Table of Contents:VOL. 161, NO. 6 - May 03, 2010 Cover story
 Fortune 500: Profits bounce back The companies on this year's Fortune 500 list cut costs so deeply that earnings soared. By Shawn Tully Features
 Merrill Lynch's $50 billion feud Stan O'Neal's failure to sell the firm in 2007 meant disaster for shareholders. By William D. Cohan
Can Ellen Kullman make DuPont great again? The CEO promises to jolt profits. By Carol J. Loomis Retail's rising star Dick's Sporting Goods makes customers -- and its investors -- happy. Can it possibly last? By Marc Gunther The directors Fortune takes you inside six boardrooms at the heart of the U.S. economy. Photographs by Gregg Segal, Reporting by Jessica Shambora The other guy you need to know at J.P. Morgan Could investment-banking head Jes Staley succeed Jamie Dimon one day? By Duff McDonald
Wall Street 2010 What's changed. What hasn't. What should. A Fortune roundtable. The best salesman in the business Millions still swear by Dale Carnegie's advice. So does Warren Buffett. By Daniel Okrent Elliot Spitzer's Flameout Was there a plot to bring him down? A Fortune book excerpt. By Peter Elkind C-suite Xerox's new CEO Ursula Burns is already transforming the company. Interview by Geoff Colvin First
By the numbers Planet Wal-Mart. By Doris Burke
Closer look Wells: Thanks for nothing. By Adam Lashinsky Washington watch The latest regulatory target. By Jia Lynn Yang Brainstorm green Feel-good plastic. By Brian Dumaine
100 best companies to work for Colgate-Palmolive. Education Berea College's dilemma. By David A. Kaplan The briefing Mood and market volatility, Merlot's moment, and more. Tech
The ultimate personal technology Medtronic CEO Bill Hawkins wants to turn pacemakers, stents, and defibrillators into tiny mobile devices. By Michael V. Copeland
Techmate Which Fortune 500 tech giants will climb the rankings -- and which will stumble -- in the next five years? By Jon Fortt and Michael V. Copeland
Visionaries Segway inventor Dean Kamen still wants to save the world. By Michael V. Copeland Invest
Interview Goldman fund chief Eileen Rominger says a modest economic recovery will boost U.S. stocks and believes bonds will do well too. But she's crazy about China, Brazil, and India. By Mina Kimes Fortune 500 stocks: are insiders buying? When execs put money into their companies' stocks, good returns usually follow. Here's what they're doing now. By Scott Cendrowski Pursuits
Air travel survival guide: traveling light Some airlines now want to limit the weight of carryons. Good thing the best new bags practically defy gravity. By Diane Tegmeyer
Best seat in the house What's new for the most important part of air-travel comfort: your seat. By Diane Tegmeyer Lounges go luxe To lure passengers back to premium-class travel, airlines are upgrading their airport clubs. By Diane Tegmeyer
Road warrior Geoffrey Kent, CEO of Abercrombie & Kent. By Diane Tegmeyer Opinion
The stocks of Fortune 500 companies did great, but don't expect the glory days back. By Allan Sloan As executive comp becomes topic A (again), the real outrage is how CEOs are paid, not how much. By Geoff Colvin
Who says the economy is rebounding? Buffett, Dimon, and Welch, that's who. By Becky Quick
The truth about trade: Promoting exports sounds manly. But imports are good for society too. By Michael Elliott |
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