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Nurturing Talent for a Better Future

The Surplus Line Association of California is proving that when it comes to workplace excellence, trust is the key.

Building a Culture on Feedback

IAT Insurance Group's commitment to its workforce makes the company a great place to work year after year.

GOVERNANCE WHAT AMERICAN POLITICS CAN LEARN ABOUT SUCCESSION PLANNING FROM AMERICAN CORPORATIONS

A POPULAR ADAGE about leaders says the most effective of them build self-sufficient organizations. If the conductor leaves, the orchestra plays on.

Tech Silicon Valley Startups Are Invading The Military Market - Silicon Valley and the military have a complicated history.

At the end of February 2022-a few days after cofounders Luke Allen and Steven Simoni sold their 90-person restaurant-tech startup to DoorDash― Russia invaded Ukraine.

Inside the Cult of Costco

The retailer's hundreds of warehouse stores are overstuffed and overwhelming-and that's all by design. We delve into the method behind the madness that turns shoppers into obsessives.

A Disastrous Hack

The health care industry is still recovering from a cyberattack that shut down insurance payments and stole a third of Americans' health data.

The Death of the American Pharmacy

Bartell's, a beloved Seattle drugstore now owned by debt-laden Rite Aid, is closing many of its locations. Its demise is the latest symptom of a national health care crisis that hurts all of us.

The Vigilance of Satya Nadella

Ten years in as CEO, Nadella has turned Microsoft into the world's most valuable company and one of the top players in Al. He's navigated two sweeping tech transformations. His biggest worry is that he won't see the next one coming.

Walmart's Mr. Fix-It

When Doug McMillon became CEO in 2014, Walmart's sales had stagnated, and customers were defecting to Amazon in droves. Over the next 10 years, he built an e-commerce powerhouse-and extended Walmart's ironfisted hold on the Fortune 500's No. 1 spot. Can McMillon and the big-box giant stay on top in a digital age?

A 70-Year Journey in the Fortune 500 Time Machine

The 1955 list, our first-ever ranking of U.S. companies by revenue, reveals a lot about how American business once saw itself. It also shows how dramatically the economy and the list have changed.

TRAVEL BLURRING THE LINES OF FITNESS AND LUXURY AMID THE SCI-FI GLITZ OF DUBAI

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INVEST AVIATION STOCKS ARE A BARGAIN.ARE THEY WORTH THE TURBULENCE?

IN RECENT MONTHS, Boeing's share price has fallen almost as fast as its aircraft parts have tumbled from the sky.

HEALTH THE BEST GAME PLAN FOR YOUR BRAIN AS YOU AGE

SIXTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD founder Marie Jerusalem has never felt more able to adapt to the changing demands of the corporate world. \"My body's not as agile as it used to be, but mentally I'm stronger today than I've probably ever been in my entire career,\" she tells Fortune.

TECH SUPER MICRO RIDES THE AI WAVE TO A FORTUNE 500 DEBUT

SUPER MICRO Computer spent over 30 years in one of the least sexy segments of the tech landscape: building high-performance servers. But lately the company has caught the broader AI wave, and it's now plenty sexy.

TECH HOW WAYMO STEERED TO THE FRONT OF THE PACK AND MADE SELF-DRIVING TAXIS A REALITY

THE ROAD TO autonomous driving is not for the faint of heart. Look behind to view the wreck of Uber's self-driving car. In the ditch to the left is General Motors' Cruise robo-taxi. And that scent of burning rubber? That's from the skid marks Apple made as it careened toward the exit ramp.

RACHEL ROMER BUILT GUILD INTO A $4.4 BILLION UNICORN. AFTER ROMER SUFFERED A STROKE AT 34, BIJAL SHAH WILL NAVIGATE ITS NEXT CHAPTER

RACHEL ROMER remembers lying on the ground on a warm August evening last year, watching as darkness descended around her. She had been sitting on her outdoor patio in Denver, where she liked to unwind from long days as the CEO of Guild, the $4.4 billion education and upskilling startup she cofounded. Suddenly, she fell. She could barely move her right arm or leg, and night was closing in.

HOW TO KNOW WHEN IT'S TIME FOR YOUR CEO TO GO

IT'S EASY TO TELL when some things have expired. Stock options. Eggs. Prescription meds. Credit cards. But corporate America has long been stumped trying to find a more elusive expiration date: How can a company know when it's time for a CEO to go? Anecdotes fall all over the map.

Meeting the Demand for Sustainable Products

Aligning its climate strategy with customer needs has helped RPM International drive continuous growth.

AI Isn't Coming for Your Job At Least Not Yet

So far, the technology has replaced only a small number of workers. But the future risks many more.

THE TRUTH EVEN HE CAN'T DUCK

Aflac's DAN AMOS has spent his 34 years as CEO selling insurance against illness and death. Now he has to confront his aging customers' mortality and his own.

THE NEW HOLLYWOOD POWER PARADIGM

Inside the sisterhood of stars changing the narrative.

SAUDI ARABIA'S POWER PIPELINE

The oil earnings flowing from the most profitable company in history are helping the Saudi kingdom shake up the global economyand the old geopolitical order.

THE [FOREVER] FOUNDER

Michael Dell turned his dorm-room PC company into the go-to hardware provider for 99% of the Fortune 500. Now the longest-standing founder-CEO in tech has a chance to cash in on the AI bbom—and make himself and his company bigger than ever.

HOW BOEING BROKE DOWN

Boeing's strategy sent the stock soaring more than 1,000% over 20 years. But it contained dangerous flaws that are only now coming into view amid a drumbeat of terrible news.

The Art of Banking

To appeal to the ultrawealthy, banks like UBS keep fine art-and art expertsclose at hand.

Is the Bitcoin Bull Market Safe to Buy?

ETFs have made Bitcoin investing easier than ever. But they may be adding air to a bubble.

Goodbye, Tough Guy

More executives are going on all-male retreats to open up, feel less lonely, and build empathy.

Memo to Silicon Valley: Bring It On

New York City's Runway was the pioneering leader in Al-generated video for years. Now ChatGPT maker OpenAl is coming for it.

The CEO Leading 'Korea's Google' in Its Battle Against Big Tech

Choi Soo-yeon has led Naver through crisis and maintained its search-engine lead over Google. Now she's aiming to outmaneuver the giants again in Al.

Today, CHIPS.Tomorrow, Everything.

Why the CHIPS Act is rewriting the rules for every big American business.