Commentary

Now that P&O Containers and Nedlloyd Lines have announced plans to merge their shipping businesses,

BLAMING VALUJET FOR CRASHIGNORES RESULTS OF PROBELinking the May 11 crash of a ValuJet airli

The decision to headquarter the world's largest container carrier in London is another major coup fo

India's left-wing government coalition has announced a ''big step'' forward in its economic reforms

With the odds stacked against him, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, is quietly testing support among his

It's a rare week when an investor survey doesn't land on my desk.These surveys are typically

In the first three months of this year, according to New Product News, some 3,928 new food products

TRADE IN LATIN AMERICAREDUCES IMPORT BARRIERSYour Sept. 5 story in The Journal of Commerce (

Farmland values in developed countries reveal fascinating variations.A recent survey by an i

Against long odds, Russia is on the rebound. After years of civil war, roaring inflation and endless

This is a fascinating book about the Reagan and Bush administrations by one of the few top officials

The U.S. government often works at cross purposes. It simultaneously subsidizes the production of to

It is an article of faith among American consumers that competition makes a difference: Americans in

Politicians in our country are poll happy. Bob Dole pores over all kinds of survey data attempting t

WTO GASOLINE DECISIONPOSES NO RISK TO CLEAN AIRLori Wallach's letter on behalf of Public Cit

No one has ever accused long-haul truckers of being overpaid. They are on the road for weeks at a ti

Economists seldom agree on anything, but many are coming to the same conclusion on interest rates: I

For some artists, writers, musicians, physicians and clergy, the meaning of life lies entirely in th

Early returns of absentee ballots by Bosnian refugees have exceeded all expectations, indicating ne

The crash of a ValuJet plane into the Florida Everglades last May underscored the high price 100 pas

Recent events in northern Iraq bring to mind the evils of Saddam Hussein's past excesses. The Americ

Ross Perot's choice of economist Pat Choate as a running mate is not likely to propel his Reform P

Business travelers who find working on the road expansive may have plenty of company.A recen

This summer the U.S. Olympic team gave America and the world a dazzling display of talent, teamwork

Libyan leader and ''first engineer'' Col. Moammar Gadhafi has seen his dream fulfilled: A river is f

The world may owe a debt of gratitude to a terrible crackpot.While eyes have been focused on

Supporters of shipping deregulation want Puerto Ricans to believe that ending the Jones Act would le

With a straight face, the Caribbean banana-produc ing countries have told the World Trade Organi zat

As a government agency that creates jobs for Americans and operates at no cost to American taxpayers

The kind of incentives a company uses to motivate its employees may matter less than the fact it is

The deployment of information technology in government is expanding so rapidly that it is forcing go

A new program to teach U.S. schoolchildren to read is high on President Clinton's election-year shop

The Overseas Private Investment Corp. is a government agency created in 1971 to provide political ri

Legend tells us that former President Eisenhower, exasperated by John Foster Dulles's nonstop globe-

Should it die or should it live on to the next century? That's the question the House of Representat

Val Johnson has five children and knows that the odds are against them. They are growing up in one o

LABOR'S FIGHT FOR RIGHTSREFLECTS US POLICY . . .In his article in the Aug. 23 issue (''Organ

I don't recall ever hearing the World Trade Organization or the General Agreement on Tariffs and Tra

South Korea says only membership in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development will m

Proud Austria celebrates the 1,000th anniversary of its naming this year, but Viennese tabloids are