Commentary

You're a small importer of woven sweaters and order 500 reindeer-draped pieces from Scotland for the

Insecurity is an occupational disease for politicians, especially in Russia, and so is wishful think

Chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan gave a speech two weeks ago at Stanford that did not

Will Rogers once said, ''It ain't the things that people don't know that's the problem, it's the thi

If you build a better mousetrap - or invent a faster computer or discover a more effective cancer tr

Dear Valued Cardholder:One year ago we welcomed you to the Easy Come, Easy Go Credit Card Fa

The European Union is about to make a bad decision, allowing a patent licensee to violate its agreem

In a virtual replay of 1996 and early 1997, the dollar's currently rapid rise against the Japanese y

As predicted, labor unions are flexing their muscles in selected industries around the country after

If you want to be taken seriously in politics these days, you have to run for president - or at leas

Dumping - selling products in foreign markets at unfairly low prices - has been illegal and subject

As emerging nations consider how best to avoid Thailand's financial crisis, they might look at Mexic

Asked to reflect on his life as a swindler and a con man, Charles ''Lucky'' Luciano confessed that i

Americans should be feeling much better about the North American Free Trade Agreement now that Mexic

It's the best of times and the worst of times for organized labor. The Teamsters rode to a crest rec

By the second decade of the next century, China could be well on its way to one of the most remarkab

Negotiating liberal air service trade with Japan is like climbing Mount Everest - the most difficult

A large clock in front of Paris' Pompidou Center ticks off the seconds to the year 2000.Mill

Americans smugly shake off charges of colonialism raised in dusty U.N. sessions, having only dabbled

Punishing foreign regimes that brutalize citizens for their religious beliefs seems a noble cause, a

When Czechoslovakia split in half on New Year's Day of 1993, Slovakia's jubilant nationalist leaders

Reduced copper buying from Southeast Asian countries because of a tumble in the local currencies aga

The U.S. trade deficit rose from $61 billion in 1993 to $94 billion in 1996, and will see a record o

The World Bank, at this week's meeting in Hong Kong, will attempt to explain what it and other devel

An alliance of conservative parties unseated the ex-Communists from power in Poland's general electi

They are unwieldy, hard to enforce and usually deemed a failure. Yet sanctions aimed at punishing fo

It's bad news that global warming is coming to get us if we don't stop burning fossil fuels in our c

Beijing lobs shells across the Taiwan Straits, disrupts international meetings over semantics and re

Trade is tough. Even in the best of times, it is not easy to convince most countries to open their m

Call it classic free enterprise if you like, but there are real dangers to the eating classes in the

Watch for the proposed Ocean Shipping Reform Act to start mov- ing out of the Senate berth where

Everything's coming up roses. The world economy is expanding faster than at any other time in the la

In retrospect, it is easy to see that all the warning signs of an impending crisis in Southeast Asia

All of the controversy surrounding the NAACP's recent debate over school desegregation missed the re

Finance Minister P. Chidambaram wants to bring India's budget deficit down to 4.5 percent of gross d

As the Clinton administration asks Congress for a renewal of fast-track authority in negotiating int

With at least $200 billion at stake, the ''stranded cost recovery'' bailout demanded by electric pow

Since gaining its independence in 1991, the former Soviet Republic of Kazakstan has been working har

To commemorate its 50th anniversary, the CIA this week is unveiling an intriguing exhibit of Cold Wa

Brazil's highly successful privatization of its Santos container terminal this week underscores anew