Companies like Wal-Mart and McDonald's will need to pay attention to working conditions at home and abroad if they want their business models to survive. More
Sandberg, better known these days for her blockbuster book Lean In, reminded the audience at the AllThingsD conference that she's still helping run Facebook too. More
The breadth of China's recently released economic agenda has led some observers of China to call it radical. But it's too early to celebrate. Here's why. More
How can a company expect to survive, let alone thrive, if half of its talent pool is excluded from key positions? Most companies can't even recognize they have a problem with gender discrimination. More
A new study suggests that American insurers may start prohibiting premium payments via debit or credit card, a move that will put Americans without bank accounts in a major bind. More
Japanese drugmaker Daiichi Sankyo has quietly stood by its decision to purchase Ranbaxy in 2008. Now, the company is publicly suggesting it was defrauded in the $4.6 billion acquisition. More
These employers are boosting retention by sending workers across the globe, where they help communities in remote parts of Nepal, Africa, and Brazil. More
The conventional wisdom is that market forces don't apply to pricing for medical care. A new study of the cosmetic surgery industry shows how wrong that belief is. More
From a pet relocation service, a wine lifestyle marketer, to a scrap metal regenerator, America's urban core is home to a variety of fast-growing companies. More
The highly anticipated JPMorgan shareholder meeting felt more like a lunch gathering of a local Toastmasters than Ground Zero of the governance movement. More
Georgia is rarely thought of as union-friendly, but as the entertainment industry in the Peach State has flourished, so too have the membership rolls of local unions. More
As Marissa Mayer stood with David Karp to announce Yahoo's acquisition of Tumblr on Monday, you couldn't help but notice the vast educational divide between the two principals. More
Young people have many romantic notions about their first jobs. Perhaps the most poignant misconception is that employers will invest time in developing their skills. More
If electric cars really are the future, does GM have what it takes to make a sexy green automobile? Akerson offers his vision for the auto giant's future product line. More
J.P. Morgan's letter to shareholders defending Jamie Dimon's hold on the CEO-chair position not only missed its mark, it also unwittingly advanced their opponents' cause. More
Good journalism can act as a brake on excess. But that doesn't mean government is supposed to be a willing participant in the violation of its own laws. More
This year, the Sports Illustrated Fortunate 50 list is a joint effort with Fortune. The 10th annual list is headlined by a boxer, but dominated by baseball players, who take up half of the spots. Here are the top 10. More
Selling Teslas to wealthy people today may be the best way to get electric cars to everyone tomorrow, and for the U.S. to wean itself from its dependence on oil. More
According to a new report, the jobless rate for 15-to 24-year olds in the richest countries is at a decades-long high and isn't expected to drop much in the next few years. More
A marketing professor once told O'Neal, "I hope you make a lot of money in basketball, because big men don't sell." The former NBA star is proving him wrong. More
Big Data is such a fast-growing field that employers are still figuring out exactly which mix of skills they really need. Even so, they're hiring like mad. More
As some J.P. Morgan shareholders begin to call for a chairman-CEO split, Fortune writer Katie Benner helps guide us through the story of Dimon's leadership. More
Michael Corbat is the financial behemoth's fourth chief in less than a decade. Unlike his predecessors, he's not a brilliant money manager, an ambitious lawyer, or a swashbuckling dealmaker. Instead, he has spent 30 years working in banking operations. Could that be just what Citi needs? More
UnitedHealth Group CEO Stephen Hemsley wants his company to be kinder and gentler. He also has a data-driven plan to thrive in an Obamacare world -- and to lead a health care revolution in the process More
As the fighting in Syria drags on, resource flows have adapted to accommodate life inside -- and to support the opposition forces vying for control. More
Straight talk from executives has become more important as shareholders become more active and regulators grow restless. J.P. Morgan is trying its hand at this approach. More
Drawn by new discoveries, energy giants like Exxon Mobil and Chevron are flocking to Kurdistan in northern Iraq. But their presence is provoking tensions with Baghdad and could help ignite a deadly conflict. More
Sara Blakely and eight other billionaires joined Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates' Giving Pledge, promising to devote at least 50% of their wealth to philanthropy. More
Major shifts in hardware design and production have allowed the "maker movement" to mature rapidly. The next generation of fantastic hardware could very well come from the startup up the block. More
Being on a corporate board isn't the cushy gig it used to be. The hours are long and the scrutiny is intense. So why are executives still lining up for a seat at the table? More
Are companies changing as fast as the world around us? All too often, the answer is no. It's time to revamp how companies change, and it starts with HR. More
For decades, America has built its cities to accommodate cars. But automobiles will cease to hold sway over urban infrastructure, Fortune Brainstorm Green panelists predict. More
Tesla's founder has suffered setbacks in trying to expand sales of his innovative electric vehicles across the U.S. Don't expect him to stop any time soon. More
Wal-Mart says it plans to create a sustainability index to track every product it sells, cut $1 billion in costs by 2020 through energy efficiency efforts, and pass the savings on to customers. More
The Procter & Gamble CEO has been facing pressure from certain shareholders. But McDonald says that the right kind of investor gets long-term green goals. More
Xi Jinping's legacy will not depend on whether he saved more lives in Lushan or contained the bird flu, but on whether he can make China more open, democratic, and livable than it is today. More
This week, we turn to Ford CEO Alan Mulally, who described his plans to keep the automaker on course during a difficult global market at last year's Brainstorm Green conference. More
It was a darling just a few years ago before startlingly lackluster earnings grounded it. Now, with two new CEOs and shares on the rise, it is getting a second wind. More
The Haslams, who have owned the Pilot Flying J gas station empire since Jim Haslam II opened the first Pilot shop in 1958, are under investigation by the FBI for fraud. More
NBC Universal's Bonnie Hammer has been building cable TV networks for 26 years, which is long enough to know that at a point, the slog of a career can ease and work can turn energizing again. More
Successful people create accountability systems that boost important but not urgent items to the top of their priority lists -- ideally in a way that makes failure really uncomfortable. More
The only thing that can be safely predicted is that sometime soon your organization will be challenged to change in ways for which it has no precedent. More
Just what is Hulu supposed to be? Its squabbling, wishy-washy, half-in-half-out owners keep it from making the kinds of bold moves it needs to thrive. More
The effects of the financial crisis are still weighing on millennials, but policy makers and business leaders are fooling themselves into believing that opportunities are ripe for America's younger set. More
PepsiCo and Coke reported first-quarter earnings this week, and soda sales in the U.S. have flat-lined. But we're still hooked on the sugary stuff. More
CEO Roger Crandall thinks that means-testing and older retirement ages are inevitable, but that its unlikely entitlements for the less affluent will be touched. Play
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