Commentary

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

Mikhail Gorbachev's three-day summit meeting with President Reagan reconfirmed his position as the S

THE MEXICAN DEBT AGREEMENT negotiated by Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. in cooperation with the U.S. Trea

I have some of my own choices for the "man of 1987." Mikhail S. Gorbachev, Time Magazine's s

LIKE GOOD OLD ST. NICK, Congress in its pre-Christmas rush to adjourn jammed all sorts of goodies 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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