Commentary

FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW, California has had new rules in effect that require all tankers moving throug

MUCH HAS BEEN MADE of the dismal job prospects facing some 1.3 million newcollege graduates

PRESIDENT CLINTON's defense of his broad-based energy tax was beginning to look like Custer's Last S

PETER SUTHERLAND, an Irish lawyer and staunch free trader, was named new head of the GATT Wednesday.

"Looka here," huffed Maw, poring over the Mugsville News-Leader. "We're gettin' tough with them Japa

CUSTOMS BROKERS SUPPORT AUTOMATIONEditorials are the reasoned expression of the opin

In a widely cited but undocumented prediction, Lester Thurow touts the European Community, led by Ge

HAVE YOU CHECKED the U.S. steel industry lately? Profits and prices are rising and imports are falli

In his new book, "The Myth of Free Trade," Ravi Batra firmly establisheshimself as the Steph

Everyone seems unhappy with the Argentine government's latest move to overhaul a myriad of labor law

THE ADMINISTRATION'S AMBIVALENCE about the North American free-trade agreement is showing again.

The Society of Amateur Wall Street Economists (Sawse) is back in the news. Sawse members charge the

HURRICANE ANDREW slammed into South Florida last August packing torrential rains and winds of 145 mi

The North American free-trade agreement is entering a crucial stage. In Canada, the implementing leg

The German government is under renewed pressure to approve dual nationality legislation following th

A PLAN FOR REVIVING THE MERCHANT MARINEThe Clinton administration made a rash judgme

Maritime Administration and Agriculture Department officials continue sniping at each other after th

PERFORMANCE-BASED PAY is gaining ground in U.S. corporations, and not just for senior managers.<

IF YOUR KIDS like gooey peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, be warned. To get his budget plan throug

IMPORTERS FAVOR REMOTE FILINGThe Joint Industry Group applauds and welcomes your May 26 edit

Backed up by a costly public relations campaign, President Carlos Menem of Argentina will visit Wash

BROKER DEFENDS OPEN REMOTE FILINGWith reference to your May 26 editorial, "Customs Brokers,"

WHAT'S A NEW ROAD or airport really worth? Will a new highway to a small town yield higher returns t

FIRST THE GOOD NEWS: Owners of commercial real estate will be paying less in local property taxes. N

He has a kind, wise face, a nice demeanor, a curious mix of earnestness and I've-seen-it-all shrewdn

Pity Mickey Kantor. As the U.S. Trade Representative overseeing negotiations for supplemental accord

ROSS PEROT is an engaging sort. As he brandished his bureaucrat-bashing "two b' four" on his Sunday

CUSTOMS BROKERAGE IS A COMPLEX BUSINESSI read your May 26 editorial, "Customs Broker

The Clinton administration may be about to stabilize itself after plummeting in the polls and the wo

On March 1, in a speech at Rutgers, President Clinton took us all up to the mountaintop and showed u

IT TAKES A GAMBLER to roll the dice on a casino market that's becoming increasingly crowded.

Last year, shares of Klang Container Terminal (KCT), Malaysia's largest ocean container operation, w

I recently visited Korea for the first time since 1977. Like most of us, I've read endless tributes

CARGO is clearly on the back burner as the new presidential commission studys the problems of the ai

President Clinton hailed action by the House of Representatives narrowly approving his package of ta

As Congress considers legislation to modernize the U.S. Customs Service, much misinformation is bein

"Modernizing" the Customs Service - who could be against that? Certainly not customs brokers

The member countries of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade will choose a new director-genera

EUROPEAN BANK SQUANDERED FUNDSJennifer W. Macdonald's "Europe's New Gold-Plated Bank

THE UNITED STATES slapped $20 million in trade sanctions on the European Community Friday over a dis