http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Northrop_Grumman_CorporationFind stories, videos, and photos about Northrop Grumman Corporation from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:57:10 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Northrop_Grumman_Corporation14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Northrop Grumman Corporation from CNN.com.http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/26/magazines/fortune/investing/investor_daily.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/26/magazines/fortune/investing/investor_daily.fortune/index.htmMiddle-class Americans aren't the only ones worried about how the market has drop-kicked their retirement funds. U.S. companies are also looking at big losses in their pension funds - losses that could force them to dip into earnings to cover their employee obligations.Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/23/zero.gravity.teachers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/23/zero.gravity.teachers/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's a fun way to address a serious problem.Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:35:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1840396,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1840396,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHow an aging fleet of flying gas stations shows that, once again, politics can trump what's best for the militaryThu, 11 Sep 2008 04:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1840291,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1840291,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Defense Department will push back its decision on a $35 billion tanker contract to the next administration, delaying again the hotly disputed competition between Boeing and Northrop Grumman to replace the Air Force's aging aerial refueling fleetWed, 10 Sep 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/10/pentagon.tankers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/10/pentagon.tankers/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Pentagon has "terminated" the competition for an Air Force airborne tanker contract for now, leaving the decision for the next presidential administration, a statement from the Defense Department said Wednesday.Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:55:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1835118,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1835118,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBoeing Co. is considering bailing out of a politically charged competition for a $35 billion contract to build aerial refueling tankers for the Air Force, if it does not receive an additional four months from the Pentagon to assemble its offerFri, 22 Aug 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/16/plane.repel.missile/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/16/plane.repel.missile/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe first passenger plane equipped with a system to repel shoulder-fired missiles successfully completed its flight, a British defense and aerospace company announced Wednesday.Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:33:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1821324,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1821324,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBoeing Co. and Northrop Grumman Corp. will submit new offers for a disputed $35 billion Air Force tanker contract, and the Pentagon will pick a winner by the end of the yearWed, 09 Jul 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/09/news/international/gates_tanker/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/09/news/international/gates_tanker/index.htmThe Pentagon will reopen bidding Wednesday for one of the largest contracts in military history, Sen. Richard Shelby, Republican of Alabama, said in a statement on his Web site.Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:37:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/19/markets/stockswatch/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/19/markets/stockswatch/index.htmStocks appeared set for a volatile open Thursday as investors looked to regain their footing after a heavy day of selling.Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:19:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1815963,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1815963,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe GAO rules that a flawed process saw a U.S.-European consortium win a bid to build a new refueling tanker. The response on Capitol Hill was all about home-state jobs Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:35:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/18/news/companies/usaf_tanker_bid/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/18/news/companies/usaf_tanker_bid/index.htmCongressional auditors urged the Air Force to reopen bidding for a new fleet of aerial tankers Wednesday, finding the service made "significant errors" in awarding the $35 billion contract to Northrop Grumman.Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/04/25/security.expo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/04/25/security.expo/index.html#cnnSTCTextThough it looks like a space-aged android playing the harmonica, it's actually a device designed to protect you in a biological or chemical attack.Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/26/planes.missiles/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/26/planes.missiles/index.html#cnnSTCTextMilitary planes have them. Major airlines don't want them.Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:54:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/11/markets/stockswatch_ny/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/11/markets/stockswatch_ny/index.htmStocks were poised to rebound strongly from their recent losing streak Tuesday after the Federal Reserve and other central banks announced plans to pump more cash into squeezed credit markets.Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:10:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1720277,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1720277,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsDespite protest on Capitol Hill, a tanker contract awarded to an Airbus-led consortium reflects the realities of a global aircraft market to which the U.S. firm will have to adapt to surviveFri, 07 Mar 2008 05:00:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/03/markets/markets_wrap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/03/markets/markets_wrap/index.htmStocks cut losses Monday, ending mixed, as investors struggled with record high oil prices, a weakening dollar and more discouraging economic news.Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:17:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/03/markets/markets_morning/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/03/markets/markets_morning/index.htmStocks pared earlier losses Monday morning as oil prices set a new trading high and investors looked past signs of weakness in the manufacturing sector.Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:48:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/03/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/03/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htmU.S. stocks eased at Monday's open, with investors considering some comments about the economy and awaiting a key report on manufacturing.Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:34:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/03/markets/stockswatch_ny/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/03/markets/stockswatch_ny/index.htmStocks looked set to kick off the first trading day of March on a downbeat note, as worries about the slowing economy and weak dollar continued to stalk investors.Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/29/air.force.tankers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/29/air.force.tankers/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Air Force on Friday announced one of the largest military acquisition programs in U.S. history, saying the service had chosen Northrop Grumman over Boeing to replace its aging air refueling tanker fleet.Sun, 02 Mar 2008 03:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/11/07/popsci.asteroid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/11/07/popsci.asteroid/index.html#cnnSTCTextHere we are, nearly eight years into the 21st century, and the most spectacular manned mission NASA can pull off is a trip to the International Space Station, a mere 210 miles above the Earth. Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:14:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/08/news/companies/ba.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/08/news/companies/ba.fortune/index.htmBoeing (BA) ranks no. 28 on FORTUNE's list of America's largest corporations.Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:30:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/14/news/companies/methodology.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/14/news/companies/methodology.fortune/index.htmEach spring, about 1.5 million new college grads enter the workplace hoping to put their newly acquired degrees to good use, get their careers going, and start making some cash. Thanks to a bright job market, more than half of 12,303 graduating students polled by the National Association of Colleges and Employers already had accepted jobs by early May. Meanwhile, another 49% of those seeking full-time jobs are still looking.Mon, 14 May 2007 23:39:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/08/markets/stockswatch2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/08/markets/stockswatch2/index.htmStocks are set for an uneven start Monday as investors try to sort through a slew merger-and-acquisition deals in the first full trading week of 2007.Mon, 08 Jan 2007 11:35:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/08/markets/stockswatch/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/08/markets/stockswatch/index.htmU.S. stock investors will try to sort through the corporate announcements at some key trade shows Monday as the first full trading week of 2007 begins.Mon, 08 Jan 2007 08:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/12/08/missile.proofing.runways/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/12/08/missile.proofing.runways/index.htmlShoulder-fired missiles, referred to in military-speak as MANPADS (Man-Portable Air Defense Systems) are showing up on the black market more and more these days and U.S. officials are becoming increasingly concerned about their risk to commercial aircraft.Fri, 08 Dec 2006 17:41:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/27/commentary/sivy/sivy.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/27/commentary/sivy/sivy.moneymag/index.htmDespite the choppy market over the past week, the Dow Jones industrial average has still rebounded more than 14 percent from this year's lows. Nonetheless, lots of blue-chip growth stocks remain unusually cheap.Mon, 27 Nov 2006 22:58:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/08/markets/markets_1130/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/08/markets/markets_1130/index.htmStocks were choppy Wednesday afternoon as investors weighed the possibility of a Democratic-controlled Congress and what it might mean for Big Business.Wed, 08 Nov 2006 16:09:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/29/news/economy/mpw.bword.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/29/news/economy/mpw.bword.fortune/index.htmDear Annie: How can I achieve a balance between standing up for myself at work and being regarded by colleagues as a bitch? Overall, I'm a pretty easygoing person, I try to help others out when I can, and I volunteer for assignments. The problem: When I need to say "no" or point out that I just can't take on anything else because I'm already buried in work, I get accused of being uncooperative, not a team player, or "bitchy." But when my male counterparts do and say the same things, no one seems to mind. What am I doing wrong, or what can I do to change the perception? -No Prima DonnaFri, 29 Sep 2006 20:58:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/21/news/companies/northrop_grumman.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/21/news/companies/northrop_grumman.fortune/index.htmNorthrop Grumman ranks no. 190 on FORTUNE's Global 500 this year, with $30.7 billion in revenues, up 2.9% from the previous year. The Los Angeles, California-based company was ranked no. 166 on the 2005 list. Its 2005 profits were $1.4 billion, up 29.2% from a year earlier.Thu, 21 Sep 2006 22:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/25/lifestyle/testing_the_waters.