Commentary

THE AUTO INDUSTRY, thank you, has been doing much better than might have been expected. Black Monday

The European Community's drive to establish a single unified marketplace for the 12 member states to

Earlier this year, the press was full of stories about the imminent accession of China to the Gener

FINDING A SUCCESSOR to Antonio Ortiz Mena, who has resigned effective Feb. 29 as president of the In

Mikhail Gorbachev's three-day summit meeting with President Reagan reconfirmed his position as the S

LIKE GOOD OLD ST. NICK, Congress in its pre-Christmas rush to adjourn jammed all sorts of goodies in

THE MEXICAN DEBT AGREEMENT negotiated by Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. in cooperation with the U.S. Trea

I have some of my own choices for the "man of 1987." Mikhail S. Gorbachev, Time Magazine's s

As appropriate for the holiday season, good fellowship was the order of the day in international fin

As any really sophisticated global traveler knows full well, the world ofrefined tourism continues t

THE ROCK ISLAND LINE, subject of legend and folk song, is remembered also as perhaps the prime examp

A whole crop of myths concerning jobs has grown up in the last few years. One is that the pa

PEOPLE EXPRESS, before it expired, encouraged passengers to carry aboard almost anything as hand lug

Until recently, the British government appeared to be having every success with its privatization po

THE GOVERNMENT'S Pension Benefit Guarantee Corp. has come to fill a vital role, guaranteeing retired

ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL POLITICS, as former House speaker Tip O'Neill was fond of noting. Whenever the

Faced with danger, the human body experiences a surge of adrenalin which produces the energy for eff

The Tax Reform Act of 1986 included among its many provisions the largest capital gains tax rate inc

AS ALL TOO OFTEN in the Holy Land, the Christmas season has not been a time ofjoy for all. I

IN ITS HEADLONG rush to adjournment last Tuesday, Congress left more than a little unfinished busine

Weak Economy to Raise DeficitTHE BUDGET OUTLOOK is for a rising deficit in the current fisca

It is apparent that the clock is ticking on the Third World debt. A solution must be found before mo

I pass Our Lady of Victory, a Roman Catholic church, near Wall Street as I walk to work each day. Up

What is a U.S. corporation? This deceptively simple question will plague U.S. policy-makers

In analyzing the recent collapse of stock prices, it is extremely important to determine if the 1,00

When Gary Hart tossed his hat - the one with all the arrows through it - back into the Democratic pr

THE FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION bears responsibility for maintaining safety on the rails. But th

THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE has presented an unexpected Christmas present to millions of taxpayers:

The Federal Reserve System tightened monetary policy another notch in the first half of December, as

It used to be called the American Society of Seers, but because of the nation's addiction to acronym

COMPETITIVE BIDDING drives down prices. That's true when a homeowner remodels his kitchen, and it's

The Journal of Commerce welcomes letters to the editor. Letters intended for publication should incl

EVERYBODY LIKES STABILITY. But the world economy is by nature unstable, constantly responding to unp

As they agonize over exchange rates, the United States and the other industrial nations that form th

BRAZIL, AS ITS CITIZENS are fond of saying, is the nation of tomorrow. A more accurate description,

Two Flaws in Plan For Reducing DeficitWhile William Dannemeyer presents some interesting fac

WITH BARELY A YEAR remaining in Ronald Reagan's term of office, much of the administration is alread

On Jan. 1, 1988, West Germany will implement long overdue changes in its Ladenschlussgesetz, the law

The ultimate goal of the Federal Reserve must be to stabilize the general price level. The success o

NEW YORK'S LONG ISLAND LIGHTING CO., financially troubled due both to its own mistakes in building t