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Table of Contents:VOL. 156, NO. 7 - October 15, 2007

Features
The Global 50
With 11 newcomers - several of them American expats gone to Europe - our
list of the most powerful women in global business demonstrates their rise
in male-dominated fields, from nuclear energy to mining to oil.

America’s Power 50
Patricia Sellers
The credentials of these women, including the 13 newcomers, are the strongest
yet. by Katie Benner, Eugenia Levenson, and Rupali Arora
Burberry’s new boss doesn’t wear plaid
By Peter Gumbel, Fortune
Angela Ahrendts grew up in a small town in Indiana wanting to be a designer.
Now she’s running the quintessentially British fashion house. Can she supercharge
the brand whose ubiquitous check has lost its cachet?

Dynamic duo
By Betsy Morris, Fortune senior writer
Anne Mulcahy and Ursula Burns saved Xerox in a historic turnaround. Now they
face a different kind of challenge: sharing power and managing succession.
FORTUNE goes behind the scenes.

Sunny Upside
Solar energy is now very real, and at hot companies like SunPower, the
”green” that matters is money - by the billions. by Marc Gunther

MySpace Strikes Back
Facebook, Shmacebook. Rupert Murdoch’s social-network play is still the
country’s most trafficked website. And it’s only getting stronger. by David
Kirkpatrick

First
Recession chatter gets louder
By Peter Eavis, Fortune writer
The fear factor has spiked in recent weeks as a series of indicators signal
that Wall Street’s troubles are starting to spread to Main Street.

Lord of the Roof
Ryan Jarvis’s London startup rents space atop urban buildings, then subleases
to service providers that mount wireless network antennas. by Mark Halper

Organic Moguls 2.0
Now that Whole Foods has a $6 billion market cap and Wal-Mart sells naturally
grown chard, the organic movement’s founding fathers are looking for their next
big hits. by Mattthew Boyle

Hot job: Selling Web ads
By Jessi Hempel, Fortune writer
A shortage of online advertising sales reps has led to bidding wars, lavish
perks, and fat salaries, reports Fortune’s Jessi Hempel.

Dispatches
Wheeler Dealer
Roger Penske adds the tiny, egg-shaped Smart car to his $17 billion automobile
empire. by Alex Taylor III

Columns
Value Driven
By Geoff Colvin, Fortune senior editor-at-large
The future of healthcare coverage could one day depend on the ups and downs
of Wall Street, writes Fortune’s Geoff Colvin.

Technology
Facebook is the most profound Net innovation since eBay. by Brent Schlender

The Deal
By Allan Sloan, Fortune senior-editor-at-large
The reckless are getting relief from Bernanke while the prudent are paying
the price, argues Fortune’s Allan Sloan.

Investing
Why Blackstone is a buy
By Adam Lashinsky, Fortune senior writer
The private equity firm’s shares have taken a drubbing since their summer debut.
But there’s plenty to like about this stock, argues Fortune’s Adam Lashinsky.

How High Can Oil Go?
Goldman Sachs commodities analyst Jeffrey Currie sees crude prices moving
above recent record levels.

Business Life
The Next Monaco?
Canadian mining magnate Peter Munk aims to turn a crumbling Montenegro naval
base into an international destination for Russian oligarchs and their $100
million yachts, tanned heiresses blowing money at high-end boutiques, and
chic travelers drinking Bellinis at seaside caf?. by Philip Delves Broughton

Table of Contents:VOL. 156, NO. 7 - October 01, 2007

COVER STORY: LEADERSHIP 2007
How top companies breed stars
By Geoff Colvin, Fortune senior editor-at-large
The world’s best companies realize that no matter what business they’re in,
their real business is building leaders. Here’s how the champs do it.
・Inside GE’s success

’No holds barred’
By Geoff Colvin, Fortune senior editor-at-large
Ken Chenault talks about leadership development at American Express.

The top companies for leaders
The list of the top 20 global companies, with regional rankings from North
America to Asia, insights into leadership training from the best firms,
and more.

Break free!
By Gary Hamel
Like many great inventions, management practices have a shelf life. In his
new book, Gary Hamel explains how to jettison the weak ones and embrace the
ones that work.

