Commentary

THE CLOCK IS TICKING for Poland's state enterprises, many of which are close to bankruptcy.

REAL STORY ON MERGER BREAKDOWNYour cover story "Insurance Agent Groups Call Off Merger Plan"

In a new book, Walter B. Wriston, former chairman and chief executive officer of Citicorp, tells of

"A significant event." That's the phrase most often used by the Japanese and Chinese to describe the

Mexican President Carlos Salinas says free trade and foreign investment will improve the lot of work

The trashing of the economy by news organizations to discredit President Bush is a disgrace to journ

SOME SUBSIDIES refuse to die. Take, for example, the Carter-era subsidy to producers of natural gas

AFTER 64 DAYS OF WRANGLING, California last week finally resolved its budget mess. Here are a few th

SUMMER'S BRIGHT HOPES for overhauling federal maritime policy are fading fast. Budgetary battles and

The unmistakable signs of panic are everywhere in the European Community these days. The pro

GREECE HONORS UN'S YUGOSLAVIA EMBARGOYour front-page story "Serbs Exploiting Holes in UN Tra

Food production in the Third World is at an all-time high. Indeed, increases in Third Word food prod

AFTER A SLOW START, including some heavy bashing from France's cultural high priests, Euro Disneylan

President Bush recently signed into law much-debated legislation banning ''indecent" programming on

In addition to his many other presumed sobriquets, George Bush has now apparently become the "Export

Einstein knew what he was talking about. Everything is relative, including politics. As both

CHRISTMAS CAME EARLY this year for U.S. wheat farmers. On a campaign swing to Sioux Falls, S

UNTIL LAST WEEK, the Clinton campaign had largely avoided the xenophobia that often infuses Democrat

Discuss investment opportunities in Central Asia's newly independent republics and most analysts cri

THE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE has softened its opposition to a Securities and Exchange Commission proposal

A SHARP DECLINE in the value of a currency can topple a government. A weak currency means consumers

This could be the mother of all stories at the annual meeting this year of those two august agencies

ITC ISSUED FALSE SHIPBUILDING STUDYAll U.S. industries struggling to compete in a marketplac

"We're scratching our heads over some of the items on the list," Charles Chapman, director of the Ho

Remember the twin-deficit theory? You don't hear much about it anymore, but it was quite popular a f

IT TOOK A WHILE, but General Motors is finally building a right-hand drive car in the United States

WASHINGTON'S MOST BLATANT ATTEMPT at industrial policy - Sematech, the computer chip consortium - ru

In the past year, the Federal Reserve System increased total reserves in the U.S. banking system by

The scenes could have been from the 1930s. Violent Germans attacking minorities, slinging bottles, b

In past recessions, housing construction traditionally has jump-started the economy. Typically, home

LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI officials are betting on big revenues from riverboat gaming, video poker,

ICC'S TRUCK DECISIONS A TRAVESTYThe "Re-Regulating Trucking" editorial (Page 10A) in the Aug

DESPITE POCKETS OF PESSIMISM, most Americans seem encouraged by the prospect of freer trade with Mex

President Bush is touting a new regulatory moratorium in his re-election campaign, claiming the firs

"We're doing everything we can! Where in the hell is the cavalry on this one?" Kate Hale, di

When the dollar starts declining like it has been, what does that tell you about this presidential r

OUT OF THE TRADE BILL'S RUINS The Trade Expansion Act of 1992, overwhelmingly approved by th

AMERICANS SAVE LESS OF THEIR INCOME than the Japanese, the Germans and the residents of just about e

"Work less!" say Americans and Europeans. It sounds good, but if we do, we'll lose our hard-won pros

and environmentalists - got some encouraging news recently. Large oil spills in U.S. waters last yea