Commentary

FINDING A SUCCESSOR to Antonio Ortiz Mena, who has resigned effective Feb. 29 as president of the In

As any really sophisticated global traveler knows full well, the world ofrefined tourism continues t

As appropriate for the holiday season, good fellowship was the order of the day in international fin

PEOPLE EXPRESS, before it expired, encouraged passengers to carry aboard almost anything as hand lug

THE ROCK ISLAND LINE, subject of legend and folk song, is remembered also as perhaps the prime examp

A whole crop of myths concerning jobs has grown up in the last few years. One is that the pa

Until recently, the British government appeared to be having every success with its privatization po

THE GOVERNMENT'S Pension Benefit Guarantee Corp. has come to fill a vital role, guaranteeing retired

The Tax Reform Act of 1986 included among its many provisions the largest capital gains tax rate inc

Faced with danger, the human body experiences a surge of adrenalin which produces the energy for eff

ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL POLITICS, as former House speaker Tip O'Neill was fond of noting. Whenever the

AS ALL TOO OFTEN in the Holy Land, the Christmas season has not been a time ofjoy for all. I

Weak Economy to Raise DeficitTHE BUDGET OUTLOOK is for a rising deficit in the current fisca

IN ITS HEADLONG rush to adjournment last Tuesday, Congress left more than a little unfinished busine

I pass Our Lady of Victory, a Roman Catholic church, near Wall Street as I walk to work each day. Up

It is apparent that the clock is ticking on the Third World debt. A solution must be found before mo

What is a U.S. corporation? This deceptively simple question will plague U.S. policy-makers

When Gary Hart tossed his hat - the one with all the arrows through it - back into the Democratic pr

In analyzing the recent collapse of stock prices, it is extremely important to determine if the 1,00

THE FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION bears responsibility for maintaining safety on the rails. But th

THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE has presented an unexpected Christmas present to millions of taxpayers:

The Federal Reserve System tightened monetary policy another notch in the first half of December, as

The Journal of Commerce welcomes letters to the editor. Letters intended for publication should incl

COMPETITIVE BIDDING drives down prices. That's true when a homeowner remodels his kitchen, and it's

It used to be called the American Society of Seers, but because of the nation's addiction to acronym

EVERYBODY LIKES STABILITY. But the world economy is by nature unstable, constantly responding to unp

As they agonize over exchange rates, the United States and the other industrial nations that form th

WITH BARELY A YEAR remaining in Ronald Reagan's term of office, much of the administration is alread

BRAZIL, AS ITS CITIZENS are fond of saying, is the nation of tomorrow. A more accurate description,

Two Flaws in Plan For Reducing DeficitWhile William Dannemeyer presents some interesting fac

The ultimate goal of the Federal Reserve must be to stabilize the general price level. The success o

On Jan. 1, 1988, West Germany will implement long overdue changes in its Ladenschlussgesetz, the law

Now that the budget negotiations have been concluded, a number of voices can be heard in the United

THE U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE is considering a new try at reducing port shopping - importers and shippers

Have you ever noticed how you usually can irritate or at least frustrate people who naturally talk i

NEGOTIATORS HAVE DOTTED the i's and crossed the t's on the free trade agreement between the United S

NEW YORK'S LONG ISLAND LIGHTING CO., financially troubled due both to its own mistakes in building t

My first job in financial journalism, assisting one of the great financial columnists of his time, e

SOUTH KOREA'S military government has won a victory, but it might prove a pyrrhic victory. The overw

Import Restraints Still Needed on SteelOnce again, The Journal of Commerce has sprung into p