompah music. Busty waitresses serving giant steins of O

The holiday season is in full swing as Cindy Crawford floats across television screens reminding men

History's most famous Bosnian, Gavro Princip - whose assassination of an Austrian leader sparked Wor

Almost unnoticed in the turbulence of the South Korea economic crisis has been the splintering and d