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/25/lifestyle/testing_the_waters.fortune/index.htmEven if you can't afford to build your own superyacht - Bill Joy's boat could end up costing $50 million, depending on how many more man-hours he racks up at the Huisman yard in his quest for the best, plus $3 million a year to operate - there's a way to get onboard: Charter.Fri, 25 Aug 2006 17:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/06/23/supersonic.bomber/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/06/23/supersonic.bomber/index.htmlFor years, the U.S. military has wanted a plane that could loiter just outside enemy territory for more than a dozen hours and, on command, hurtle toward a target faster than the speed of sound. And then level it.Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:24:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/18/news/companies/border_military_contractors/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/18/news/companies/border_military_contractors/index.htmThe Bush administration is looking to military contractors for high tech help controlling the U.S. border, according to a published report.Thu, 18 May 2006 11:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/04/news/companies/northropgrumman_f500_fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/04/news/companies/northropgrumman_f500_fortune/index.htmNorthrop Grumman ranks no. 67 on this year's list of the FORTUNE 500, with $30,721 million in revenues, up 2.9% from the previous year. The Los Angeles-based company was ranked no. 58 on the 2005 list. Its 2005 profits were $1,400 million, up 29.2% from a year earlier.Wed, 05 Apr 2006 15:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/03/29/terror.jets/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/03/29/terror.jets/index.htmlNearly five years after September 11, the airline industry is finally adopting new in-flight technologies to keep planes safe from terrorists.Wed, 29 Mar 2006 18:49:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/06/commentary/mkcommentary/sivy/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/06/commentary/mkcommentary/sivy/index.htmIt's a sad comment on the times in which we live, but the federal budget that President Bush sent to Congress on Monday signals further gains for defense stocks. Prime beneficiaries include General Dynamics and Northrop Grumman, both of which are on the Sivy 70 list.Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:38:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/26/markets/defense/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/26/markets/defense/index.htmNEW YORK (CNN/Money) - There have been few places for investors to hide in what's been a lackluster market lately.Tue, 26 Apr 2005 13:44:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/03/21/8254854/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/03/21/8254854/index.htmIf you scan the reams of "best advice" in the preceding pages, you'll notice a pattern: Many of the key advice givers are older and wiser bosses. No surprise there. It's the managers in their 50s a...Mon, 21 Mar 2005 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/11/15/commentary/mkcommentary/sivy/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/11/15/commentary/mkcommentary/sivy/index.htmDefense stocks rallied to all-time highs after George Bush was re-elected. But the positive outlook for the group isn't just the result of his victory.Mon, 15 Nov 2004 23:36:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/09/01/8184679/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/09/01/8184679/index.htmWake up and sell the coffee: that was the message that entrepreneur Mike Sheldrake got a few years back when he concluded, "I was going to have to either do something radical or close my doors." Hi...Wed, 01 Sep 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/09/01/8184650/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/09/01/8184650/index.htmGiancarlo de Astis has found a solution to his midlife crisis: pursuing his childhood passion, airplanes, by making furniture out of used parts. His latest design is the much-anticipated La Fortuna...Wed, 01 Sep 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/07/28/markets/afterbell/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/07/28/markets/afterbell/index.htmInvestors will look to several large earnings releases and three pieces of economic data with hope that Wednesday's late day rally will continue over into Thursday morning.Wed, 28 Jul 2004 21:04:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/05/04/markets/stockswatch/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/05/04/markets/stockswatch/index.htmStock futures rose slightly Tuesday ahead of a Federal Reserve policy meeting that was expected to result in a shift in the Fed's attitude toward interest rates.Tue, 04 May 2004 09:39:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/04/01/365014/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/04/01/365014/index.htmWith the bull market celebrating its first birthday, we thought it would be a good time to look back on some of our recent investing picks and pans. Here are some of our best and worst calls, and o...Thu, 01 Apr 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/01/06/missile.defense/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/01/06/missile.defense/index.htmlThe Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it has selected three companies to continue research into ways to thwart shoulder-fired missile attacks on U.S. commercial aircraft.Tue, 06 Jan 2004 22:50:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/01/01/359638/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/01/01/359638/index.htmScott Shaffar, a senior IT executive at Northrop Grumman, spent the late 1980s helping guide the company's plans for the B-2 bomber. But the 41-year-old with a Ph.D. in mechanical and aerospace eng...Thu, 01 Jan 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/06/01/342740/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/06/01/342740/index.htmFirst the bad news: The portfolio of seven stocks we chose as best investments for 2003 are down 5% from Dec. 2 (when we wrote about them) through April 22. Now the really bad news: The S&P 500 is ...Sun, 01 Jun 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2002/12/18/pf/investing/beststocks2003/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2002/12/18/pf/investing/beststocks2003/index.htmAs we close out the third consecutive down year for the stock market, conventional wisdom has never been more worthless -- which is why a conventional