THE CHINA DILEMMA

For decades, American companies came to China to tap into a vast opportunity. As geopolitical tensions rise, it's getting much harder to stay-and it's just as hard to leave.

FACE TO FACE WITH FAILURE

ECONOMIC TURMOIL POSES A DAUNTING CHALLENGE TO FOUNDERS: BALANCING THEIR STARTUPS' FUTURE WITH THEIR OWN MENTAL HEALTH.

ROAD KILL

BIRD'S ELECTRIC SCOOTER BUSINESS HAD ALL THE MAKINGS OF THE NEXT

RUNNING OUT OF OXYGEN

VENTURECAPITAL-FUNDED PRIVATE MARKETS FUELED THE CREATION OF HUNDREDS OF BILLION-DOLLAR STARTUPS OVER THE PAST DECADE. NOW THOSE MARKETS ARE IN UPHEAVALAND THE UNICORNS ARE IN CRISIS.

5 Steady-Rising Stocks for 2024

Cast aside in the surge of enthusiasm for all things tech, these five non-tech options are arguably poised for big years ahead.

The Unexpected Upside of an Aging Workforce

Hiring and retaining older workers can help boost your company's bottom line.

Al's Battle Shifts to the Corridors of Power

Tech companies are sparring with regulators over how they can use and develop artificial intelligence.

The Chip Industry's Dirty Little Secret: It's Very Dirty

Semiconductor makers are the midst of a factory building boom that critics worry will cause extensive environmental damage.

Wall Street vs.the Ivy League

More corporate leaders are fed up with campus culture. Can business and academia find common ground?

In Focus MARCOS GALPERIN

The MercadoLibre CEO has built his Uruguay-based marketplace into the \"Amazon of Latin America.\" But the company is more than another Everything Store. Diversifying into fintech has made Mercado Libre Latin America's second most valuable company, worth $85 billion, and accelerated the region's digital adoption. Now, facing new rivals and fresh political uncertainty, Galperin is reinventing the business once more.

How Did Josh Kushner Get $3.3 Billion?

Kushner paved a path outside his famous family. Now he's a billionaire, thanks to bold bets on Instagram, Stripe, and OpenAI - and he's running his biggest-ever portfolio. Here's how he did it.

Where to Go in 2024

From the butterscotch beaches of Normandy to the white sands of a Thai island, these four vacation destinations offer scenic beauty with a rich story.

13 Stocks to Buy for 2024

Forecasters have rarely been so divided about the outlook for the economy. Will inflation and high interest rates drive it down, or will a technological revolution lift it up? Our stock picks aim to help your portfolio come out ahead, whatever occurs.

DAVID ZASLAV UPSET NEARLY EVERYONE IN HOLLYWOOD. GET READY FOR THE PLOTTWIST.

Since he took the helm of the newly merged Warner Bros. Discovery last year, the headlines about CEO David Zaslav have been relentlessly cringe-worthy: He has been booed while giving a commencement speech, criticized for his massive salary, and mocked for seemingly out-of-touch business decisions. During strikes by actors and writers, his smooth visage became the face of corporate fat-cat indifference to the demands of Hollywood's creative class.

TROUBLE BELOW AT THE BORING CO.

Shelved projects, politics, and slow progress seem to have dulled Elon Musk's tunneling dreams at the Boring Company.

COMFORTABLE IN THE HOT SEAT

Relentless, ambitious, and media-savvy, the former Goldman Sachs banker has become an unlikely hero among critics of Wall Street. But the SEC chair's over-the-top intensity could set him up for a fall and undermine the very investor protections he's fighting for.

FORTUNE 500 EUROPE

Our first-ever ranking of the largest companies in Europe by revenue shows that Old World companies are reaching new heights. They're setting the global agenda in energy, finance, the auto industry, and elsewhere.

Ukraine. Israel. Taiwan?

Business leaders fear that crosss-trait tensions may cause the next geopolitical blowup, putting Taiwan and its top chipmaker TSMC at risk.

A Caregiver's Guide to Retirement Homes

The rapidly expanding eldercare industry means more - and tougher - choices for family members.

Tracking the New Boom in AI

The inaugural Fortune 50 AI Innovators list is the definitive guide to a sector that's now attracting one out of every four startup investment dollars.

Going to War Against Deepfakes

Companies are racing to detect videos that have been manipulated with the help of AI-before they cause even more violence and confusion in battle zones.

Cloud Giants Are Making It Rain for AI

Amazon's big investment in Anthropic shows what's really at stake in the chatbot wars: binding customers more tightly to Big Tech cloud providers.

CEOs Share Tips for Tightrope Walking

The Fortune CEO Initiative rallied business leaders to collaborate on global problems including inflation, geopolitical tension, and the AI revolution.

Sometimes It's Bravest to Not Take a Stand

In a divided, violent world, leaders' humility, willingness to listen, and core values are what matter most.

In Focus LAURA ALBER

Laura Alber became Williams Sonoma CEO at just 42 years old. Thirteen years later, she’s the Fortune 500’s longest-tenured female chief executive, and in that time has doubled annual revenue at the parent company of West Elm and Pottery Barn. But economic headwinds are now forcing the CEO to develop new revenue streams at the luxury home furnishings retailer, something Alber—creator of Pottery Barn Kids—has done before.

Working Together to Put Patients First

Averitas Pharma fosters a culture of caring and collaboration rooted in integrity.

Can Al Fix Wall Street's 'Spaghetti Code' Crisis?

Tech titans like IBM and Microsoft hope Al can translate creaky old code into more modern programming languages-before it causes multibillion-dollar meltdowns

Faster, Stronger, Wiser

Saudi Arabia's investments in sports and entertainment are delivering new opportunities for Saudi men and women to enjoy sports at every level, from watching Formula 1 races and top-level football matches to playing basketball in the street-or even winning international competitions, like rally star Dania Akeel.

Hollywood is broken. The king of low-budget horror has the fix

THE HOLLYWOOD LEGEND OF JASON BLUM has been told so many times by now that he could sell the IP: how as a struggling young producer he turned Paranormal Activity, the $15,000 found-footage thriller from 2009 that everyone told him was worthless, into a $890 million global theatrical franchise.

Surfboards 2.0

Once reserved for the young and the expert, shortboards have been reinvented thanks to advances in technology and design. For about $1,000, you can hit the waves with a bold new attitude.