Commentary

FOREIGN CREW ISSUE MUST BE DEBATEDIn his July 3rd "Publisher's Notebook," Don Becker put his

In much of the world, anxious politicians worry about the explosive potential of rising domestic une

In the nick of time, the Federal Reserve came riding through the pass to bail the United States out

BONUSES ARE COMMON in business for executives who run profitable companies. No one, of course, would

IN DIVORCE CASES, custody battles often become a substitute for unresolved disputes over unhappy rel

JUST AS THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY douses one of Yugoslavia's ethnic fires, another erupts elsewhere in

A commercial success from its opening, the Panama Canal is now considered by many maritime experts t

''YANKEE GO HOME" has been the prevalent refrain among Europeans, particularly since the end of the

When the Delaware & Hudson Railway filed for bankruptcy protection in 1988, many rail experts predic

Hypocrisy and suspicion will pervade the atmosphere at a Euro-Japanese summit later this month.<

Good advocates paint glorious pictures. When they intervene for you with the powerful, they add an e

DELIVERING PACKAGES OVERNIGHT in California is getting easier for air express companies. A f

This week begins a crucial test for U.S. negotiators on a critical international steel agreement.

An increasing number of American politicians, businessmen and academics believe that bilateral press

NUCLEAR POWER - and the safety of the plants that produce it - strikes an emotional chord for many

A year after a constitutional reform package collapsed amid bitter feuding, Canada remains a country

DON'T FALL FOR EMPTY PROMISES TO LABORBacking both a U.S.-Mexico Free Trade Agreement and wo

Cuba is gradually acquiring Western technology that could help ensure the safe operation of its Sovi

HOPES FOR A RAPPROCHEMENT between North and South Korea have been dampened by a recent disagreement

STATES HAVE REPAIRED some of their worst highways during the last five years, but government is stil

A NEW YORK STATE BUDGET AGREEMENT hangs in the balance while Governor Mario M. Cuomo and state legis

This year's seven-power economic summit, to be held in London July 15-17, threatens to make last yea

America is losing ground. This is the disturbing conclusion to emerge from a remarkable inquiry by t

''Planning" is a dirty word in Washington. It's such a taboo that cadres of bureaucrats in the Bush

The picture splashed across Britain's prestigious Sunday Times newspaper showed huge piles of garbag

The talk of the town, indeed, of much of the world these days is the Harvard- Yavlinsky "Grand Barga

IMAGINE VISITING THE LOAN OFFICER at your local bank to secure funds for a new home or car. After de

AS NEGOTIATORS STRUGGLE to revive the Uruguay Round of world trade talks, hopeful signs are emerging

'COST OF PROTECTION' FROM QUOTAS INFLATEDIn "Real Victims of Textile Quotas," (Opinion, June

INSIDERS ARE SAYING that John Macomber, the Export-Import Bank chairman, is likely to be the next Se

What's the secret of survival of a health system that for years has been diagnosed and denounced as

INSURERS ARE ALWAYS COMING UP WITH ingenious services for covering business risks. One Florida compa

Debating the need for a U.S. industrial policy is one of Washington's favorite exercises. Despite th

A FUNNY THING happened in Luxembourg last week: Finance ministers from the 12 European Community mem

CSX REALIZED NEED FOR 'SEAMLESS SERVICE'I read with great interest Robert Waters' article, "

As the U.S. economy continues to wallow in recession, politicians are searching for ways to provide

In the old days, things were different. How many times have you heard your parents or an older colle

THE HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE this week approved a bill laden with conditions on most-favored-n

MOST TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES must deal with federal regulators, but few get to choose who those reg

Most U.S. business leaders have chosen to sit and watch the Gorbachev-Yeltsin drama rather than beco