recovery seems so unlikely.Thu, 13 Mar 2003 16:31:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/01/01/334687/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/01/01/334687/index.htmAs bear markets go, this one is rewriting the rule book. Large-cap stocks have been mauled worse than small-caps, and corporations are running scared while consumers keep the economy afloat--both t...Wed, 01 Jan 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/12/30/334589/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/12/30/334589/index.htmSharply outlined against the sky, a pair of dull-gray, downturned fins glide through the door of an unmarked beige hangar. A few moments later the fins are revealed to be the wingtips of a tailless...Mon, 30 Dec 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/09/02/327913/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/09/02/327913/index.htmIf you can't hit your target straight on, sometimes it pays to launch a flanking attack. That strategy has certainly worked for Ron Sugar. Two years ago Sugar's career hit a wall after he clashed w...Mon, 02 Sep 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/07/22/326287/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/07/22/326287/index.htmIt's the most technologically challenging, toughest-to-manufacture product. It delivers more striking power than the combined navy and air forces of most nations. It's the nuclear-powered, Nimitz-c...Mon, 22 Jul 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/03/18/319891/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/03/18/319891/index.htmBear with us for a moment as we review some news from February. Mon, 18 Mar 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/11/12/313319/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/11/12/313319/index.htmSure, shares of defense contractors like Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin have shot up since the Sept.11 attacks. It's only natural: America is at war. But the big guns aren't the only ones ben...Mon, 12 Nov 2001 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/11/12/313312/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/11/12/313312/index.htmThe opening salvo of Operation Enduring Freedom, a barrage of 50 cruise missiles, was fired from a flotilla of U.S. and British ships somewhere in the Arabian Sea. Three of the ships, the destroyer...Mon, 12 Nov 2001 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/11/01/312688/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/11/01/312688/index.htmNo one knows precisely what President Bush's "new kind of war" against terrorism will look like--as Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld soberly notes, our opponents "operate in the shadows and we hav...Thu, 01 Nov 2001 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/04/27/241467/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/04/27/241467/index.htmWith the Justice Department hammering away at Microsoft and suing to block the proposed merger between Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, the perennial debate about antitrust policy has taken on...Mon, 27 Apr 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1997/12/15/236118/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1997/12/15/236118/index.htmJust how rich would you be if you had bought all 43 stocks recommended in this column between January and June? Well, who knows exactly, but you would be smiling like the cat that ate the entire av...Mon, 15 Dec 1997 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/07/07/228628/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/07/07/228628/index.htmSo rapidly has the defense industry shrunk in recent years that "consolidation" sometimes seemed a polite way of saying "collapse," as one famous name after another disappeared into a black hole. B...Mon, 07 Jul 1997 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/02/17/222165/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/02/17/222165/index.htmMerger fever shows few signs of abating in 1997; in the first three weeks of January alone, a cool $46.5 billion of deals were announced, including Raytheon's purchase of GM's Hughes division. Here...Mon, 17 Feb 1997 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/04/15/211487/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/04/15/211487/index.htmAs the leaders of America's corporations closed the books on 1995, they could look back on a gratifying year. Their stocks boomed, with market indexes setting record after record. Income statements...Mon, 15 Apr 1996 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/07/01/88977/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/07/01/88977/index.htmMergers and takeovers are in fashion again. Within the past six months, Viacom snapped up Paramount for $10 billion, Northrop bought Grumman for $2.1 billion, Gerber agreed to be acquired by Sandoz...Fri, 01 Jul 1994 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/10/04/78434/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/10/04/78434/index.htmBefore Defense Secretary Les Aspin unrolled his blueprint for the future of the armed forces in September, some contractors worried they might be put out of business. But the Pentagon's mission bec...Mon, 04 Oct 1993 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/06/28/78002/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/06/28/78002/index.htmMany people study the world in an effort to forecast stock prices. Being committed to the efficient-market hypothesis -- which says just about everything knowable is already embedded in stock price...Mon, 28 Jun 1993 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/02/22/77524/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/02/22/77524/index.htmWHAT DO YOU DO when your business starts catching flak? ''I used to be a pilot,'' says Renso Caporali, CEO of Grumman, which delivered its last F-14 seven months ago -- and currently has no orders ...Mon, 22 Feb 1993 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/09/21/76862/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/09/21/76862/index.htmThe U.S. Senate's failure to pass a defense authorization bill in August is widely and properly viewed as a policy disaster. On the brighter side, the debate leading up to the disaster makes great ...Mon, 21 Sep 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/06/03/75093/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/06/03/75093/index.htmJOHN SUNUNU isn't the only manager whose