Commentary

WE GOT A NOTE the other day, a mimeographed one albeit, from Warren Burger, who stepped down as chie

In the relentless search for "excellence," the U.S. business community is questioning its ability to

IN THE 159-YEAR HISTORY of The Journal of Commerce, its roster has included some distinguished econo

Britain's experimental free ports are floundering in a "sea of red tape" that has prevented them fro

Free Market Best Bet For Fair Oil PriceI am finally taking JofC ombudsman Harold Gold up on

I buttonholed Dr. Andranik Petrosyants, head of the U.S.S.R. State Committee on Atomic Energy, afte

JUST WHEN EVERYONE IS JUMPING on the anti-drug bandwagon, there is a surprise disclosure concerning

For practical purposes, Congress has finished work on its most comprehensive overhaul of the nation'

SANTA FE SOUTHERN PACIFIC CORP.'S announced attempt to solve competitive problems that forced the In

THE U.S. NAVY and the Maritime Administration have locked horns in a fight over the Ready Reserve F

President Reagan recently may have imposed a heavy tariff on imports of Canadian cedar shakes and sh

Bull: Superlatives, only superlatives, can describe this stock market. It's a Michelangelo market, a

In an era of trade deficits and a falling dollar, is it too late for U.S. companies to secure a foot

Asians are accustomed to political ironies, but the idea of a warmer Tokyo- Moscow relationship unde

Kudos for Mention Of DOT Unsung HeroI want to commend David Cawthorne for the mention of Gar

MOSCOW, AFTER ATTACKING the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade for years as an instrument of Wes

U.S. and Japanese trade officials have hammered out an overall settlement of the "semiconductor war"

A LOT OF US READING THE PAPER TODAY have an excellent chance of being around 30, 40 and maybe even 5

ON DEC. 19, 1984, the White House formally went on record saying that it preferred a sale of the go

After 20 months of discussions, most U.S. liner companies - among them the three largest containersh

IT WAS AN ORDINARY AUGUST in the United States. In Virginia, a maid employed by Nancy Reagan

Historians using sketchy evidence estimate humans began farming the land about 10,000 years ago. Mod

The rows of giant offshore drilling rigs scattered around the Scottish coast provide spectacular evi

Eric Hoffer was a longshoremen who worked on the San Francisco waterfront. He was also a writer. In

Drug Bill Nearly Trips BusinessU.S. BUSINESS GROUPS just managed to avert House action on le

Persistent invasions by northern nomads prompted ancient kingdoms in China to build the Great Wall.

CONSUMER ADVOCATE RALPH NADER has concluded that the delegates to the White House Conference on Smal

IT'S HAPPENING ACROSS THE COUNTRY, from Boston to San Francisco, and airlines and the Federal Aviati

IN AN EDITORIAL Aug. 13 on the vital and growing concern of port authorities with waterfront labor n

I recently visited the Chinese industrial exhibition in Moscow, the first trade fair China has held

Insurers Can Work Under Any SystemA story in the insurance section of the July 29 JofC entit

In theory, the underlying purpose of U.S. competition laws has been to promote commerce and fair pla

IT'S IRONIC THAT THE CHALLENGER TRAGEDY may provide a major opportunity for this country's strugglin

AS THE NAVY'S HOMEPORT PROGRAM moves toward a decision on the floor of Congress, sorting out the arg

ONE OF THE GREAT MYSTERIES IN ART concerns the reason behind the somewhat lascivious smile that Leon

Ted Ruhly was surprised when Yankee Manager Lou Piniella walked out to the mound, took the ball away

Recent container shipping industry experience has been turbulent for all and destructive for some.

Debt management today is unfair and kills growth worldwide. Since 1982, the debt crisis has stalled

Sept. 7 is a special day for Brazil. It's the anniversary date of the nation's independence.

HOW DO YOU MAKE the insurance industry more profitable? James P. Corcoran, New York state's chief in