Commentary

HEDGING RISKS INGLOBAL FREIGHT MARKETSWe read your article of Jan. 2 on the changing nature

'Twas the season to be jolly, and for many, it was also the season to find out that the World Wide W

Two years after the peso's December 1994 collapse, Mexico's economy is back. That's not to say that

Running a modern-day ship is complicated. Sextants and compasses have given way to computer-driven e

It was only a matter of time until somebody figured out a way to make a quick buck off being a World

If the 105th Congress expects to make any headway in restoring the federal government to its proper

For many computer owners, 1997 will be the year when Internet users will begin to see more features

A Christmas card from former Belgian Prime Minister Wilfried Martens tells a tale about the European

One of the biggest vacancies in the U.S. Trade Representative's Office is the one created bythe nomi

Sometimes a fig leaf will do just fine to cover up an embarrassment, as President Clinton has found

''The 21st century will begin Jan. 1, 2001.'' That simple sentence, admitting no dispute, comes stra

While the rest of the world was celebrating on New Year's Eve, tens of thousands of valiant citizens

The end of a sad chapter in the history of Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. could be near. Canadian Pacific

Late last month, the government and the guerrillas in Guatemala signed an agreement ending Central A

Human resources officials of U.S. companies abroad are being told to ignore foreign workplace hiring

For free-trade aficionados, 1996 wasn't much of a year.The only major multilateral achieveme

NO WINNERS IN NEWESTAFGHANISTAN STRIFEOn Sept. 27, Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul fell

From the birth of economics in the 18th century, economists have tried to identify what promotes gro

Western Europe is headed for a radically different farm policy. We don't know what it will look like

Queen Elizabeth II has announced she will ennoble rock star Paul McCartney, making him the first Bea

Down in New Orleans, a certain pilot is a local hero.His quick thinking and action, most agr

The ship was riding out the ice storm, at anchor south of Cape May Point, when my pal the pilot rush

The time has come to either rate the best stories of 1996 or predict what will happen in 1997. I pre

1997 is shaping up as a decisive year for the transportation industries and their customers. From a

A thorough overhaul of primary and secondary education in America will likely be high on the priorit

America remains largely in denial about the implications of an aging society.This attitude i

Cigarette makers have had a 40-year winning streak in lawsuits against smokers and their estates, pe

Soon it will be the Year of the Ox - suitable, since many ship lines may find theirs gored,and by a

Truckers across Europe have had a miserable few weeks.First, the fire in the Channel Tunnel

REVISITING A 'TRADETRIP FROM HELL'From every experience we are supposed to learn, and to use

As political anthropologists sift through the election returns searching for deep meaning, the most

America's bullish tale of moderate economic growth and low inflation continues to unfold. Inflation

Don't expect America's relations with China to get warm and panda-like any time soon.Visit C

The year-end figures will show 1996 to be another record year for the U.S. trade deficit. The number

The unfolding hostage drama in Peru is only one symptom of a disorder now spreading through large po

My head exploded a couple of weeks ago.Here in the land of Bill Gates, the Silicon Forest an

The Treasury Department is considering a request from Cargill Inc., the giant Minneapolis grain deal

THE STEADY PROGRESSOF MEXICO'S REFORMSAndrew Reding's suggestion in his Dec. 19 opinion arti

More fun than making New Year's resolutions - but equally likely to lead to embarrassment - is the a

One of the secrets of China's remarkable economic success is, ironically, its political enemy, Taiwa