http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/St_LouisFind stories, videos, and photos about St. Louis from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:38:41 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/St_Louis14433Find stories, videos, and photos about St. Louis from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/10/26/black.donald.trumps/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/10/26/black.donald.trumps/index.html#cnnSTCTextMichael and Steven Roberts didn't have two quarters to rub together a couple of decades ago. Now, the two African-American business leaders estimate their holdings -- from hotels to TV stations -- are worth $1 billion. One St. Louis hotel they own once barred black people.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/08/26/airport.stimulus/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/08/26/airport.stimulus/index.html#cnnSTCTextSome $700 million in economic stimulus money intended to upgrade baggage screening systems at airports will go further than originally expected, Department of Homeland Security officials said Wednesday.Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/06/22/tf.how.couple.becomes.family/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/06/22/tf.how.couple.becomes.family/index.html#cnnSTCTextMy grandparents are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary this summer with a big party of family and long-time friends. I'll be flying to St. Louis with my fiancé, my sister's flying in from Austin, and my parents will be visiting from their home in Germany.Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/02/27/conventions.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/02/27/conventions.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTextGone are the days, it seems, when executives can comfortably lounge poolside, expensing meetings and meals along with margaritas and massages.Fri, 01 May 2009 15:25:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20271608,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20271608,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnRestaurant owner flies to Washington to make his signature pies for the Fan-in-ChiefFri, 10 Apr 2009 14:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/27/st.louis.no.bus/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/27/st.louis.no.bus/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor Stuart and Dianne Falk, it is a two-bus, 45-minute trip into downtown St. Louis to head to the gym and to volunteer at a theater group.Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/03/18/st.louis.fashion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/03/18/st.louis.fashion/index.html#cnnSTCTextStyle has come home to roost in St. Louis. Downtown is experiencing a major revitalization, powered by a brigade of young artists and designers who are giving the area a new lease on life, much like that vintage Chanel handbag you found in your grandmother's attic.Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:10:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/17/pf/saving/catchup_401k.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/17/pf/saving/catchup_401k.moneymag/index.htmQ. I'm over 50, and I've taken a beating in the market. I'm maxing out my 401(k) and IRA. How can I get the 10% annual return I need to achieve a secure retirement without too much risk? - Matt, St. Louis A.Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/03/04/underground.supper.clubs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/03/04/underground.supper.clubs/index.html#cnnSTCTextLast October, more than 40 people followed signs depicting a skull and crossbones, with a knife and fork in place of the bones, to a secluded Bavarian-style hunting lodge 30 minutes north of St. Louis.Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:39:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/23/magazines/fortune/best.companies.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/23/magazines/fortune/best.companies.fortune/index.htmTruth be told, most of us are happy just to have a job.....any job....right now. But wait a minute, take a look at yourself in the mirror. You're no slouch. Actually, you're pretty impressive. So why shouldn't you have a truly awesome job, even in this economy? And just to remind you, really cool jobs do exist. At great companies. That are still hiring. In fact, at Fortune we have a big fat list of 'em. The 100 Best Companies to Work For. (Whoomp! There it is.)Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/01/09/st.louis.beer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/01/09/st.louis.beer/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe St. Louis beer scene has evolved from its Budweiser roots and now centers on atmospheric pubs that brew their own beer for patrons and, sometimes, local retailers.Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:42:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/26/pf/expert/expert_infinitebanking.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/26/pf/expert/expert_infinitebanking.moneymag/index.htmQuestion: An adviser has been telling me about a concept that he calls "infinite banking." Apparently, it involves using a life insurance policy to become my own banker. It seems like a good idea, but something doesn't seem quite right to me. Do I have cause for concern? - Matt, St. Louis, MissouriTue, 30 Dec 2008 17:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/12/healthmag.breast.cancer.estrogen/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/12/healthmag.breast.cancer.estrogen/index.html#cnnSTCTextEstrogen therapy is about the last thing you'd expect a doctor to prescribe for a woman with breast cancer: The hormone is famous for coaxing tumors to grow, not shrink. But in a new study, one out of three postmenopausal women with advanced cancer who were given a daily dose of estrogen saw their tumors slow to a stop, and in some cases, even get smaller.Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/09/29/cb.job.searching.recession/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/09/29/cb.job.searching.recession/index.html#cnnSTCTextRyan Saale was in a bind. He was planning to move back to St. Louis, Missouri, from Santiago, Chile, earlier this year but, with the job market taking a downturn, it wasn't an ideal to a start a job search -- much less from 5,000 miles away.Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/07/15/roadtrips.illinois.ireport/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/07/15/roadtrips.illinois.ireport/index.html#cnnSTCTextKnowing we would attend a wedding in St. Louis, Missouri, one weekend and a bridal shower in Chicago, Illinois, the next, the two of us decided to turn the events into an excuse for a summer road trip through Illinois and parts of neighboring states from June 28 to July 4.Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/15/obama.plane/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/15/obama.plane/index.html#cnnSTCTextControl tower tapes reveal that the pilot of presidential hopeful Barack Obama's plane told air traffic controllers there was an emergency when he made an unscheduled landing last month in St. Louis, Missouri.Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:49:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1829951,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1829951,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsDozens of communities across the country are responding to $4-a-gallon gasoline by allowing vehicles best known to country-club duffers to roam the streets as a cheaper, cleaner alternative to cars and trucksWed, 06 Aug 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1819255,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1819255,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWith the Midwest struck by a supposedly once-in-a-lifetime flood for the second time since 1993, some scientists and disaster officials say the use of terms like "100-year flood" is misunderstood and can give a false sense of securityMon, 30 Jun 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1818040,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1818040,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNature was responsible for the heavy rains, but river engineering bears much of the blame for the destruction in the Midwest that followedThu, 26 Jun 2008 04:50:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1815864,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1815864,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSt. Louis was once the site of a World's Fair and the fourth largest city in America. Now it may even lose its breweryFri, 20 Jun 2008 10:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/06/19/midwest.flooding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/06/19/midwest.flooding/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Mississippi River claimed new tracts of farmland overnight north of St. Louis, Missouri, as officials warned that the swollen river could breach four or five more levees Thursday around the Gateway City.Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/04/07/new.beers.eve/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/04/07/new.beers.eve/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt the stroke of midnight, American beer drinkers were no longer breaking the law when they broke open a beer.Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:06:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/scott_wraight/03/04/power.rankings22/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/scott_wraight/03/04/power.rankings22/index.htmlBIGGEST CLIMB: Boston (12 to 8), Colorado (18 to 14) BIGGEST FALL: St. Louis (21 to 27)Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:20:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/scott_wraight/02/12/power.rankings19/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/scott_wraight/02/12/power.rankings19/index.htmlBIGGEST CLIMB: Buffalo (26 to 17) BIGGEST FALL: Philadelphia (2 to 6), St. Louis (16 to 20), NYI (19 to 23)Sat, 16 Feb 2008 05:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/22/prisoner.abortion.rides/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/22/prisoner.abortion.rides/index.html#cnnSTCTextA federal appeals court has upheld the right of female inmates to be transported at state expense for elective abortions.Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:36:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/06/smbusiness/panerabread.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/06/smbusiness/panerabread.fsb/index.htmHe started college thinking he would end up working in politics. But after he was falsely accused of shoplifting and then kicked out of a convenience store while still a student, Shaich launched a rival shop - and his business career. Twenty years later, Shaich made a name for himself as the owner of Au Bon Pain, an East Coast bakery chain he grew from three stores into a $200 million a year company.Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/12/04/craft.fairs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/12/04/craft.fairs/index.html#cnnSTCTextA new generation is redefining the craft fair. No more crocheted tea cozies: These fairs rock.Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:40:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/dr_z/10/12/green/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/dr_z/10/12/green/index.htmlNot only are the mailbaggers going through normal channels to get their voices heard, they're leaking through the cracks and finding their way into my own interoffice mail at the majestic Time & Life Building. A few, having evaded all security personnel, are even climbing through the windows of my own private, personal mailbox out near the yard where we saw that gigantic snapping turtle. That's the result of the stir generated by 1) Packers-Bears and Cowboys-Bills, and 2) the Trent Green-Travis Johnson incident.Sun, 14 Oct 2007 16:50:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/19/pf/100400146.