Business
Fortune Europe
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. But in 2020, Norway's capital erupted in controversy over one spectacularly wealthy investor, a splashy event in Philadelphia-and the biggest sovereign wealth fund on the planet.
6 min |
August/September 2024
Fortune Europe
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 Europe
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 Europe
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.
10 min |
June/July 2024
Fortune Europe
Where Corporate America Learns History Lessons
Fortune 500 longtimers 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
Fortune Europe
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
Fortune Europe
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 Europe
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.
2 min |
June/July 2024
Fortune Europe
TRAVEL BLURRING THE LINES OF FITNESS AND LUXURY AMID THE SCI-FI GLITZ OF DUBAI
GO ON VACATION.
4 min |
June/July 2024
Fortune Europe
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
Fortune Europe
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.
4 min |
June/July 2024
Fortune Europe
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?
5 min |
June/July 2024
Fortune Europe
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 |
April/May 2024
Fortune Europe
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
Fortune Europe
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.
10+ min |
April/May 2024
Fortune Europe
A Healthy Return on HR Investments
Alight is focused on personalizing the experience for all workers—starting with its own employees.
1 min |
April/May 2024
Fortune Europe
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 economy— and the old geopolitical order.
10+ min |
April/May 2024
Fortune Europe
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.
5 min |
April/May 2024
Fortune Europe
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.
5 min |
April/May 2024
Fortune Europe
Today, CHIPS.Tomorrow, Everything.
Why the CHIPS Act is rewriting the rules for every big American business.
5 min |
April/May 2024
Fortune Europe
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.
10+ min |
April/May 2024
Fortune Europe
HOT MESS
Huy Fong sriracha rose from nowhere to become an iconic American food brand. Here's how a feud between partners knocked it off its throne.
10+ min |
February/March 2024
Fortune Europe
BIG PHARMA'S MONKEY BUSINESS
A CRACKDOWN ON MACAQUE SMUGGLING HAS DISRUPTED A VITAL DRUG DEVELOPMENT SUPPLY CHAIN. INSIDE THE HIGHSTAKES BATTLE OVER THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN MEDICAL INNOVATION, AND THE PRIMATE SPECIES DEPENDs UPON,
10+ min |
February/March 2024
Fortune Europe
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.
10+ min |
February/March 2024
Fortune Europe
ROAD KILL
BIRD'S ELECTRIC SCOOTER BUSINESS HAD ALL THE MAKINGS OF THE NEXT
8 min |
February/March 2024
Fortune Europe
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.
10+ min |
February/March 2024
Fortune Europe
Wall Street vs.the Ivy League
More corporate leaders are fed up with campus culture. Can business and academia find common ground?
7 min |
February/March 2024
Fortune Europe
The Chip Industry's Dirty Little Secret: It's Very Dirty
Semiconductor makers are in the midst of a factory building boom that critics worry will cause extensive environmental damage.
4 min |
February/March 2024
Fortune Europe
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.
6 min |
February/March 2024
Fortune Europe
Al's Battle Shifts to the Corridors of Power
Tech companies are sparring with regulators over how they can use and develop artificial intelligence.
6 min |