LUXURY SPECIAL REPORT
The fast lane
Fall fashion takes on a whole new meaning with outrageously cool custom cars,
seriously stylish auto-inspired gear, and much more. By Sue Zesiger Callaway

FEATURES
MySpace strikes back
By David Kirkpatrick, Fortune senior editor
Facebook, Shmacebook. Rupert Murdoch’s social-network play is still the country’s
most trafficked website. And it’s only getting stronger.

The real Macquarie
By Bethany McLean, Fortune editor-at-large
Macquarie Bank has made infrastructure funds a smoking-hot investment class.
But the way it finances its deals has shortsellers circling.

Deconstructing Time Warner
By Richard Siklos and Stephanie N. Mehta, Fortune
As the Dick Parsons era draws to a close, Jeff Bewkes is preparing to take
over as CEO. He faces restive shareholders, a flat stock price, and the
challenge of figuring out whether a media colossus makes sense.

A conversation with the Chairman
By Andy Serwer, Fortune managing editor
Former Fed chief Alan Greenspan speaks to Fortune about market mayhem,
housing prices, and his new critics
・Full interview
・Book review: ’The Age of Turbulence’

Can Susan Schwab save free trade?
The U.S. trade rep has channeled a personal tragedy into a nonstop crusade
to keep globalization alive. By Nina Easton

Classic rock saviors
The Digital Age has upended the music business. But old rockers have brought
millions back into concert halls. A Fortune picture portfolio. By Katie Benner

FIRST
The new land grab
By Katie Benner, Fortune reporter
Private equity firms and hedge funds are snapping up cheap land in markets where
real estate has gone from boom to bust. By Katie Benner

’Wall Street’ turns 20
A sequel to Oliver Stone’s classic tale of 1980s excess is in the works. So,
what’s up with Gordon Gekko? By Telis Demos

Pepsico’s Broadway bet
The soda and snacks giant is putting its market research onstage.
By Oliver Ryan

DISPATCHES
India’s pizza wars
Two American fast-food giants, Pizza Hut and Domino’s, are duking it out in
a hot market. by Sheridan Praso

You got served
She’s blunt. She’s flashy. And customer-service chief Sue Nokes is T-Mobile’s
secret weapon in a cutthroat industry. By Jennifer Reingold
・Full special report

COLUMNS
Teamwork
Meet the new steel: the ArcelorMittal team responsible for an advanced highstrength
steel for the auto industry. Photographs by David Yellen

The deal
By Allan Sloan, Fortune senior editor-at-large
Myth busting: Sorry, folks, Blackstone Group isn’t gaming the tax system.

Don’t hit the panic button
By Geoff Colvin, Fortune senior editor-at-large
Trust our open markets. By Geoff Colvin

What makes history happen?
The first of a three-part series on the nature of power. By Matt Miller

INVESTING
Cash in on the rebuilding boom
Congress and state and local governments are allocating billions of dollars to
beef up bridges, roads, utility lines, and other aging infrastructure in coming
years. We found four companies poised to benefit.

Dodging the mortgage bullet
Franklin Templeton’s Chuck Lahr saw the signs of trouble brewing in the mortgage
market and moved a lot of his fund’s money overseas. Here are three stocks he
likes now.

Table of Contents:VOL. 156, NO. 5 - September 17, 2007
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Features
Mass vs. class
By Peter Gumbel, Fortune
Call it the Age of McLuxury. The $220 billion global industry is racing
to the top and the bottom at the same time. But can the world’s most exclusive
brands stretch that much and still keep their cachet? (more)
• The dawn of the McLuxury age

It’s Ralph’s world ...
By John Brodie, Fortune assistant managing editor
Going global and upscale while creating a new in-house brand for J.C. Penney,
Ralph Lauren wants to sell all things to all people. (more)

Does bling beat the market?
By Telis Demos, Fortune reporter
With global millionaires doubling since 1996, a crop of investing vehicles
focuses on conspicuous-consumption. Can you cash in on the global wealth boom?
or is it too late? (more)

Portfolio: The style council
The men and women who personify the business of style, from Fran輟is-Henri
Pinault to David Chu and Diane von Furstenberg. Photographs by Ben Baker;
Words by Eugenia Levenson (more)

