Commentary

Crystal-ball gazing is almost as popular a sport as basketball. Self-proclaimed pundits like to pred

With all the recent focus on airline rage and bursts of violence at tyke soccer games, it's easy to

Fast-track trade negotiating authority may be achievable this year. Following months of inactivity i

Japan's new leaders are off to a less-than-inspiring start. The country's new prime minister, Keizo

Austria has a chance to make its mark during its maiden presidency of the European Union, which exte

Some observers regard China as a calm port amid the turmoil sweeping through East Asia. As once-fast

RAIL PERFORMANCEISN'T SO ROSYI am troubled by the article, ''US rails: A world apart,'' on t

For more than a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported U.S. unemployment rates at or belo

The Far Eastern Economic Review characterized President Clinton's recent trip to China as ''eating c

ONCE MORE, WITH FEELING:CONRAIL'S SALE PRICEHenry C. Wolf, executive vice president of finan

With the announcement that Cendant Chairman Walter Forbes will step down in the wake of revelations

Business guru Tom Peters once said, ''The No. 1 premise of business is that it ought to be fun. If i

Diverted perhaps by the unprecedented legal wrangling surrounding President Clinton these days, the

Give Bud Shuster credit. The Pennsylvania congressman, who chairs the House Transportation Committee

A couple of old Moscow hands passed through town recently - English journalists who worked in the ci

By their very design, health maintenance organizations can naturally be expected to irritate people.

At the very moment that the U.S. Justice Department is pursuing a questionable antitrust claim again

Mexico's ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and its strongest rival, the center-right Na

Mexico's economy has recovered handsomely since the 1994-95 peso crash, but the political system has

Returning to Tokyo after two months of recharging intellectual and inspirational batteries at Stanfo

It is the quintessential American thing.I am wandering through the mall, browsing and shoppi

The news keeps getting worse for exporters with an eye on the Japanese market. Sales of imported car

Advocates of aggressive actions to avert potential damages from global climate change are frequently

In a town known for hyperbole, Associate Attorney General Robert Litt may have taken the prize when

Fears once again are rising that China may devalue its currency. This week, a Chinese government thi

Supply chain management, once an arcane specialty, has become mainstream.Supply chain integr

South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission was formed on the premise that only when the trut

U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky and her fellow trade ministers from the 18 economies o

After nearly four years of sometimes tortured debate, an ocean shipping deregulation bill is close t

POSTAL SERVICE CAN'TDELIVER NEWSPAPERS ON TIME''Free the Mail,'' says your July 7 editorial

The old saying that history repeats itself may soon come to pass for rural America, with disastrous

The House may have passed a campaign finance reform bill this week, but big contributors will always

CARRIERS SHOULD NOTHAVE ANTITRUST IMMUNITYWe are glad to see someone else complaining about

For emerging-market investors, the concept of pivotal states - nations that have a more significant

In the future, government-issued money as we know it may disappear as people choose to hold electron

With sultry weather here, can the back-to-school spending spree be far behind? Merchants are rubbing

As the U.S. trade deficit soars, so does the risk of trade conflict. So far, trade relations with As

BY ERIK CRAFTAmerica's passenger train system has announced a 6 percent increase in ridershi

Vice President Al Gore wasn't in Moscow long enough last month to catch a performance of a fairy tal

You need a new sweater. You take out your mail-order catalog of choice and browse around. You've dec