Table of Contents:VOL. 160, NO. 2 - July 20, 2009 Cover story
 I want you to get the future Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. ... Where's it all going? Internet pioneer Marc Andreessen says what he's betting on now. By Kevin Maney Fortune Global 500
China Inc. takes off Chinese industries are the big news in this year's Global 500 list. By Marc Gunther
Meet Shell's new CEO By Peter Gumbel How Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche plans to fix Mercedes By Peter Gumbel
World's most admired companies BASF finds a way to retain older workers. By Mina Kimes The List •The world's largest corporations
•How the companies stack up
•Index
Brainstorm: Tech 2009
The chip company that dares to battle Intel ARM has become a power in chip design for iPhones and other devices. Now it must fend off the industry's biggest player. By Jon Fortt No free lunch Futurist Stewart Brand was first to say "Information wants to be free." He also said it "wants to be expensive." By Richard Siklos Features
 Nuclear war: Inside the takeover battle for America's electricity Fortune exclusive: What happens behind the scenes when one company refuses to be swallowed by a bigger rival? We take you into the epic struggle between two very different visions of the future. By David Whitford
Bob Shiller didn't kill the housing market He just predicted its demise. Now he's seeing some tentative signs of hope. By Katie Benner First
Photo finish Kodachrome, the most successful color film of all time, is being taken off the market. By Michael V. Copeland
CEOs under the knife Jobs is back, but other top executives have taken medical leave. By Alyssa Abkowitz Peterson pedigree From the boardroom to reality TV in two generations flat. By Telis Demos Fortune decoder The U.S. economy is on FIRE. No, really. By Katie Benner
Value driven National health care may never happen. By Geoff Colvin Brand Barbie gets a makeover Pushing 50, the iconic doll had lost her mojo. Richard Dickson is making her hot again. By Suzanne Kapner How I got started The surfin' CEO: Bob McKnight's trip to Bali set him on a path to run surfwear giant Quiksilver. Interview by Alyssa Abkowitz C-Suite
Making big drugs Geoff Colvin talks with Amgen CEO Kevin Sharer, whose job is to produce blockbuster drugs. Will health-care reform make that harder? Investing in a crisis
China on the march, again Now it's the consumers, not the exporters, who are powering the mighty economy. Here's how investors can play the trend. By Mina Kimes
Fastest-growing companies A company that recycles auto parts struggles to stay in the fast lane. By Telis Demos
Analyst face-off Is Whole Foods a buy? By Scott Cendrowski |
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