Mission Impossible
By Barney Gimbel, Fortune writer
A former Silicon Valley exec turned Pentagon boss wants to put Iraq back to
work. But his plan to restart the country’s state-owned factories has run into roadblocks. (more)

Selling P&G
By Geoff Colvin, Fortune senior editor-at-large
How do you sell $76 billion of consumer goods? One brand at a time. Procter
& Gamble’s chief marketing officer, Jim Stengel, talks with Geoff Colvin. (more)

First
Fidelity’s deafening silence
By Patricia Sellers, Fortune editor-at-large
A string of high-profile exits. The rumored illness of his daughter. How
long can Ned Johnson avoid publicly addressing the fund giant’s future? (more)

Is Canada for sale?
Many of Canada’s best-known companies have been bought by foreigners. Even
easygoing Canadians are wondering what can be done about it. by Erik Heinrich

Question Authority: Larry Fink
The Wall Street bond titan and BlackRock CEO calls the current liquidity
crisis ’much worse’ than in 1998. He speaks with Fortune’s Peter Eavis about
the credit crunch. (more)

Bright prospects for a poisonous plant
BP believes an inedible plant called jatropha can ease global fuel demands.
It could boost incomes in Africa and other impoverished regions too. by
Carolyn Whelan

Picture this
Nearly a quarter-million refugees from Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region have
taken shelter in Chad. The four-year conflict has had a spillover effect in
neighboring countries. by Sheridan Praso

Columns
The deal
By Allan Sloan, Fortune senior editor-at-large
Don’t believe the hype about Bush’s budget numbers: The deficit is much bigger
than you think. (more)

Technology
Consumer content is driving the Internet’s future. by Brent Schlender

Books
By Jeffrey Sachs, Fortune
Government gets off easy in Bill Clinton’s new book about the world of
philanthropy and volunteerism. (more)

While you were out
Luxury for middle managers: So what if a small cube of Montrachet costs as
much as a tank of gas. Aren’t you worth it? by Stanley Bing

Investing
After the storm
Many stocks were bruised in the recent market tumble; we found ripe choices
with bright prospects. By Corey Hajim (more)

Table of Contents:VOL. 156, NO. 5 - September 03, 2007

COVER STORY: MARKET SHOCK 2007
Risk returns - with a vengeance

By Shawn Tully, Fortune editor-at-large
For years big players ignored obvious dangers and reaped rich rewards.
Now they are paying for their recklessness, and so is everybody else.
・Where were the cops?

Buffett, Mack, Paulson ...
Some of the best minds in the financial world share their reactions to
the recent meltdown, as well as their insights on what lies ahead.

Subprime on the Rhine
Asset-backed securities were a great business for Germany’s IKB bank --
until everything blew up.

Housing markdown
By Jon Birger, Fortune senior writer
The subprime mortgage collapse is threatening the market for both lowend
and high-end housing.


FEATURES

China’s mobile maestro
China Mobile’s CEO has to please 332 million subscribers and thousands of
shareholders, as well as the Communist Party. It’s not easy. By Clay Chandler

Flight of the honeybees
The disappearance of millions of bees has touched off a scientific detective
mission to avert a pollination crisis. Can researchers get to the bottom of colony collapse disorder before it strikes again? By David Stipp


FIRST

The Bear truth
By Corey Hajim and Adam Lashinsky, Fortune
Entrepreneurial but plodding: That was the reputation of Bear Stearns.
But then it strayed into high-risk hedge funds. (more)

The online numbers game
By Jessi Hempel, Fortune writer
Measuring web traffic is far from an exact science, and that’s a big problem
for online advertisers, writes Fortune’s Jessi Hempel. (more)

Samsung moves up the ranks
Low-key Samsung is now the No. 2 seller of cellphones. By Stephanie
M. MehtaSumner’s superjuice
Sumner Redstone plans to live 50 years more, drinking MonaVie. By Tim Arango

Table of Contents:VOL. 156, NO. 3 - August 06, 2007
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Features
London vs. New York smackdown
By Peter Gumbel, Fortune
Which city is the real financial capital of the world? The battle isn’t over
- and new contenders are vying for a shot, says Fortune’s Peter Gumbel. (more)