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/19/pf/100400146.moneymag/index.htmGreg Allan, 38, an officer in the Marines, and his wife Laurie, 39, a marketing director, are used to uprooting themselves for his job. Married in 2001, they bounced from Honolulu to Yucca Valley, Calif. before landing in Yuma, Ariz. in 2003.Mon, 24 Sep 2007 05:05:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/06/news/economy/work.from.home.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/06/news/economy/work.from.home.fortune/index.htmAh, the wonders of technology. The next time you call an 800 number to place an order from a catalog, a Web site or an infomercial, you may be speaking to a customer-service agent who is working at home.Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:54:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/fantasy/07/31/kickers/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/fantasy/07/31/kickers/index.htmlON THE RISE Wed, 01 Aug 2007 02:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/parenting/04/26/par.no.whining/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/parenting/04/26/par.no.whining/index.htmlWhen it comes to torture, we could all learn a thing or two from kids. Who knows better than they how to extract most anything they want within minutes of applying the technique? I'm talking about whining, of course -- that grating mewling that causes us to do anything (anything!) just to make it go away. But you can break the habit. And the rewards of victory can be rich for both of you.Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:24:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/21/markets/bonds/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/21/markets/bonds/index.htmTreasury prices got a boost Thursday after a weaker than expected report on mid-Atlantic business activity.Thu, 21 Dec 2006 13:45:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/12/01/8395170/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/12/01/8395170/index.htm"For us it's tradition when your child is born to appoint godparents who are the guardians." --Veronica (and Damien) Rowney, Dublin Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/30/real_estate/Most_dangerous_cities/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/30/real_estate/Most_dangerous_cities/index.htmSt. Louis has been judged the most dangerous city in the United States, according to a survey released Monday by Morgan Quitno Press, an independent research publisher in Lawrence, Kansas.Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/25/news/economy/gasoline_lundberg/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/25/news/economy/gasoline_lundberg/index.htmGas prices tumbled 24 cents during the past two weeks to an average of $2.42 a gallon of self-serve regular, a national survey said Sunday, posting the third straight two-week decline.Mon, 25 Sep 2006 09:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/07/23/st.louis.blackout/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/07/23/st.louis.blackout/index.htmlAlmost 300,000 electric customers in the St. Louis, Missouri, area remained in the dark Sunday night, four days after the first of two severe thunderstorms battered the region amid a lingering heat wave, a utility spokesman said.Sun, 23 Jul 2006 21:54:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/14/magazines/fortune/enterprise_sv.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/14/magazines/fortune/enterprise_sv.fortune/index.htmThere are a couple of things you might not know about Enterprise Rent-A-Car of St. Louis.Fri, 14 Jul 2006 12:13:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/03/06/8370683/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/03/06/8370683/index.htmSOARING WAREHOUSES with minimalist decor, textile factories transformed into chic spaces for the wealthy and stylish ... these days there's really nothing that unusual about real estate makeovers. Mon, 06 Mar 2006 05:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/06/24/stlouis.fire/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/06/24/stlouis.fire/index.htmlA fire erupted Friday afternoon in steamy St. Louis at a plant that supplies atmospheric and specialty gases, including propane. The explosion sent huge balls of fire and black smoke into the air, as gas tanks exploded.Fri, 24 Jun 2005 23:12:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/05/pf/expert/ask_expert/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/05/pf/expert/ask_expert/index.htmMy wife and I recently had our first son and my mother wants to buy him a $50,000 life insurance policy. But when I tell her I think it would make more sense for her to contribute to a college savings plan or custodial account in his name, she makes it sound as I'm a lunatic. We are fighting mad at each other at this point. So I ask you: am I right on this or am I a lunatic?Tue, 05 Apr 2005 15:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/04/avoid.cliches/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/04/avoid.cliches/index.htmlThe nation's largest and longest-running illegal gambling enterprise, a three-week-long and, by FBI estimates, approximately $2.5 billion series of office pools --a.k.a. the NCAA Men's College Basketball Championship -- will culminate with the championship game on April 4 in St. Louis.Mon, 04 Apr 2005 17:46:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/01/21/pf/expert/ask_expert/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/01/21/pf/expert/ask_expert/index.htmI'm 42 years old and have about 95 percent of my money in stocks (70 percent large-company stocks, 15 percent small company and 10 percent international) with the rest in