Table of Contents:VOL. 156, NO. 2 - July 23, 2007 Global 500
Okay, it may not feel like a day at the beach to most Americans. But for your average globetrotting Fortune 500 CEO, right now is about as good as it gets. (more)
Or is it the other way around? Fortune's David Kirkpatrick goes on the road to Beijing with Bill Gates, who threw his business model out the window. (more)
Tiny Porsche is shaking things up at Volkswagen. (more) First
Fortune's Roger Parloff looks at who ends up paying the bill when products are defective. (more)
Investigating the credit-rating agencies' role in marketing dicey bonds. (more)
By Daniel Pepper Computer recycling is booming in India, but the government has been slow to regulate the industry. (more)
By Sheridan Prasso, Fortune Piling on inequities: near slavery for some workers in China. (more) Columns
Corporate America has to make IT jobs sexy again, or suffer the consequences, says Fortune's Geoff Colvin. (more)
Naysayers doubted the move from frozen foods to luxury fashion, but three years later the Gucci Group CEO's style of management has helped the company flourish, says Fortune's Jia Lynn Yang. (more)
How I succumbed to chronic subscription fatigue syndrome. (more) Investing
By Yuval Rosenberg We sort through hundreds of new entrants to find three portfolios with solid roots and the potential to grow into great long-term performers. (more)
Emerson Electric is a buy-and-hold standout. (more) Business Life
With hellish hours and information overload now the norm, the C-Suite set is turning to extreme meditation to cope. (more)
At 84, auto legend Carroll Shelby delivers a road-ripping muscle car for Ford. Fortune's Sue Callaway takes it for a spin. (more) | |
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