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Health care blazes ahead
We don't have enough data to say whether Obamacare is good for the country, but one thing is certain so far: It's been a boon for the health care industry. In 2014 companies have mostly benefited from...
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Mapping the Internet: Emerging markets
An undersea fiber-optic cable hauled ashore in Mombasa, Kenya FORTUNE — It's one thing to bring fiber-optic cable to the coast of a landmass; it's quite another to then build that network into the...
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Mapping the Internet: Financial hubs
FORTUNE — When, in 1924, the Western Union Telegraph Co. went looking for land for a new headquarters in lower Manhattan, it had strict requirements: The building had to be close not only to the New...
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Mapping the Internet
Unspooling fiber-optic cable that will soon be laid on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean FORTUNE — The global economy has arranged itself around a short list of dominant cities, the endpoints for...
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How to create a mobile-friendly workplace
FORTUNE — Companies will soon be spending upwards of $1.3 trillion annually to equip employees with mobile devices and apps, according to Forrester Research. By 2016 an estimated 350 million...
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How long is too long (or too short) for a CEO to lead?
A survey of CEO departures from 100 public companies locates the C-suite sweet spot. This story is from the October 29, 2012 issue of Fortune.
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The disappearing desktop
FORTUNE — LinkedIn recently asked more than 7,000 members of its professional network in 18 countries about which office supplies they see going the way of the dodo in the next five years. Topping the...
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New York: Tech’s hot new hub
FORTUNE — When Mayor Michael Bloomberg pledged to end New York’s overdependence on Wall Street, the city responded by becoming the country’s fastest-growing digital-technology hub. Despite...
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Cashing in on power: Fortune’s Most Powerful Women ranked by pay
Among this year's list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business, 29 work for a Fortune 500 company, and--thanks to public filings with the SEC--have given the rest of us a peek at their most recent...
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Leaner lobbying
Voters aren’t alone in noticing that Washington hasn’t been able to accomplish much lately. Since the burst of legislative activity in President Obama’s first two years, gridlock has ruled, and the top...
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Stock market volatility is back!
The S&P 500 just posted its first four-week loss since August 2011, and with it came some dizzying ups and downs. Shares of Fortune 500 companies, indeed, were even wilder. What happened? There was...
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Efficiency Experts
Productivity is at an all-time high for the Fortune 500, generating an average of $1.2 million in annual revenue for every employee. Energy, wholesalers, and financial firms are leading the way,...
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Why the Fortune 500 trounces the S&P
We tracked an equally weighted investment in the companies in our annual lists from 2000 through 2013 for one year from their issue dates, reinvesting the proceeds in the next year's list. The result?...
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Global 500 headquarters move eastward
Call it the great eastward migration. In 2004 more than 40% of the world's 500 biggest corporations by revenue were in North America, with the second-largest reservoir of business juggernauts just...
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Chart of the day: The first world is aging
Click to enlarge.Map by Nicholas Rapp According to United Nations estimates, by 2060, for every 100 people of working age, there will be 30 people who are 65 and older. That's more than double the...
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Tracking Oil’s Crash
If we could see disasters coming, they wouldn't become disasters. Oil's price is down 71% since June of 2014, and while some factors that triggered the tumble seemed obvious at the time, others hit...
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How Long It Takes to Break a Passcode
Four to six digits stand between most iPhone users' personal data and the prying eyes of snoops, criminals, and investigators. To access records stored within, a hacker has little choice but to barrage...
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This Chart Shows the World’s 500 Largest Companies
This Chart Shows the World’s 500 Largest Companies The Global 500, Fortune's annual list of the largest companies in the world, is ranked by revenue in U.S. dollars. This year’s list is comprised of...
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This Is the One Area Where Women Are Making Big Progress in Business
This Is the One Area Where Women Are Making Big Progress in Business Research by Scott DeCarlo; Graphic by Nicolas Rapp Women seem to be plateauing in the corner office, but in the boardroom there's...
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Why Streaming Is Taking Over the Music Industry In One Handy Chart
All is not well in the music industry. Revenue is a fraction of what it was during the heyday of the CD--and far from being replaced by iTunes singles, sales from downloads have fizzled, too. Vinyl has...
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