Commentary

The anti-Cuba hard-liners in the U.S. Congress have struck again.Barely two months after the

The Grand Old Party appears institutionally incapable of sending a clear message on what it stands f

The Republican tax package, unveiled this week with much fanfare, was billed as a comprehensive, ''c

So tiny Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern wants to be the third railroad serving the coal fields of Wyomin

The Russian government is on a borrowing binge that could lead to a financial and economic crisis of

Recent elections in France and Great Britain may not tell us much about what will happen in the 1998

Imagine this scenario: You log onto the Internet from your home in Novato, Calif., through a service

The U.S. bankruptcy courts rule the world.That, at least, is the implicit state of affairs f

In President Clinton's recent trip to Europe lie the answers to a number of vital questions about Am

Canadians paid scant attention to a government study earlier this spring that showed declining popul

The European Union has appealed a World Trade Organization ruling that its banana policy favoring Ca

Aquarter of a century after converting the U.S. Postal Service to an independent government agency,

As a local government official, I know how important businesses are to the economic well-being of my

As a shippers' group whose members are mostly small and medium-sized shippers, the American Import S

The issues of liability and access to information need to be addressed in a global forum. Randal

Ever since Edward Lloyd opened a London coffee house in 1688 to insure ships at sea, the underwritin

The European Union's plans to create a common currency by 1999 may be falling apart, but there is go

Just when Europe thought it had it right, the French voters came along and messed it all up.

Recently in Germany, Bavarian officials arrested Felix Somm, charging him with trafficking in pornog

Cyprus wants to join the European Union. But the Mediterranean island also has one of the world's la

There are people with kids, and there are people with money.They're not necessarily the same

The disintegration of the Soviet Union has created a unique opportunity for the countries of the Cau

Nobody has ever doubted Ernesto Zedillo's devotion to market economics. So the three-year National P

Over the next two years, Congress will be reauthorizing the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The decision

Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice. Lately, outdated computer code is topping the

International maritime experts are giving much-needed scrutiny to the sorry safety record of bulk ca

Breakfasts will never be the same at Kinshasa's Intercontinental Hotel. First the rebels' arrival he

President Clinton has decided to extend China's normal trading status for another year. It is the ri

They are great gardens of the sea, gorgeous and rich with life. Algal blooms can be green or brown o

A Christian lobbying group has taken ''anything goes'' lobbying to extremes, portraying the Chinese

Who would think that in today's booming economy, bankruptcies would be up in America? But it's true.

In public, Hong Kong's business community smiles and shrugs its shoulders about what will happen whe

Now comes the hard part of filling in the details of the overhyped budget agreement.Once aga

For more than 40 years, Europe's computer industry has tried and largely failed to build up national

The Clinton White House never met an intrusive regulation it didn't like. Case in point: its continu

Talk about tease! The Clinton administration last week said it would help more than 30 of the world'

Let's be honest: Despite great potential, not that many people are buying over the Internet. Most co

The French Communists will get a chance to show if they can make the trains run on time in Prime Min

GUILFORD CAN BEATAMTRAK IN RUNNING TRAINSIn response to Frank Wilner's opinion article (''Gu

Big mergers mean big money. Yet, among companies that actually manage money - banks, securities firm