Table of Contents:VOL. 157, NO. 9 - May 05, 2008 Cover Story
 The retail giant is on top for the second year in a row, while AT&T moves up and GM slips. See who ranks where on the definitive list of America's largest companies. more First
Growth engine GE's infrastructure division, its fastest-growing unit, produces 900 locomotives a year in this Erie, Pa. factory. By Telis Demos
Corporate America's pre-Castro claims. more
Newsmakers Hairstyles of highly efficient CEOs. moreCorporate logo smackdown Does the Starbucks mermaid beat the Golden Arches? By Scott Cendrowski
So close, yet so far For Comerica's chirpy Ralph Babb, being No. 501 isn't so bad. By Joel Stein The three-minute manager My company is already big. How do I get it to grow intelligently? By Jia Lynn Yang Features
 In an age of turmoil, corporate stars rise and fall. How many will survive? A bestselling management expert makes the case for well-founded hope. more The Companies
 We know this banking giant is too big to fail. But is it also too big to manage? more
The hunt for oil at the top of the world Can another Saudi Arabia be found under arctic ice? By Barney Gimbel The energy and commodities boom produced most of 2007's winners. more
Big Mac's local flavor McDonald's lets countries invent their own buns, bags and business practices. By Peter Gumbel The People
 Nutshell: Keep customers happy. Don't sweat the Street so much. And innovating? Forget it. more
AT&T's new operator His predecessor built the world's largest telco. Now CEO Randall Stephenson is trying to reinvent it - and make Ma Bell sexy again. By Paul Sloan These twentysomethings may not have a ton of experience, but you'd never know it from their job descriptions. more
Tort lawyer Dickie Scruggs mounted one of his trademark assaults on the insurer after Katrina. But his battle plan went wrong. more The Products
 Ford is betting its future on a new strategy, starting with a small car built for the whole world. more
The innovative 787 is the fastest-selling new airliner in history, but slow off the assembly line. As customers await the first delivery, Fortune got an inside look at how it's made. more |
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