expense account is coming under close scrutiny these days. Companies are pushing harder than ever to make sure that business trips are really necessary -- a...Mon, 03 Jun 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/03/25/74813/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/03/25/74813/index.htmWHEN MILITARY historians look back on the 20th century, they may well call the war against Iraq the last big hurrah for America's awesome arms industry -- an all-stops-out, razzle-dazzle, techno-ki...Mon, 25 Mar 1991 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/12/31/74531/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/12/31/74531/index.htmAs bean counters peer through their green eyeshades and see -- egads! -- a recession, corporations are squeezing their travel costs. One result: More business people are checking into ''limited-ser...Mon, 31 Dec 1990 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/10/29/74247/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/10/29/74247/index.htmANALYSTS WILL OFTEN JUSTIFY stock recommendations on the basis of rosy earnings forecasts. While their overall accuracy is good -- 90% of quarterly forecasts are off by less than 10%, according to ...Mon, 29 Oct 1990 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/08/27/73944/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/08/27/73944/index.htmTHE LONG-TERM future is dark for defense contractors -- but don't expect the big guns to admit it. ''We're one of the strongest companies in terms of programs with high national priority,'' says Lo...Mon, 27 Aug 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/10/30/72655/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/10/30/72655/index.htmHow often does someone tell you what not to invest in? Probably about as often as Hugh Hefner gets married or the Cubs win the pennant. Some 83,000 stockbrokers, 3,100 equity and bond analysts, 23,...Mon, 30 Oct 1989 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/09/25/72497/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/09/25/72497/index.htmILENE S. GORDON, 36 TENNECO INC. The vice president of Tenneco's Packaging Corp. of America subsidiary knows how to turn boxes into big business. Gordon runs PCA's specialty packaging unit, which m...Mon, 25 Sep 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/08/14/72376/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/08/14/72376/index.htmChief executives at major defense contractors, such as Northrop's Thomas Jones, will be gritting their teeth as Congress takes the knife to the Pentagon's proposed $306 billion budget. But don't lo...Mon, 14 Aug 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/06/05/72074/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/06/05/72074/index.htmDEEP IN THEIR HEARTS, utility men love to build generating plants. Big boilers, broad dams, tall stacks. Power for the nation. And this is the time when utilities would normally be starting a new r...Mon, 05 Jun 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/06/05/72077/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/06/05/72077/index.htmIn pay as in all things, risk and reward should go together. But sometimes they don't. Consider: -- We all know about Pennzoil's $3 billion victory over Texaco. Pennzoil's board showed its gratitud...Mon, 05 Jun 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/01/30/71563/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/01/30/71563/index.htmMEET BILL AMES -- beefy, amiable, and a 66-year-old bargain extraordinaire. Bill retired three years ago. But his former employer, Varian Associates, a $1-billion-a-year high-tech equipment maker, ...Mon, 30 Jan 1989 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/03/28/70373/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/03/28/70373/index.htmEven though retired chairman William Spoor's return to Pillsbury to ''help'' his successor, John Stafford, was billed as temporary, it looked as if Spoor could end up replacing his heir (FORTUNE, N...Mon, 28 Mar 1988 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/03/14/70307/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/03/14/70307/index.htmEXECUTIVES OF Northrop Corp. have been taking a lot of flak lately. The defense contractor botched production of the guidance system of the MX missile, bringing Northrop reams of bad publicity, con...Mon, 14 Mar 1988 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/09/14/69522/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/09/14/69522/index.htmWhen raider T. Boone Pickens buys, Wall Street follows. In late July Boeing disclosed that Pickens's Mesa Limited Partnership had acquired a small stake in the company and was seeking government pe...Mon, 14 Sep 1987 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/09/01/84052/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/09/01/84052/index.htmMost investors buy convertible bonds as a conservative way to own common stocks. Since such bonds can be exchanged at the owner's option for common shares in the same company, convertibles apprecia...Tue, 01 Sep 1987 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/07/20/69284/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/07/20/69284/index.htmIF AMERICA is going to wipe out its monster trade deficit, these companies will have to lead the way -- and last year they began to. The falling dollar took its own sweet time helping them out, but...Mon, 20 Jul 1987 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/08/19/66312/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/08/19/66312/index.htmNOT SINCE THE EARLY DAYS of the Carter Administration has the defense lobby run into such political flak in Washington. There'll be winners and losers aplenty when Congress passes the 1986 defense ...Mon, 19 Aug 1985 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/08/05/66231/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/08/05/66231/index.htmYEAR AFTER soaring year, American arms makers have ridden Ronald Reagan's military buildup to record sales and earnings. Along the way they have amassed vast hoards of cash, paid off billions of do...Mon, 05 Aug 1985 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/07/22/66201/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/07/22/66201/index.htmIn response to the Pentagon's call for more competition among U.S. defense contractors, Northrop Corp. has led a campaign to sell the F-20 Tigershark, a sleek, low-cost rival to General Dynamics' F...Mon, 22 Jul 1985 04:01:00 EDT