Commentary

RESULTS AREN'T FINAL YET, but Russia's nationalists and communists were doing surprisingly well in p

When President Clinton comes to Prague next Jan. 11-12 to meet with leaders of four Central European

DURING THE LAST DECADE, Latin America has become one of the world's fastest- growing air cargo marke

U.S. exporters aren't expecting a dramatic increase in the Clinton administration's export financing

MASSACHUSETTS GOV. William Weld is a strong supporter of contracting state services to private firms

TRUCKERS, SHIPPERS DON'T NEED TARIFFSThe recent letter from Martin E. Foley, executi

PRODDED BY A CIVIL LAWSUIT, the Justice Department has begun a criminal investigation that could thr

Big Company Disease has corroded the economic foundation of corporate giants worldwide, but perhaps

ENGLAND AND FRANCE are separated by a lot more than just water. Their policies on commerce and gover

RUSSIANS GO TO THE POLLS Sunday to choose a new parliament and constitution in an open election. Tha

As the world trade talks struggle to a conclusion this month in Geneva, new voices have emerged with

In New York City, the three most popular words are "excuse me" and "next." You say "excuse m

Is this the future of democracy after the Cold War: A neo-fascist named Mussolini running against a

You thought 1993 was a big year for trade on Capitol Hill? Wait till next year. All Congress

Innovation in new fields often comes from small start-up companies rather than large corporations. B

MICHIGAN'S HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES passed a so-called trucking deregulation bill Tuesday.In fact, i

BA CODE-SHARING SHOULD BE LIMITEDIn response to the opinion article by Dick Mathias and Fran

First the big freebies from drug companies were ruled out of bounds for doctors, thus eliminating th

NO ONE IS POPPING CHAMPAGNE CORKS, but the economic forecast is improving by the day. Wholesale buye

More than anything, Wall Street wants to believe that low inflation is here to stay. The New York Ti

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY changed its name to the European Union in November, but it was the same old F

Environmentalists are in the trade arena to stay. The precedent was set in crafting a North American

It may be easier to understand how an airplane flies than how an airline markets its service.

THE FEDERAL REGISTER, America's bureaucratic bible, is a repository of mangled English. But the Brit

For at least two years, the National Cancer Institute has been telling Americans to eat five serving

"Dismayed but not particularly surprised" probably best sums up the mood of Britain's shipowners aft

RUSSIA'S political future will be influenced heavily by Sunday's parliamentary elections. But the re

The No. 2 computer corporation lays off 5,000 workers. The leader of "the big three" automakers down

The Clinton administration's export control bureaucracy - chiefly the State, Defense and Commerce de

A GATT WORLD TRADE deal is at hand. After seven years of slow torture, the outline of a final plan t

EUROPEAN INDUSTRIALISTS are proposing some sensible solutions for the continent's high unemployment.

Is President Clinton trying to have it both ways? Can he simultaneously be a friend of labor and of

Forty-eight hours after proclaiming that creation of a North American trade bloc, as outlined in the

LYING TO A JUDGE is a serious offense, but should a worker lose his federal labor rights because of

END THE MARITIME SUBSIDIESYour Washington bureau chief, Tom Connors, may be right that the 3

IF THE GOVERNMENT orders companies and workers to pay specified sums of money to politically appoint

Interactive, Shminteractive. No, no Luddism here. Or is it Ludditism? Who knows? Turns out t

With the North American Free Trade Agreement now past the Congress, a new debate begins: How can the

America's trade deficit with Japan alarms economists and angers politicians. During the first half o

THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY is taking some much-needed steps to streamline its maze of regul