cash and bonds. Everything I read says now is not a good time to get into bonds, but should I have more bond exposure?Fri, 21 Jan 2005 13:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/books/05/28/bbq.ribs.recipe/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/books/05/28/bbq.ribs.recipe/index.htmlMethod: Indirect grillingFri, 28 May 2004 14:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Midwest/01/12/bus.wreck/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Midwest/01/12/bus.wreck/index.htmlA school bus overturned on a suburban St. Louis, Missouri, highway Monday morning, injuring one student and pinning the driver's arm underneath the vehicle, police said.Mon, 12 Jan 2004 16:45:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/04/15/321449/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/04/15/321449/index.htmHEADQUARTERS BY STATE Mon, 15 Apr 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/04/15/321427/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/04/15/321427/index.htm[Complete text not available--table also provides market value March 14 2002, rank by market value, profits as percent of revenues (percentage and rank), profits as percent of assets (percentage an...Mon, 15 Apr 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/04/16/301000/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/04/16/301000/index.htm[Complete text not available--table also provides market value March 15 2001, rank by market value, profits as percent of revenues (percentage and rank), profits as percent of assets (percentage an...Mon, 16 Apr 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/06/12/281985/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/06/12/281985/index.htmIt was a wondrous place and a heady time--the great Exposition of 1904. It was the Meet Me in St. Louis fair, about which Judy Garland would one day sing, "Don't tell me the lights are shining anyp...Mon, 12 Jun 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2000/05/01/279451/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2000/05/01/279451/index.htmIt was a wondrous place and a heady time, the great Exposition of 1904. It was the Meet Me in St. Louis fair, where, as Judy Garland would one day sing, "Don't tell me the lights are shining any pl...Mon, 01 May 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/04/17/278089/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/04/17/278089/index.htm[Complete text not available--table also provides market value March 14 2000, rank by market value, profits as percent of revenues (percentage and rank), profits as percent of assets (percentage an...Mon, 17 Apr 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/04/03/277117/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/04/03/277117/index.htm"Would you ladies like a sample of Fantasia Planet Green drink with blue-green algae?" My mom glanced queasily at the plastic cup of green sludge the saleswoman was proffering, and took a swig. "At...Mon, 03 Apr 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/04/26/258772/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/04/26/258772/index.htm[Complete text not available--table also provides profits, rank by profits, percent change in profits from 1997, assets, rank by assets, stockholder's equity, rank by stockholders' equity, market v...Mon, 26 Apr 1999 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/10/01/248961/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/10/01/248961/index.htmEvery experienced business traveler knows the feeling. Sometime during three straight days of meetings, you have a few hours to yourself. What do you do? If you were in Paris, say, you could just w...Thu, 01 Oct 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/04/27/241500/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/04/27/241500/index.htm[Complete text not available--table also provides profits, rank by profits, percent change in profits from 1996, assets, rank by assets, stockholder's equity, rank by stockholders' equity, market v...Mon, 27 Apr 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/04/28/225544/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/04/28/225544/index.htm[Complete text not available--table also provides revenues, % change in revenue from 1995, profits, rank by profits, percent change in profits from 1995, assets, rank by assets, stockholder's equit...Mon, 28 Apr 1997 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/11/11/218179/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/11/11/218179/index.htmHotels in Hong Kong, rental rates in Raleigh-Durham, martinis in Milwaukee? We got 'em. Commute time in Cincinnati, BAs in Boston, lodging in London? Look no further. In the chart below, you'll fin...Mon, 11 Nov 1996 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/11/11/218178/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/11/11/218178/index.htm"In Boston," Mark Twain wrote in 1899, "they ask, 'How much does he know?' In New York, 'How much is he worth?' In Philadelphia, 'Who were his parents?'" In Seattle, 100 years later, they ask, "Did...Mon, 11 Nov 1996 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/10/01/217570/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/10/01/217570/index.htmYou're strolling down the street when something shiny on the sidewalk catches your eye. It's a Susan B. Anthony $1 coin. Do you a) scoop it up? or b) leave it for someone who needs it more (or is l...Tue, 01 Oct 1996 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/04/29/211880/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/04/29/211880/index.htm[Complete text not available--table also provided revenues, % change in revenue from 1994, profits, rank by profits, % change in profits from 1994, assets, rank by assets, stockholder's equity, ran...Mon, 29 Apr 1996 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/02/06/221160/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/02/06/221160/index.htmWhat's