Business
Predicting the future is an inherent part of a leader’s job.
Aug. 17, 1997
Companies ranked by profit from continuing operations as a % of sales. 1992 Rank Company Return % 1 Carter Hawley Hale 38.5 2 Magma Power 33.4 3 Amgen Inc. 32.7 4 ALZA Corp. 31.5 5 Franklin Resources Inc. 30.1 6 N.
April 27, 1993
Technology shares staged a stunning comeback Wednesday, lifting the Dow Jones industrial average slightly and sending the Nasdaq Stock Market index to its biggest one-day gain in nearly six weeks.
March 27, 1997
Technology: The fear of tainted mail has set off a wave of innovations by companies trying to fill a niche created by the fight to stamp out bioterrorism.
Jan. 6, 2002
Books
Computers Are Changing Our Perceptions About What Facilitates Learning
May 19, 1997
Entertainment & Arts
Eileen Cowin’s photos don’t tell a linear story but allow viewers to use their experiences and mass media influences to construct their own explanations.
Jan. 29, 2000
MASLOW ON MANAGEMENT. By Abraham Maslow . John Wiley & Sons: 288 pp., $24.95 [forthcoming] ; CONCEPT OF THE CORPORATION. By Peter F. Drucker . Transaction: 320 pp., $24.95 ; THE END OF ECONOMIC MAN: The Origins of Totalitarianism. By Peter F. Drucker . Transaction: 276 pp., $24.95
Feb. 8, 1998
Rockwell International Corp., the Costa Mesa-based avionics and automation giant, said Thursday that its shareholders will receive one share of stock in the new semiconductor systems spinoff company, for every two shares of Rockwell stock.
Nov. 6, 1998
The major indexes lose most of the gains they made during the week, with the S&P; 500 ending below the 900 mark.
April 26, 2003
In 1987, a new group of small California high-technology firms emerged from obscurity to win Wall Street’s admiration, The Times 100 analysis shows.
April 24, 1988