Khartoum Boom
Despite a war raging in Darfur and ten years of U.S. sanctions, Sudan’s capital
is thriving. by Vivienne Walt

China’s Mobile Maestro
China Mobile CEO Wang Jianzhou has 330 million subscribers, thousands of
shareholders, and one Communist Party to please. It’s not easy. by Clay Chandler

The mytunes revolution
The evolution of the portable playlist - and how it forever changed the way we
listen to music. A graphic tour. by Hiram Henriquez and John Tomanio (more)

Why Wal-Mart can’t find happiness in Japan
By William J. Holstein, Fortune
The world’s largest retailer has spent more than $1 billion in Japan, but its
Seiyu stores are struggling to overcome consumer apathy and employee distrust.
Will it stay the course? (more)

Going nuclear
By David Whitford, Fortune editor-at-large
The industry is gearing up to build its first new plants in decades. But
are we comfortable with that? Join Fortune’s David Whitford on a road trip
into America’s nuclear future. (more)

First
Europe’s fattest cats
By Peter Gumbel, Fortune
Our annual list of Europe’s highest-paid executives has the French on top.
(more)

Can Nokia beat iPhone at its own tunes?
By Mark Halper, Fortune contributor
As Apple marches onto Nokia turf, Nokia plans to fight back with its own
online music service. (more)

A Texas company in Sudan
By Vivienne Walt, Fortune
What’s an American oilfield-services firm doing in a country whose Islamic
government has been under U.S. sanctions since 1997? (more)

Picture This
Imagine holding a few million dollars in your hands. If your wages are in
Zimbabwean dollars, all that cash is worth less than $100. by Sheridan Prasso

Columns
Value driven
By Geoff Colvin, Fortune senior editor-at-large
Google’s business is a dynamo, but the stock is a pipe dream. (more)

More sugar for Schwarzman
By Allan Sloan, Fortune senior editor-at-large
Blackstone’s IPO was even sweeter for its founders than you thought, says
Fortune’s Allan Sloan. (more)

While You Were Out
Off the grid. by Stanley Bing

Investing
Why banks beat bonds
By Shawn Tully, Fortune editor-at-large
Fortune’s Shawn Tully says these stocks offer an appealing combination of
juicy yields and growth potential - plus they’re cheap! (more)

Business Life
Joy ride
By Sue Zesiger Callaway, Fortune
With a Genius Racing idol Michael Schumacher takes our columnist out for
the ride of her life. (more)

EDITORIAL HIGHLIGHT

ISSUE DATE -

July 23, 2007

COVER STORY: -

2007 Global 500
The World｡ｦs Largest Corporations
Rising oil prices and a global M&A glut helped old-economy companies stay
at the top of the list with another year of record profits.
PLUS: Asia｡ｦs top 50.

Other Features:
┃ The Greatest Economic Boom Ever ｡V Okay, it may not feel like a day
at the beach to many people. But for your average globetrotting FORTUNE 500
CEO, right now is about as good as it gets.

┃ How Microsoft Conquered China ｡V Or is it the other way around?
On the road to Beijing with Bill Gates, who threw his business model out
the window.

┃ The Mouse That Roared ｡V Tiny Porsche is shaking things up at Volkswagen.

┃ Subprime Contagion? ｡V Ohio｡ｦs attorney general is investigating the
role credit-rating agencies like Moody｡ｦs played in rubber-stamping dicey bonds.

┃ China｡ｦs New Export: Lawsuits ｡V U.S. importers are learning that defective products may come from China but the liability is here.

┃ India｡ｦs Mounting E-Waste ｡V Computer recycling is booming in India,
but the government has been slow to regulate the industry.

┃ Picture This ｡V Piling on inequities: near slavery for some workers
in China.

Table of Contents:VOL. 156, NO. 1 - July 09, 2007
Jump to: First|Dispatches|Columns|Investing|Business Life

Features
Attack of the mutant rice
By Marc Gunther, Fortune senior writer
America’s rice farmers didn’t want to grow a genetically
engineered crop. Their customers in Europe did not
want to buy it. So how did it end up in our food?
Fortune’s Marc Gunther reports. (more)

Business loves Hillary
The U.S. presidential candidates are scrambling for
CEO endorsements. Our exclusive survey goes behind
the scenes to find surprising alliances. by Nina Easton

Panamania
Once a sleepy Latin American capital, Panama City has
become one of the world’s hottest real estate markets.
Photographer Harry Benson takes a look.

