Commentary

'DUTY FREE' ARTICLEPAINTS FALSE IMAGEYour June 16 article on airport duty-free trade (''Airp

The Caspian basin and its energy resources are receiving great attention from governments and oil co

It was always more a question of when, not if, the International Monetary Fund would provide another

In this year of political brinkmanship, Congress has sent President Clinton a bill he can't refuse -

After he downed a few too many beers with some Bundestag colleagues one night in the 1980s, Gerhard

The very public sight last week of the European Commission sitting in judgment on the business strat

After two years of delay, the proposed alliance between British Airways and American Airlines seems

If you drew a symbolic picture of the big Citibank-Travelers merger, you might depict two financial

Back in 1918, when Russia's new Bolshevik rulers still had the mud of the street on their boots and

Supermodel Christy Turlington lowers her newspaper and conspiratorially enlists North Americans to p

Three recent World Trade Organization rulings involving environmental and health issues have been de

The advent of a Republican Congress in 1994, and a president who told us ''the era of big government

Counterfeit goods entering the United States are a growing problem for law enforcement. When U.S. Cu

The next time you are driving your automobile, check your rearview mirror. The eyes that you see are

WHEN GREAT MINDSTHINK ALIKEI refer to your June 30 editorial, ''Hong Kong's woes'' (Page 4A)

Rebuilding the global financial system to head off crises before they reach the bailout stage has be

Much has been written about the tremendous benefits to the global economy from the impending introdu

The Surface Transportation Board has a historic opportunity over the coming months to correct a majo

Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky went to Capi

President Clinton and Chinese President Jiang Zemin both performed well on Mr. Clinton's recent visi

Integration of the major economies across Europe, Asia and the Americas requires close coordination

In the nation's capital, Bill Clinton is just another president of the United States. Overseas, he i

From East Asia to Western Europe, trade and investment are creating a palpable sense of public uneas

Americans in the '90s are going to work with stress from home, and then returning home with more str

Central to all ports is the management of their maritime commerce: passenger, freight or both. But,

Media pundits and their mentors from Wall Street and Washington blast Japan for not reducing savings

Jan is a complete deadbeat. She has no job, no source of income, has never earned a dime. But none o

DON'T CHANGE ANYTHINGIN THE JONES ACTThe Journal of Commerce has this month twice published

To see China is to spy the future and to be humbled - and not just a little scared.China is

For 30 years, a handful of die-hards has tried to sell state governments on the idea of no-fault aut

In recent months, many commentators have suggested the threat of deflation is just around the corner

Lawmakers should always seek ways to include sound science and reason in governmental rule-making pr

Even before Congress has approved a shipping deregulation bill, the Federal Maritime Commission is e

Over the coming weeks, the Senate may have its last chance to ratify a critically important world ag

India's dairy industry has long been the largest and one of the most primitive in the world. Suddenl

As Washington uncorks champagne bottles to celebrate the likely budget surplus of 1998, it has the a

A new La Nina weather cycle is predicted to begin soon and the tropical Atlantic waters are heating

Foreign-exchange intervention does not work if there is nothing to support it.In recent week

At a time when global trade and development organizations are applying increased pressure against go

These are the best of times and the worst of times in Europe.The economic recovery is pickin