Commentary

FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW, California has had new rules in effect that require all tankers moving throug

What was Bill Clinton's biggest mistake? Many will say it was either the $200 haircut or naming atto

"Looka here," huffed Maw, poring over the Mugsville News-Leader. "We're gettin' tough with them Japa

PETER SUTHERLAND, an Irish lawyer and staunch free trader, was named new head of the GATT Wednesday.

CUSTOMS BROKERS SUPPORT AUTOMATIONEditorials are the reasoned expression of the opin

In a widely cited but undocumented prediction, Lester Thurow touts the European Community, led by Ge

PRESIDENT CLINTON's defense of his broad-based energy tax was beginning to look like Custer's Last S

Everyone seems unhappy with the Argentine government's latest move to overhaul a myriad of labor law

HAVE YOU CHECKED the U.S. steel industry lately? Profits and prices are rising and imports are falli

THE ADMINISTRATION'S AMBIVALENCE about the North American free-trade agreement is showing again.

The Society of Amateur Wall Street Economists (Sawse) is back in the news. Sawse members charge the

In his new book, "The Myth of Free Trade," Ravi Batra firmly establisheshimself as the Steph

HURRICANE ANDREW slammed into South Florida last August packing torrential rains and winds of 145 mi

The German government is under renewed pressure to approve dual nationality legislation following th

A PLAN FOR REVIVING THE MERCHANT MARINEThe Clinton administration made a rash judgme

The North American free-trade agreement is entering a crucial stage. In Canada, the implementing leg

Maritime Administration and Agriculture Department officials continue sniping at each other after th

IF YOUR KIDS like gooey peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, be warned. To get his budget plan throug

IMPORTERS FAVOR REMOTE FILINGThe Joint Industry Group applauds and welcomes your May 26 edit

PERFORMANCE-BASED PAY is gaining ground in U.S. corporations, and not just for senior managers.<

Backed up by a costly public relations campaign, President Carlos Menem of Argentina will visit Wash

Pity Mickey Kantor. As the U.S. Trade Representative overseeing negotiations for supplemental accord

FIRST THE GOOD NEWS: Owners of commercial real estate will be paying less in local property taxes. N

WHAT'S A NEW ROAD or airport really worth? Will a new highway to a small town yield higher returns t

He has a kind, wise face, a nice demeanor, a curious mix of earnestness and I've-seen-it-all shrewdn

BROKER DEFENDS OPEN REMOTE FILINGWith reference to your May 26 editorial, "Customs Brokers,"

ROSS PEROT is an engaging sort. As he brandished his bureaucrat-bashing "two b' four" on his Sunday

The Clinton administration may be about to stabilize itself after plummeting in the polls and the wo

On March 1, in a speech at Rutgers, President Clinton took us all up to the mountaintop and showed u

CUSTOMS BROKERAGE IS A COMPLEX BUSINESSI read your May 26 editorial, "Customs Broker

IT TAKES A GAMBLER to roll the dice on a casino market that's becoming increasingly crowded.

President Clinton hailed action by the House of Representatives narrowly approving his package of ta

I recently visited Korea for the first time since 1977. Like most of us, I've read endless tributes

Last year, shares of Klang Container Terminal (KCT), Malaysia's largest ocean container operation, w

CARGO is clearly on the back burner as the new presidential commission studys the problems of the ai

The member countries of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade will choose a new director-genera

As Congress considers legislation to modernize the U.S. Customs Service, much misinformation is bein

SMALL AND MID-SIZED American companies have a problem. To survive in competitive markets they need w

THE UNITED STATES slapped $20 million in trade sanctions on the European Community Friday over a dis

EUROPEAN BANK SQUANDERED FUNDSJennifer W. Macdonald's "Europe's New Gold-Plated Bank