Table of Contents:VOL. 163, NO. 7 - May 23, 2011 Cover story
 Fortune 500 America's Largest Corporations Features
Inside apple How America's most successful?and secretive?big company really works. By Adam LashInsky
Caterpillar is absolutely crushing it Thanks to astute planning, the company came blazing out of the downturn. By Geoff ColvIn J.P. morgan's hunt for Afghan gold A team of bankers starts to tap the country's vast mineral riches, with help from the Pentagon. By James Bandler The inside man Can onetime corporate executive Bill Daley restore President Obama's ties to business? By Nina Easton
The directors Our annual look, in pictures, at seven of the most photogenic boards in the U.S. Photographs by Gregg Segal. Reporting by Jessica Shambora General Mills' global sweet spot The food giant's key overseas brand isn't Cheerios. It's Häagen-Dazs. By David A. Kaplan The war over lipitor Uncertainty over the rights to a generic version of the drug has resulted in market mayhem. By Katherine Eban First
By the numbers In Google data centers around the U.S., computer networks respond to millions of commands instantaneously. By Tara Moore
Closer look While attention is focused on the Middle East, euroland's financial troubles are worsening. By Chris Redman The chartist Forty years ago, Harold Geneen put omnivorous conglomerate ITT into the top 10 of the 500. Then shrinkage began?and it's never stopped. By Carol Loomis
The briefing Derivative cinema, Android on the rise, and more. Education Forget politics. The big threat to teachers unions is the digital revolution and distance learning, which will bury the AFT and NEA. By David A. Kaplan Tech
The future is now Manufacturing 2.0: Three-dimensional printers are coming to a desktop near you. Should designers and factories be worried? By Johnny Ryan Invest
Investor interview Anne Gudefin, Pimco's top stock picker, sees bargains in the consumer sector and safety in precious metals. By Mina Kimes |
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