The Colvin Interview
An innovation revival has lifted profits at Xerox to
$1.2 billion. Fortune’s Geoff Colvin asks CTO Sophie
Vandebroek: Can Xerox keep it up?

The new Harvey Weinstein
Since Harvey and his brother, Bob, launched the Weinstein
Co. 20 months ago, he has focused on deals, not movies.
Now investors are demanding change. by Tim Arango

First
Metal madness
Scrap prices are motivating thieves. Nothing is safe:
manhole covers, beer kegs - even urns. by Telis Demos

Qantas Questions
A failed private-equity takeover bid for the Australian
flag carrier seems to have humbled the airline’s CEO.
by Eric Ellis

Hong Kong Is Hardly Dead
A Fortune cover in advance of the 1997 handover to China
announced ”The Death of Hong Kong.” Oops! Today,
the city is thriving. by Sheridan Prasso

Dispatches
Retail revolution
By John Elliott,Fortune
Will India’s mom-and-pop stores perish with the arrival
of modern supermarkets? Fortune’s John Elliott reports.
(more)

Columns
How I’d fix the World Bank
By Jeffrey Sachs, Fortune Magazine guest columnist
Advice for incoming president Robert Zoellick: Roll up
your sleeves and plant some seeds. What starving sub-Saharan
Africa needs is action, not ideology. by Jeffrey Sachs (more)

Investing
A sunny second half
By Katie Benner, Fortune reporter
After a glorious first half of 2007 for the stock markets,
investors got skittish as bond yields rose in June. But top
strategists say interest rates won’t batter stocks for now,
and there are still opportunities to be had this year.
by Katie Benner (more)

Business Life
Betting on Macau
As a new wave of over-the-top resorts hits the gambling
kingdom, Clay Chandler explores the Vegas of Asia.

Table of Contents:VOL. 155, NO. 12 - June 25, 2007
Jump to: 50 GREAT STOCKS AND FUNDS|2007 RETIREMENT GUIDE|FEATURES
COVER STORY
Retire rich
How much does it take? The answer will vary for each of us. But how about
$5 million? If you think it’s beyond your reach, that’s where Fortune comes
in. Read on.

50 GREAT STOCKS AND FUNDS
The Fortune 40: Stock picks to retire on
Our trademark equity portfolio rocked - again - in the past year. We’ve updated
the selection to keep building long-term wealth. (more)

The ultimate mutual fund portfolio
By Yuval Rosenberg, Fortune Magazine contributing writer
Ten sterling choices for consistent growth in five essential categories. (more)

2007 RETIREMENT GUIDE
How to play it safe
By John Eade, Fortune columnist
Do your stock shopping among the ugly ducklings, not the swans, says the head
of a leading research house. (more)

A value maestro’s encore
For almost 30 years, global fund manager Jean-Marie Eveillard made a lot of money
bucking trends. After a two-year break, he’s back. By Jon Birger

Bargain hunting for condos
Our guide to the best deals in five Sunbelt markets. By Eugenia Levenson (more)
・40 stocks to bet on

Are you saving too much?
Economists Laurence Kotlikoff and Jonathan Skinner disagree about how much you
should save for retirement. Who’s right? Interview by Yuval Rosenberg

Targeting superstar stocks
The co-founder of the Motley Fool Web site scans his crystal ball for long-term
winners. By Tom Gardner

Your personal tax toolbox
Here’s how to help maximize your investment earning by minimizing your tax bite.
By Jia Lynn Yang

Lessons from the first year
Five battle-tested rules for surviving that dreaded ”now what?” stage of retirement.
By Ellen Florian Kratz (more)
・Retired at 50: Five who did it

Retired young and loving it
Can someone who isn’t a media mogul or a lottery winner retire at 50 (or so)? Yes.
By Corey Hajim

