Commentary

With approximately $700 billion in annual exports, the United States is the world's largest seller o

AFTER A DECADE OF DEBATE, Congress is ready to repeal the 22-year-old ban on exporting Alaskan oil.

A SWISS-BASED organization has rated the world's most expensive cities, and two Japanese entries eas

CHILE'S ADMISSION to the North American Free Trade Agreement should be a foregone conclusion. But na

This is addressed to all those fabulously fortunate American schoolchildren now eagerly entering the

PROTECTING WORKERS IN THE CARIBBEANRosalind McLymont, in her Trade Talk column, take

Government transportation planning has a bad - and mostly well-deserved - reputation in the freight

AIR TRAVEL between Britain and the United States will improve soon thanks to a modest new deal betwe

Proposing the dissolution of a government agency is like breaking off a bad relationship: The notion

For U.S. exporters, the once-booming Mexican market has changed dramatically. Last year Mexico was a

Suddenly, the United States is teetering on the edge of recession. In the last two months, employers

WITH AMERICA'S trade threats against Japan casting doubt on its commitment to freer trade, it may se

Cuban officials say the Cuban economy is recovering. One sign they point to is the revaluation of th

DON'T RISK ANOTHER RAILROAD WRECKLarry Thomas, president of the Society of the Plast

Accidents will happen. However much time and money is spent on raising technical standards a

CALIFORNIA has been beset by calamities of Biblical proportions - earthquakes, mud slides,fires and

THE UNITED STATES is the world's sole surviving superpower and remains, in many ways, an economic an

At first there were a few "pinch-me-I'm-dreaming" moments. Yes, I was in Loudon County, a Vi

Clinton administration officials are concerned that a provision of a Senate bill lifting the 20-year

Republicans are bustling in their little congressional workshops, chipping away at the one tax credi

ELIMINATING CHILD LABOR IN BANGLADESHThe Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Export

The Worldwide Air Transport Conference held last November and December in Montreal by the Internatio

FASTER AND BETTER transportation underlies much of the growth in world trade, and improved connectio

IN CASE anyone still believes the Clinton administration's trade policy is even minimally consistent

Few aspects of Bill Clinton's presidency have been subject to as much relentless assault as his fore

TRY AS THEY MIGHT, governments cannot impose their will on internationalfinancial markets. B

MEXICO may be heading into a long, hot summer. Savings are running low for many Mexicans, jobs are s

Unless an 11th-hour settlement is reached - and that seems unlikely at the moment - the United State

On Sunday the gubernatorial candidates of Mexico's center-right National Action Party (PAN) recorded

Some say it's vital, others call it essential, still others term it critical. What they're d

FEDERAL SPENDING on roads and bridges is critical to a sound economy, but so is a balanced budget. R

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is on the horns of a dilemma, damned if he eases money and d

Auto workers of America beware! Tariffs of 100 percent on Japanese luxury cars may look like a gift

Sixty-six-year-old Nobuko Miyagi is dressed modestly in a flowered blouse, black earings and a black

France will bask in the international limelight for the next couple of months as its allies try to f

The Federal Trade Commission is alleging that New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc. is deceiving consumers

THE REPUBLICAN PLAN to slash foreign aid and assert more congressional control over foreign policy h

Once again, headlines suggest the United States and Japan are on the brink of a trade war. U.S. Trad

AFTER MONTHS OF NEGOTIATIONS, the United States and Britain are close to a deal that will modestly i

Shippers have filed hundreds of cases at the Court of International Trade in New York, challenging t