Commentary

THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN are on the verge of another nasty trade dispute. Taking a cue from gun-s

President Bush's offer to commit as many as 30,000 American troops under U.S. command to a multinati

Output of goods and services in the United States should increase more than $200 billion in 1993, ro

Railroading in Europe is about to change forever. On Jan. 1, railroads in any of the European Commun

TO MOST AMERICANS, France's stubbornness on the GATT farm issue is mind numbing. That Francecould th

THE CHEERFUL ECONOMIC NEWS for the third quarter - a 3.9 percent annual growth rate - was tempered b

Recent history shows that lame-duck presidents are good at freeing hostages. Lyndon Johnsondid it du

Expectations are growing that President-elect Bill Clinton, soon after taking office, will ask Congr

The tremors that rumbled through the exchange rate markets last week ripped yet another crevasse in

Free trade seems to be scoring a big win against protectionism. Democratic President-elect Bill Clin

BILL CLINTON HAS PROMISED to open the government's infrastructure tap, releasing huge sums for roads

With enactment of an energy bill by the last Congress, the country has the first energy policy legis

EXPRESS COURIERS: NO SPECIAL TREATMENTIn your Nov. 17 article "Customs Brokers Seek to Reduc

BILL CLINTON has been making Latin American governments nervous. During the presidential cam

As the Clinton transition team considers how the new administration can break the logjam in the Midd

The U.S. economic engine is starting to hum. When the Arkansas mechanics get to Washington in Januar

For nearly 60 years, the Buy American Act and its progeny have required a domestic preference when g

WITH THE U.S.-EUROPEAN farm crisis largely resolved, attention turns to Japan and its ban on rice im

ON FIRST REFLECTION, farmers worldwide might seem justifiably disappointed with Friday's U.S.-Europe

AFTER MONTHS OF BICKERING, Russia and Ukraine have agreed on how to pay off the former Soviet Union'

Out of step and often treading on each other's toes, Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary are marching

While Bill Clinton and his incoming crew are considering health policy, they ought to take a close l

President-elect Bill Clinton has often acknowledged that international investment benefits the U.S.

AS BILL CLINTON moves closer to the White House, the weight of high office is producing subtle polic

If you think you're too young to pay attention to retirement savings, think again. Anyone who is wor

In 1992, the U.S. insurance industry experienced a series of catastrophic events that were unprecede

The possibility of massive trade sanctions against China has been the biggest international policy w

RETALIATION IS HARDLY A SOUND BASIS for international trade policy. Yet, Washington's threat to slap

INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS are an idea whose time has come - and gone, and come back again, a total of s

The possibility of power always seems grander than its wielding. No matter how much the Clinton tran

As much of the world watches in disbelief, at least four militias are battling for control of Liberi

NOW SEEMS that even Walt Disney, that most American of companies, finds it difficult to do business

Wall Street, Main Street and Capitol Hill are abuzz with rumors of whom Bill Clinton will appoint to

President-elect Bill Clinton's renewed promise of an early economic stimulus package probably will m

AS BORIS YELTSIN IS LEARNING, transferring Russia's clunky state industries to private ownership req

Many analysts believe that President-elect Bill Clinton owes his victory to his attacks on what he c

TAKING A LEAF out of Bill Clinton's notebook, Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney is planning a m

RUSSIAN TROOPS MUST LEAVE BALTICSI agree with William Danvers that Russia needs help ("Heedi

Despite endless talk in the election campaign about "jump-starting the economy," the incoming Clinto

When word made the rounds that Hong Kong Telecom, the territory's telephone monopoly and largest pri