Working for your kids
More and more retirement-age executives are taking jobs at their children’s
companies. By Anne Fisher

Retire at work!
We need a middle ground, something between the executive grind and the long sleep.
By Stanley Bing

FEATURES
Lessons in leadership
By Jia Lynn Yang, Fortune writer-reporter
Home Depot’s Frank Blake called in the company’s retired founders for help.
It’s working. (more)

The big money in Medicaid
By Bethany McLean, Fortune editor-at-large
A boom in HMOs for the neediest leads to litigation, controversy - and lots of
profits, says Fortune’s Bethany McLean. (more)

Politics
By Matt Miller, Fortune columnist
We’ve got war, Social Security, Medicare ... Why can’t all these ’tough on
spending’ GOP candidates get real about taxes? (more)

Ben Stein’s perfect portfolio
By Ellen Florian Kratz, Fortune writer
The money maven doesn’t joke ab

ISSUE DATE -

June 11, 2007

COVER STORY: -

Wii Will Rock You

Nintendo｡ｦs new game machine has won over the world ｡V and beat the pants off
Sony and Microsoft. How a Japanese company founded 118 years ago as a maker
of playing cards came to compete with the giants.

Other Features:
┃A Pretext for Revenge ｡V Hewlett-Packard says former VP Karl Kamb betrayed
the company. He claims HP got his private phone records and spied on Dell.
A story of intrigue, duplicity, and vindictive rage at one of the world｡ｦs
largest and most respected companies.

┃Carl Icahn: Shareholders Love Him, CEOs Loathe Him ｡V How the Wall Street
shakeup artist made $50 billion for investors in two years.

┃Boeing Prepares for Takeoff ｡V After years of losing to Airbus, Boeing is
flying high. CFO James Bell tells GEOFF COLVIN how the company did it.

┃The Dog That Ate Detroit ｡V Cerberus, largely unknown, is buying Chrysler
and aspires to be the next GE.

┃Networks Gone Wild ｡V Just when Madison Avenue had lost interest in the
Discovery Channel, salvation came this spring ｡V thanks to a snow leopard and
talk-show diva Oprah Winfrey.

┃Stocks, Bond, and Jets ｡V The demand for new and slightly used aircraft is
so strong (and the supply so limited) that hedge funds have begun trading
Boeings and Airbuses as readily as they do crude-oil contracts.

EDITORIAL HIGHLIGHT

ISSUE DATE -

May 28, 2007

COVER STORY: -

China｡ｦs New Cultural Revolution
After years of embracing all things Western, Chinese consumers are turning more｡K Chinese.


Other Features:

┃ You Raised Them, Now Manage Them ｡V The baby-boomers｡ｦ kids are marching
into the workplace, and look out: This crop of twentysomethings really is different.
A field guide to Generation Y.

┃ Microsoft vs. the Free World ｡V Microsoft claims that free software
like Linux, which runs a big chunk of corporate America, violates 235 of its
patents. It wants royalties from distributors and users.

┃ The Bloomberg ｡V There｡ｦs power in that name. The man, Michael Bloomberg,
runs New York City and may have even grander ambitions. The company, Bloomberg LP,
is a prodigious success and just keeps getting stronger.

┃ Shaking the Bancroft Family Tree ｡V Court document in a dusty New Mexico
town shed light on Rupert Murdoch｡ｦs fight for Dow Jones.

┃ Amazon｡ｦs 7-year Itch ｡V Revisiting our May 2000 forecast of what the
hugely innovative Seattle company might look like some years our ｡V say in 2007.
We were good on profits and the stock, not so hot on revenues.

