Despite an inauspicious launch in February 1930, just four months after the Wall Street Crash, Fortune magazine became established as the premier business publication in the United States. Symbolic of the success and status of Fortune, its annual...
One day last month, just before he left for Washington and a fashion show benefit at La Maison Franc- aise, Karl Lagerfeld got a phone call from his fortune teller. "You will do something very new in September," she told him. She's never...
After losing money in 1992, America's 500 biggest industrial companies earned $62.6 billion in 1993 even while slashing thousands of workers, Fortune magazine reports. The profit figure would be enough to wipe out the 1993 U.S. trade deficit with Japan and is more...
'Tis the season that many of us take pause to examine the year behind us and ask ourselves, "Have I been naughty, or nice?"For those of us who wear footed pajamas, such reflection may be inspired by the anticipation of an upcoming visit from Santa...
On the afternoon of June 1, Fortune managing editor Andy Serwer met with Hewlett-Packard chief executive Mark Hurd to discuss the company’s latest ventures, as he does with a lot of captains of industry. But Mr. Serwer, by his account, couldn’t resist mentioning Fortune’s most...
