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INSIDE VW'S EV COMEBACK
First Tesla outmaneuvered Volkswagen. Now Chinese EVs are challenging VW's dominance. The world's largest automaker was late to the EV revolution, but it's racing to catch up by reaching into its deep pockets and leveraging its massive scale.
9 min |
August/September 2024
Fortune Asia
AN AI ISLAND
INSIDE SINGAPORE'S QUEST TO NAVIGATE BETWEEN THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SUPERPOWERS
6 min |
August/September 2024
Fortune Asia
A RETURN OF THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT
As Japan finally emerges from a long period of slow growth, soy sauce producer Kikkoman continues its global advance.
2 min |
August/September 2024
Fortune Asia
CARS APOCALYPSE CHIC: TESLA'S CYBERTRUCK GIVES LUXURY A NEW SHAPE
FIVE YEARS AFTER Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled plans for his polarizing Cybertruck, I found myself standing in a downtown Los Angeles parking lot on an afternoon in July, surveying the automaker's surrealist take on the electric utility vehicle: a triangular behemoth, sharp-angled and brutalist.
3 min |
August/September 2024
Fortune Asia
INVEST AS AI GOBBLES ELECTRICITY, IS NOW THE TIME TO BUY UNLOVED UTILITY STOCKS?
Ever since uttering the letters “GPT” became enough to summon a salivating venture capitalist, tech giants have been gobbling up electricity at the scale of small countries, consuming ever-greater power supplies to fuel the AI future.
4 min |
August/September 2024
Fortune Asia
LEADING JAPAN'S ECONOMIC SECURITY IMPERATIVE
As geopolitical tensions rise, consulting firm Kitamura Economic Security is helping businesses fortify their defenses and seize opportunities.
3 min |
August/September 2024
Fortune Asia
NORWAY'S NICOLAI TANGEN RUNS THE WORLD'S BIGGEST SOVEREIGN FUND. CAN HE LEVERAGE ITS ASSETS TO CHANGE BUSINESS FOR THE BETTER?
Oslo, with its neatly painted houses and serene waterfront, is not known for high drama.
6 min |
August/September 2024
Fortune Asia
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.
5 min |
August/September 2024
Fortune Asia
WORLD'S LARGEST COMPANIES
Our annual list of the world’s largest companies by revenue reflects the eternal tug of war between venerable giants and young upstarts. We visit the German factory where Volkswagen—No. 11 on this year’s Fortune Global 500—is arming itself to vie with Chinese newcomers for electriccar dominance (page 30). We look at the weight-loss-drug windfall that turned 148-year-old Eli Lilly into the world’s most valuable drugmaker (page 36). And we profile India’s HDFC Bank (page 26), a “new age” bank cracking the list after a daring merger. For the full scorecard of winners and losers in global business, head to the Lists (page 44).
4 min |
August/September 2024
Fortune Asia
Thailand Reclaims Its Tourism Mojo
The country is attracting fewer visitors than pre-COVID, but its tourism sector is thriving with new offerings, savvy marketing, and government help.
4 min |
June/July 2024
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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?
10+ min |
June/July 2024
Fortune Asia
Has Indonesia Hit the Nickel Jackpot?
Indonesia has 42% of the world's supply of nickel, a key component in electric vehicle batteries. It has struck deals with Tesla and is leveraging the resource to boost its economy. But the strategy is risky, relying on dirty and dangerous practices-and an uncertain EV market.
4 min |
June/July 2024
Fortune Asia
Where Corporate America Learns History Lessons
Fortune 500 long timers like Procter Gamble, Delta Air Lines, and Coca-Cola have poured resources into in-house museums, hoping to learn from the triumphs—and mistakes— of bygone days.
4 min |
June/July 2024
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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.
6 min |
June/July 2024
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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.
10+ min |
June/July 2024
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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.
10+ min |
June/July 2024
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FOSTERING INNOVATION WITH INVESTMENT IN DEEP TECH
Taiyou Fund is supporting innovation with its forward-thinking strategy.
3 min |
June/July 2024
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BREWING A RICH CULTURE
By honoring ancient distilling techniques, Wuliangye has perfected the art of Chinese baijiu
3 min |
June/July 2024
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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.
3 min |
June/July 2024
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TECH SILICON VALLEY STARTUPS ARE INVADING THE MILITARY MARKET
AT THE END of February 2022-a few days after cofounders Luke Allen and Steven Simoni sold their 90-person restaurant-tech startup to DoorDashRussia invaded Ukraine.
3 min |
June/July 2024
Fortune Asia
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
5 min |
June/July 2024
Fortune Asia
LEADING THE AI-POWERED E-COMMERCE REVOLUTION
BrandPal, an agency harnessing artificial intelligence, is redefining social media marketing for its clients.
3 min |
June/July 2024
Fortune Asia
Filipino Fried Chicken Takes Flight
Jollibee, No. 86 on the Southeast Asia 500, dominates the Philippines' fast-food market, keeping even McDonald's at bay.Now its $4.4-billion-in-revenue parent company wants to compete on a global scale. Will rapid expansion and aggressive dealmaking be enough?
6 min |
June/July 2024
Fortune Asia
500 Companies to Watch in a Region on the Rise
The Fortune Southeast Asia 500 makes its debut at a time when global business is elevating the region's profile like never before.
5 min |
June/July 2024
Fortune Asia
The No-Jeep Safari
Walking safaris offer a boots-on-the-ground experience-and spine-tingling adventures that would be impossible from a vehicle.
4 min |
April/May 2024
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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 boom-and make himself and his company bigger than ever.
10+ min |
April/May 2024
Fortune Asia
THE TRUTH EVEN HЕ 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.
10+ min |
April/May 2024
Fortune Asia
HOW BOEING BROKE DOWN
SATURDAY, MARCH 9, dawned with thunderstorms rolling across Charleston, S.C., and daggers of lightning illuminating the skies of the historic city. Just after 10 a.m., Rob Turkewitz was sitting in a tony lawyers' office downtown, waiting for his client John Barnett to testify.
10+ min |
April/May 2024
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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.
4 min |
April/May 2024
Fortune Asia
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.
6 min |