Table of Contents:VOL. 155, NO. 9 - May 14, 2007

COVER STORIES
Business is back
By Geoff Colvin, Fortune senior editor-at-large
Profits are booming, tech is resurgent, and CEOs are speaking out again.
The story of an amazing comeback. (more)

FEATURES
NBC’s man on the spot
By Patricia Sellers, Fortune editor-at-large
Straight out of a sitcom: the mishaps and madcap adventures of NBC Universal
chief Jeff Zucker. (more)

Union man
John Edwards thinks a new labor movement is the answer to the country’s great
divide. Should corporate America be afraid of him? By Nina Easton

The man with the golden gut
By Stephanie N. Mehta, Fortune senior writer
How Haim Saban, a flinty self-made billionaire, plans to turn Univision into the
next great network - and put Hillary Clinton in the White House. (more)

The turnaround
How Fiat, once a wreck of a car company, got hot again. By Stephan Faris


TECHNOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT

The smartest (or the nuttiest) futurist on Earth
Ray Kurzweil is a legendary inventor with a history of mind-blowing ideas. Now he’s
onto something even bigger. If he’s right, the future will be a lot weirder?and
brighter. By Brian O’Keefe

Innovators at the gate
Call them entrepreneurs or troublemakers, these 24 disruptive individuals have
gone up against the odds as they’ve rattled old industries and tried to create
new ones. (more)
• The smartest futurist on Earth


FIRST

Sallie Mae’s private side
By Bethany McLean, Fortune editor-at-large
J.C. Flowers may want Sallie Mae for its private-loan business. But that could
lead to public headaches. By Be thany McLean (more)

Helen Walton’s will
By Carol J. Loomis, Fortune editor-at-large
The death of Sam Walton’s widow at 87 last month may finally turn America’s richest family into one of the country’s most charitable. (more)


DISPATCHES

Return of Ma and Pa Banker
From the mountains to the prairies, local banks are producing returns that make the multinationals envious. By Matthew Boyle


COLUMNS

Value Driven
Signs of disrespect for education bode ill for our future. By Geoff Colvin


INVESTING

Smart plays in the M&A boom
Buyouts and takeovers are driving the market. Here’s how to get in on the action
without getting burned. By Yuval Rosenberg


BUSINESS LIFE

Making waves
As billionaires battle for the America’s Cup, complaints and criticism erupt
onshore. By Chris Redman

Joy ride
British wit and brawn: A sneak peek at the Jaguar XKR. By Sue Zesiger Callaway

A profit gusher of epic proportions
By Shawn Tully, Fortune editor-at-large
America’s largest corporations generated record earnings in 2006. How much
longer can it last? (more)

・The 500 largest U.S. corporations
・How the industries stack up
・More


The big get bigger
By Jerry Useem, Fortune contributing editor
Why do some companies grow stronger with size, while others stagger under
their own weight? Explore with us the science of scale. (more)


Exxon Mobil: The defiant one
By Geoff Colvin, Fortune senior editor-at-large
The big oil company doesn’t care about alternative fuels or pleasing the greens.
Is its CEO nuts - or shrewd? (more)


American brandscape
Remarkable galleries of products from Fortune 500 companies PepsiCo, Deere, and
Fortune Brands.


Gap: Decline of a dynasty
By Jennifer Reingold, Fortune senior writer
How the Fisher family made Gap a top American retailer - then pulled the strings
as it unraveled. (more)


Kraft’s bid for a bigger slice
By Matthew Boyle, Fortune writer
After years as part of Altria, the food giant is back out on its own. Can new CEO
Irene Rosenfeld spice it up? (more)
・ Video


Buying binge
Say goodbye to BellSouth, Guidant, and Kerr-McGee - all swallowed up last year i
n the biggest buyout frenzy since 2000. A Fortune information graphic.


Dell in repair
By David Whitford, Fortune writer
It’s been a rough year in Round Rock, Texas. Inside Michael Dell’s campaign to fix
the company he founded. (more)


What would Lee do?
By Alex Taylor III, Fortune senior editor
Speaking with Alex Taylor III , Lee Iacocca talks about Kirk Kerkorian, the bidding
for Chrysler, and the future of Detroit. (more)
・ Video


US Air’s maverick CEO
Barney Gimbel, Fortune writer
US Airways’ Doug Parker turned a dog into a moneymaker. But his ambitions have run
into harsh realities. (more)


Fortune’s treasure
A gallery of great pictures from 77 years of excellence in photojournalism.

Reforming UnitedHealth
By Peter Elkind, Fortune editor-at-large
Bill McGuire built a great company before being bounced for options backdating.
Now it’s time to set a new tone. (more)


CEO confidential
David Whitford, Fortune writer
The strange existence of Ram Charan, the most influential consultant on the planet.
(more)