Commentary

Austerity budgets and structural reforms in Argentina have earned President Raul Alfonsin internatio

The diplomatic accords designed to pave the way for the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan

On March 8, 1988, the Journal of Commerce printed an op-ed article by Robert C. Waters, a professor

AS THE MEMBERS of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund meet this week in Washington, o

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan seems determined to scuttle the U.S. economic expansion. Las

IN THE MIDST of the increasingly xenophobic reaction to foreign investors who buy into the United St

The three major international aid agencies headquartered here, the International Monetary Fund, the

IN THE MID 1970s, Standard Oil Co. of Ohio proposed an efficient, secure system to get the crude oi

It may be surprising to learn that commercial fishing is the most dangerous industry in the United S

Young Drivers Will Keep US TruckingThe national shortage of qualified truck drivers needed t

A DECISION on awarding an airline route between Seattle and Tokyo offers the Department of Transport

IN THE COURT of public opinion, perception and reality are often one and the same. No one un

The head-hunters will soon be on their way to Silicon Valley, hoping to put an end once and for all

The chief question in the ocean shipping industry for the 1990s is whether the U.S. goal of a strong

The advent of miniature tape recorders, the kind that are easily concealable on your person, puts ex

THE POLITICAL STRUGGLE is not yet over. But as Congress reconvenes today after its week-long Easter

The formal, conscious and deliberate concealment of information presents inherent dangers to a free

WHITE HOUSE OBJECTIONS to trade bill provisions have focused much more on other items, but the trade

FIGHTING INFLATION is part of the job for a governor of the Federal Reserve Board. But it is a

Clearing the Water On US-Flag VesselsThe March 25 letter of the Transportation Institute's c

THE REAGAN ADMINISTRATION'S LATEST PLAN to sell the government's Western oil reserves to private com

By age 58, Mr. Brown had labored in middle management at a large manufacturing company in the Northe

When the House of Commons returns next week after the Easter recess, it will begin to face seriously

Late this afternoon, a prominent Denver Broncos fan will pay off a Super Bowl bet to a former Washin

The widely reported antitrust lawsuit filed by several state attorneys general alleges that insurers

THE SPEED OF INNOVATION in the financial markets has far outpaced regulators' ability to keep tabs o

The property/casualty insurance business is collusive and far from competitive. In Invisible Bankers

THE OMNIBUS TRADE BILL has undergone significant improvements in six months of conference committee

WITH AN APPARENT NEW TIGHTENING of monetary policy likely to lead to higher interest rates, the Fede

In a recent editorial, The Journal of Commerce suggested that the Massachusetts Port Authority's pla

Tensions between the United States and Japan have increased steadily during the past two decades. Mu

ENCOURAGING LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS to take over and restore the failing branch lines of major railroad

In spite of their best efforts to run mindless, superficial campaigns, the presidential candidates a

DETROIT'S AUTOMAKERS, it seems, can never get enough protection. After seven straight years of quota

THE MASSIVE ANTITRUST SUIT that shook the insurance industry two weeks ago once again demonstrates t

There is an uneasy chill in the air this spring in Sweden. Economists are forecasting stormy

Preshipment inspection programs have added a new and dangerous element to the international trading

Truck Group Resents Price Fixer LabelIn his vituperative letter to the editor (March 22), Ro

AGAINST VERY LARGE ODDS, the huge House-Senate trade bill conference wrapped up virtually all of it

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