Commentary

FELIX ROHATYN is not pleased that Republicans killed his expected nomination as vice chairman of the

As the United States tightens the cord of its embargo against Iran, suspicions are growing that it i

Growth, or lack of it, will surely be a major issue in the election campaign this fall. While curren

BORIS YELTSIN seems to be going out of his way to discredit himself in the West as the best candidat

ALAN GREENSPAN has earned another term as chairman of the Federal Reserve. The main job of any centr

A recent staff study published by the Federal Trade Commission has again focused attention on rate-f

HONG KONG'S RESIDENTS welcome the Year of the Rat next Monday, but many in this British colony will

THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE of the Kansas Senate approved a bill this week that would boost speed l

The first half of the 1990s will be remembered in financial circles as a time when rogue traders roa

For better or worse, Agence France Presse, the world's third largest news agency, has a new presiden

WHY TRANSPORT RULES ARE STILL NEEDEDNow that the dust has settled on sunsetting the

JAPAN'S LIFETIME EMPLOYMENT SYSTEMYour Jan. 26 article, "Japanese Try to Cope With Anti-Layo

IRAQ HAS ASKED the United Nations to allow it to sell $2 billion of oil to buy food and medicine. Fo

Competition among the big multinational corporations to enter Asia's emerging markets is increasing.

Maritime Administrator Albert Herberger will announce today his agency's latest loan guarantee proje

U.S. DIPLOMATS are removing their velvet gloves to deliver some undiplomatic shots to Western Europe

IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG. Shortly after President Clinton signed the massive new telecommunications bill

Across the spectrum of international issues, China continues to make mischief. Brandishing m

DELAWARE BAY PILOTS ARE WELL TRAINEDYour "On The Waterfront" column by Jerry A. Aspl

From Virginia to California, privatization is in. Roads, prisons, fire departments, water department

WEST COAST LONGSHOREMEN this week illegally shut down seaports in Los Angeles and Long Beach. The on

TAIWAN MAINTAINS 'ONE CHINA' POLICYYour editorial on relations across the Taiwan Straits ("T

EUROPE'S PLAN for a common currency is under siege, drawing fire from friends and foes alike. Suppor

WITH SO MANY COMPANIES announcing big layoffs, it is encouraging to find one that is actually hiring

For 13 months, while public spending in Quebec soared out of control and private investment dollars

Q: Much has happened in Russia of late: a parliamentary election in December that brought to office

PRESIDENT CLINTON will sign legislation this week that profoundly alters the ground rules for commun

CHINA IS FIGHTING official corruption the way it deals with political opposition: It is executing th

Steve Forbes, the millionaire magazine publisher turned politician, is not likely to be elected pres

What's wrong with this picture? Japan is filled with overworked people who drink alcohol like crazy,

Late last month a Washington newspaper ran a front-page article pondering the ''surprise" simultaneo

Mergers and acquisitions are all the rage, but not every business combination works out. Richard Fer

IN ONE OF WASHINGTON'S annual rites, the White House Monday presented its budget for the next fiscal

The driver of a Moscow cab I rode in last week began a conversation about politics that lapsed frequ

ANOTHER AILING EUROPEAN AIRLINE, another multimillion-dollar bailout. Iberia, the Spanish na

STATE PILOTS SPEAK OUTThose who want to participate in steering the future of piloting shoul

THE EUROPEAN UNION'S BAN on imports of U.S. hormone-treated beef presents a test by fire for the Wor

GENNADY ZYUGANOV has a talent for telling people what they want to hear. At the World Econom

The Clinton administration thinks it's time to extend permanent "most favored nation" treatment to R

"America's prosperity and its progress depend on a wise government." So explains Sen. Bill Bradley i