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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Financial News Network was an idea tailor-made for the money-mad 1980s: a U.S. cable-TV channel providing a constant stream of business programming and Wall Street statistics. Such upscale, upbeat offerings as Money Talks and Power Profiles have attracted 35 million subscribers. But as the economy slides into the nervous '90s, capitalism's live wire is having capital problems of its own. FNN has acknowledged that with $158 million in debts and only $5 million in cash on hand, the network can no longer meet its operating expenses. Most of the debt is tied to the cost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEDIA: Faint Signal At FNN | 11/12/1990 | See Source »

...first, these tests would be used to guide physicians in selecting , therapies. In fact, screening for oncogenes is beginning to help clinicians identify a few particularly aggressive forms of cancer and tailor treatments accordingly. Eventually, scientists may be able to fashion tests sensitive enough to detect the presence of abnormal genes in undiagnosed patients well before the cancer has embarked on its Shermanesque march through the body. Such tests would no doubt be lifesavers: if caught early enough, many cancers can be cured by surgery alone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Cracking Cancer's Code | 11/12/1990 | See Source »

...particular mix of qualifications that an employer prefers will depend on the job being filled. The more you know about what the employer is looking for, the better you can tailor your presentation...

Author: By Martha P. Leape, | Title: RESUME: DESCRIBING QUALIFICATIONS | 10/19/1990 | See Source »

...still a viable area if one is able tailor merchandise to the public at large," says Bud Carter, the manager of Surman's, a menswear store claiming to be the oldest business in the area...

Author: By Julian E. Barnes, | Title: Fighting to Keep A Square Alive | 9/14/1990 | See Source »

...wrote crisply clear opinions, had an unusually collegial approach to finding the often elusive fifth vote needed to support his views. He would sometimes dispatch his law clerks to find out from their fellows what points bothered other Justices about his position. Then, in early drafts, he would deftly tailor his arguments to overcome their objections. His sharply honed writing often carried...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Right Turn Ahead? | 7/30/1990 | See Source »

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