Commentary

AFTER A DECADE OF MUCH-NEEDED REVISION, a bill setting nationwide standards for product liability la

THE UNITED STATES POSTED a $12.7 billion trade deficit with China last year, but that's not to say s

When it comes to U.S. trade policy, it's appropriate to ask, "What is in the best interests of the U

DON'T WORRY: IT'S JUST BEAN COUNTINGAbsence of consensus on maritime policy might well be th

The Federal Maritime Commission wants to review 23 regulations that may be outdated or unnecessary,

Once the scorn of consumer advocates and environmentalists, electric utilities have emerged as key i

THE FIRST DECADE OF LEADERSHIP by Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is turning out badly. This past w

America's real long-term problem is simple. It does not know how to run a bank. In the annals of ban

AMERICA'S WOOD WAR WITH CANADA has gone on long enough. Instead of wrestling over Canadian lumber su

DISABILITIES ACT: NO CAUSE FOR ALARMYour March 5 article, "Disabilities Act May Boos

At times, the White House press room turns into a hall of mirrors. It happened again, at 11

THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY WAS ROCKED last year by the financial troubles of some of its biggest players

American Airlines unveiled a much-simplified air fare pricing system last week to satisfy customers

ANOTHER SIGN OF THE TIMES in the "new" Vietnam: Hanoi's national assembly declared Wednesday that it

STATE-LICENSED SHIP PILOTS, who steer large commercial vessels through ports, contribute much to mar

ATTENTION U.S. BUSINESS: Can't get your products into a foreign market? Having trouble with Japanese

The U.S.-European row over the stalled international trade negotiations risks impeding trans-Atlanti

Due to a typographical error, Canada's share of the U.S. lumber market was misstated in the April 10

The balance sheet of the United States is in good shape to support solid economic expansion in the 1

The figure $12.7 billion makes some Americans see red. That's the surplus China amassed in trade wit

THE MAYOR OF ST. PETERSBURG - the one in Russia, not Florida - is looking for a few good banks.<

It has always been difficult for Americans to understand Russia's economic system; the momentous cha

Every Tuesday, the message seems the same: Voters are frustrated, fed up and disillusioned. No matte

Europe faces creeping political paralysis and a gathering drift to regionalism that threaten to dera

CALIFORNIA IS PLAGUED BY DROUGHT, and has been for the past six years. But you wouldn't know it from

CREATING A CARTEL IN COFFEE is not simple, as the International Coffee Organization is about to find

At the end of April, President Bush will write a check for another $1.1 billion in agricultural loan

NO-FAULT INSURANCE IS NO PANACEAIn recent years, consumers have been besieged by proposed so

ACCUSATIONS OF QUESTIONABLE SPENDING practices at a major non-profit corporation. A chairman with a

It may be only one measure of the interest shown so far, but the Overseas Private InvestmentCorp., t

astronomically speaking - may be closer than previously thought, the National Aeronautics and Space

Imagine tomorrow's headlines if President Bush appeared on national television today to announce imp

One of East Asia's more bizarre business relationships involves the expanding entrepreneurial ties b

WASHINGTON'S TRUST BUSTERS have made it official: Effective immediately, the Department of Justice w

Since the founding of the republic, America has had a strong isolationist strain. This sentiment sur

The $24 billion aid package to Russia unveiled recently by President Bush marks a significant commit

SALARY TALKS BETWEEN HOCKEY PLAYERS and club owners have bogged down over kid stuff: packages of car

COMPARISON TO S&LS WAS UNFAIRA new voice, that of consultant John Sillin, has entered the de

The winds of change are blowing through this city, scattering preconceptions, perquisites and probab

BIG ISSUES AND STRONG EMOTIONS, the essence of a Margaret Thatcher political campaign, aren't much i