Commentary

The last three years marked one of the longest periods of slow growth for the U.S. economy in the po

Some labor leaders are opposing the North American free-trade agreementbecause they believe

The British are famous for their sense of humor, but surely worrying about a drought in this rain-so

With the announced retirements of the top two Democrats on the House Public Works and Transportation

SHIP LINES REBUT SHIPBUILDERS' CLAIMSWe are appalled by the ongoing efforts of the S

As United Nations inspectors again risk their lives to retrieve sensitive documents pertaining to Ir

THE ECONOMY HAS BEEN RAINING relentlessly on George Bush's parade. Last week brought more gloomy new

HONG KONG, an intermediate stop for many exporters moving goods between China and the United States,

George Wallace is remembered for many things, some good, some bad. But of all the stridencies that e

The French go to the polls on Sept. 20 to vote on the European Community's Maastricht treaty, thereb

SIMPLIFYING THE TAX CODE is a perennial goal of the good-government crowd. The problem, of course, i

On Labor Day the National Insurance Consumer Organization (NICO) held a press conference, calling fo

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

The North American free-trade agreement is not the first such pact with Mexico to encounter stiff op

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

DECLINING WAGES for U.S. workers is fast becoming a central issue in the presidential campaign. Real

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

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

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

"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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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