Commentary

Country living has its surprises. The most magnificent, without any question, occurred a wee

THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD so far has shown admirable restraint in responding to the falling dollar,

Amid verbal saber rattling, some of the most influential U.S. leaders have drafted trade legislation

AN ASSET, WEBSTER'S SAYS, is "a valuable and desirable thing to have." The loans to developing count

PERIODICALLY, the federal government's economic statistics come under fire for a variety of reasons,

Dealing with Japan's trade surplus has become a major issue as trade legislation makes its way on C

In one of their comic skits, Bud Abbott used to assure his partner, Lou Costello, that he had read i

VENICE IS ALWAYS LOVELY in the springtime. Perhaps that alone is sufficient reason for the heads of

As I am waiting to interview James R. Harvey, 52, chairman and CEO of the multibillion-dollar Transa

The first question posed to an American visitor these days by European businessmen and officials is:

The debt crisis, which broke out with the Mexican bankruptcy in 1982, should be seen more as a break

FOR YEARS POLITICAL ACTIVISTS have been stressing the need for a uniform poll closing time on Electi

Leaders of the seven major industrial democracies are preparing once again to go their annual econom

IT'S ABOUT TIME the Cairns group of agricultural exporting nations got a little credit for the progr

JUST LIKE OTHER SEGMENTS of the maritime industry, many ports today are having a hard time, as steam

Wall Street is in turmoil. The stock market is bouncing like a yo-yo. Interest rates are up. The dol

JAPAN'S POLICY OF aiding Third World debtors caught criticism last week, and much of the flak revolv

THE REAGAN ADMINISTRATION plans to send Congress next Monday its long-awaited legislation to impleme

WITH ALL THE DEREGULATION that has taken place, especially in transportation, and all the attempts b

The official with the port of Rashid pointed to fairly modern-looking tankers tied up side by side i

One has to wonder where the Department of Transportation will place in the silliness stakes with the

You get a different slant on history, depending on where you go. In Washington, the name Dav

EXECUTIVES OF AMERICAN AIRLINES made a clever move earlier this month in proposing new government re

IN THE 1960s BUSINESS GROUPS opposed pension legislation, and before that they opposed minimum wage

A Renewed note of acrimony may soon sound in U.S.-Brazilian relations. Last December, the Re

It is high spring in Charlottesville on one of the rolling hills where Thomas Jefferson chose to pla

LAST WEEK'S OECD MEETING in Paris produced some of the best economic news of the year when finance m

The next U.S. industry to be targeted by Japan for destruction is the auto parts industry. In this,

Nobody can deny that the United States has a trade problem. Since 1980, the U.S. deficit in trade ha

IS THERE NO end to the acronym stew we are drowning in? Young urban professionals become Yuppies, ad

I refer to the article by Gregory S. Johnson in your May 1 issue, "Japanese Building Projects in U.S

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher did move into 10 Downing Street in 1979 with a clear-cut battle pla

Of all the uncertainties and imponderables that exist in evaluating the Japanese scene, none is more

AFTER A TRAGEDY, there are always questions of blame. That was the case again this week in the after

Politicians go on the road this week campaigning for a general election on June 11 that could mark a

Contrary to the assertions and dark predictions in Victor Walker's article ''Greek Economic 'Ship' S

A reporter was called upon the other day to explain the Iran-contra affair to his six-year-old son.<

MANY "DOUBTING THOMASES" may say "Dream on," but Sen. David Pryor, D-Ark, and Rep. Mervyn M. Dymally

There's a gaping hole in the Gary Hart episode, one enterprising journalists should make as great an

THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER has generated its share of bilateral tensions, with illegal immigration and n