the ultimate way to ensure that your product meets the idiosyncratic tastes of today's demanding consumers? Some San Francisco entrepreneurs think they've got the answer: Let the customers m...Mon, 06 Feb 1995 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/09/05/79719/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/09/05/79719/index.htmAmong the best economic news lately count the continuing optimism of business executives. Nearly 70% of those responding to FORTUNE's quarterly survey say they are confident about the next few year...Mon, 05 Sep 1994 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/08/22/79651/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/08/22/79651/index.htmHow does your company recruit technical workers? Still hanging that tacky job openings sign by the plant gate? Or maybe you're running cryptic classifieds. Are you happy with the results? As techni...Mon, 22 Aug 1994 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/12/13/78754/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/12/13/78754/index.htmGood news: A sharp rebound in confidence marks FORTUNE's latest quarterly survey of the business mood. Half the 265 executives who responded say they are optimistic that the economy can sustain gro...Mon, 13 Dec 1993 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/08/09/78203/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/08/09/78203/index.htmMost big Midwest corporations escaped major damage from the recent floods, so , they're busy sending victims what they know and do best: their own products and services. Contributions range from th...Mon, 09 Aug 1993 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/05/31/77885/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/05/31/77885/index.htmAs companies decentralize, headquarters aren't what they used to be -- but they're still the corporate nerve center. Got something to sell, need more information, want to complain? We give you the ...Mon, 31 May 1993 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/01/11/77355/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/01/11/77355/index.htmBEN EDWARDS, the head of St. Louis brokerage A.G. Edwards & Sons, rises early Saturday mornings, before his wife gets up, to water his 18th-century English furniture. Judi Hofer, chief executive of...Mon, 11 Jan 1993 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/07/27/76711/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/07/27/76711/index.htmAsk Southern Californians when the recession ended and watch the eyebrows rise. Duck if you're foolish enough to inquire of a New Yorker. But the fact is, most states have been plodding ahead for o...Mon, 27 Jul 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/06/15/76564/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/06/15/76564/index.htmFaced with a stagnant job scene, unemployed managers, career changers, and freshly minted college graduates are finding new ways to hunt for work. Big ) corporations still look good to many, who fl...Mon, 15 Jun 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1992/04/01/87229/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1992/04/01/87229/index.htmDavid and Jeanne Albaneze, 39 and 34, sure know how to take advantage of today's still squishy real estate market. The couple (pictured at right) are trading up from a $250,000 home to one worth ne...Wed, 01 Apr 1992 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/01/13/75983/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/01/13/75983/index.htmForget the Super Bowl. The National Football League's real big-money game took place recently when representatives from ten cities opened their play books to the league's expansion committee in hop...Mon, 13 Jan 1992 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/12/01/86282/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/12/01/86282/index.htmHolding back from buying that first house because the down payment would leave you too broke to renovate it? Next month, lenders in 11 major cities will begin combining first mortgages with home re...Sat, 01 Dec 1990 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/08/01/85980/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/08/01/85980/index.htmThis table ranks the 40 largest U.S. metropolitan areas according to how well stocks of companies based in them have performed. MONEY compiled it using indexes of selected stocks from the individua...Wed, 01 Aug 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/06/01/85863/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/06/01/85863/index.htmHere's a sampler of destinations: -- Brookfield Craft Center (P.O. Box 122, Brookfield, Conn. 06804; 203-775-4526). 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Its str...Mon, 06 Nov 1989 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/01/01/84915/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/01/01/84915/index.htmEven if animal rights don't concern you, there has been another problem with mink: it was just too expensive. But if you've shied away from a new coat for reasons of pocketbook rather than conscien...Sun, 01 Jan 1989 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/12/23/66811/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/12/23/66811/index.htmFOR A CITY that not long ago seemed to be sliding irreversibly, with a population down to half its 1950s peak, St. Louis suddenly looks like a place with a future. 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Want a Lincoln Town Car for about $40, just three-fifths the standard rate for plain gray ...Mon, 04 Feb 1985 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/01/07/65448/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/01/07/65448/index.htmCommon sense has kept many a traveler away from the doors of seafood restaurants in the American heartland, far from the sea. Granted that frozen / fish can, when thawed, be stuffed with herbs, tum...Mon, 07 Jan 1985 05:01:00 EST