Commentary

If airline deregulation has helped consumers - and irrefutably it has - then there is hope that a re

As is often the case, the spotlight rarely shines on a small developing nation unless a political cr

The global trading community took a small but significant step this month toward eradicating one of

Russian President Boris Yeltsin has once again defied the doubters. Just seven weeks after complex h

CLOSING GRAY MARKETSIS NOT A SOLUTIONYour Dec. 9 article (''Hong Kong debates role of gray g

For the first time in the 50-year history of the United Nations, a sub-Saharan African was named its

The Russian economy and financial markets are settling down, but the downside risk for investors rem

The World Trade Organization's negotiations to liberalize the global telecommunications market are e

VOLLEYS AT THEVOUCHER VULTURESThe school-voucher vultures continue circling the public schoo

It's not an entirely happy New Year for the Port of New York and New Jersey.First the good n

Here's a conversational bombshell that's bound to liven up any holiday party: There's no ''glass cei

I'm bullish on China.I know the downside. The country is ruled by aging authoritarians who j

Last month's Hamburg Soybean Party will probably not stand on the same rung in the history of Wester

Before Bill Clinton began racking up victories, pundits accused Democrats of knowing only one way to

Calling all last-minute holiday shoppers. You may not be as bad off as you think. Hitting the stores

Once again, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has shown its willingness to raise air pollutio

The AFL-CIO has undergone a ''palace revolution at the top which has not percolated down to its memb

U.S.-Japanese trade ties may start to fray again, some analysts are warning. The big U.S. trade defi

DEFICIT CONTROL SEEMSTHE RIGHT PLAY FOR RUSSIAThe International Monetary Fund is often on th

Foreign direct investment in Latin America rose to a record $30.8 billion this year - yet another cl

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto is dismantling Japan Inc. Last week he announced a major deregulati

The economic success of the Four Tigers of Asia - Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan - is

A lot has been said since enactment of the 1996 Telecommunications Act about how it will stimulate v

From its birth in the late 4th century, Christmas has had to fight commercialism and secularization

THE ECONOMIC COUNCIL:A LARGER TRADE ROLE?Your Dec. 2 ''Washington Report'' column headlines

If your car's speedometer wasn't working, would you rely on cruise control? What if the car you were

Indonesia's ill-conceived national car program is bearing its first fruit: a sharp drop in car sales

In 1992, Bill Clinton ran for president promising to ''put people first'' in economic policy. His tr

The plot is thickening in the high-stakes fight over who will own Conrail, which holds a practical r

Give the Wall Street Journal credit: Nowhere are the virtues of free markets extolled more passionat

The following things are true about Christmas:* Sometimes it's joyous and merry but it's nev

As a 25-year-old woman of Zairian ancestry, I feel pain, shame, distress and helplessness that my co

WHEN TRADE PARITYADDS UP TO CHARITYA few comments on your article, ''Caribbean designers see

The Ozone Transport Assessment Group may not be a household name, but millions of households east of

It doesn't take much to launch the space wonks into another round of hallucinations about manifest d

The dismissal of yet another Mexican attorney general - the sixth in eight years - and an uncharacte

A letter from APL Limited President Tim Rhein, published Wednesday, contained a transcription error.

Tung Chee-Hwa, the shipping magnate who was picked by Beijing last week to become Hong Kong's first

Congratulations, Kofi Annan, on your election to the United Nations' top job. Your problems are abou

At the moment, America's two most important bilateral relationships - with Russia and China - have r