November 1 2017

IN THE SUMMER OF 2016, Intuit CEO Brad Smith was on a cross-country flight reading an issue of Fortune when he found himself transfixed by a particular story. Its lead sentence: “Why isn’t Intuit dead?” Rather than be offended, Smith read the article, written by veteran Fortune scribe Geoff Colvin, and found that it was actually about the rare, valuable ability of Intuit

IN THE SUMMER OF 2016, Intuit CEO Brad Smith was on a cross-country flight reading an issue of Fortune when he found himself transfixed by a particular story. Its lead sentence: “Why isn’t Intuit dead?” Rather than be offended, Smith read the articl

Credit-reporting bureaus have few incentives to be good corporate citizens. Fallout from the Equifax hack may change that.

Credit-reporting bureaus have few incentives to be good corporate citizens. Fallout from the Equifax hack may change that.

• TAX REFORM REMEMBER THE DEFICIT? The federal debt, for years a bogeyman for business leaders and politicians alike, has lately felt curiously absent from the national conversation. But the country still owes plenty. The U.S. has the largest debt

• TAX REFORM REMEMBER THE DEFICIT? The federal debt, for years a bogeyman for business leaders and politicians alike, has lately felt curiously absent from the national conversation. But the country still owes plenty. The U.S. has the largest debt

WORLD OIL PRICES hit their highest level in more than two years at the end of September. The international Brent blend even briefly surpassed $59 a barrel—more than double its price in the dark days of 2016. The cause: The global glut is finally bein

WORLD OIL PRICES hit their highest level in more than two years at the end of September. The international Brent blend even briefly surpassed $59 a barrel—more than double its price in the dark days of 2016. The cause: The global glut is finally bein

Facebook has a greater reach than TV ever did. Some say they should be held to the same standards.

Facebook has a greater reach than TV ever did. Some say they should be held to the same standards.

The ex-CEO of Cisco is betting big on insects as food. The result is surprisingly appetizing.

The ex-CEO of Cisco is betting big on insects as food. The result is surprisingly appetizing.

How the sharing economy pioneer plans to shake up the (rest of) the travel industry—and more.

How the sharing economy pioneer plans to shake up the (rest of) the travel industry—and more.

THE PACE OF CHANGE in business is feverish. The question of how to attract, retain, and retrain a workforce that can sustain that pace was a unifying theme at two major gatherings of CEOs hosted by Fortune this fall. The conferences—one our newest, one our oldest—brought together leaders from business, medicine, politics, and the arts to share ideas. At the inaugural Fort

THE PACE OF CHANGE in business is feverish. The question of how to attract, retain, and retrain a workforce that can sustain that pace was a unifying theme at two major gatherings of CEOs hosted by Fortune this fall. The conferences—one our newest, o

UPS and FedEx are wrestling with the challenge of making e-commerce more profitable. Investors are waiting eagerly for that earnings package to arrive.

UPS and FedEx are wrestling with the challenge of making e-commerce more profitable. Investors are waiting eagerly for that earnings package to arrive.

MEET THE INTERNET’S latest menace. Hackers and penny-pinching website hosts are hijacking people’s computers to “mine” cryptocurrency. And we’re not talking about coal and canaries. Cryptocurrency is mined, or produced, by solving complex mathematic

MEET THE INTERNET’S latest menace. Hackers and penny-pinching website hosts are hijacking people’s computers to “mine” cryptocurrency. And we’re not talking about coal and canaries. Cryptocurrency is mined, or produced, by solving complex mathematic

COFFEE, A BELOVED BEVERAGE tracing its origin back hundreds of years, is being reimagined for the 21st century. San Francisco–based Cafe X built a latte-serving robot barista. Startup Bulletproof Coffee is pitching a healthier kind of brew—just add b

COFFEE, A BELOVED BEVERAGE tracing its origin back hundreds of years, is being reimagined for the 21st century. San Francisco–based Cafe X built a latte-serving robot barista. Startup Bulletproof Coffee is pitching a healthier kind of brew—just add b

Many entrepreneurs face challenges when starting their companies, but few encounter obstacles quite as big as Casey Malmquist has.

Many entrepreneurs face challenges when starting their companies, but few encounter obstacles quite as big as Casey Malmquist has.

Its fans include rap superstars, venture capitalists, and even Presidents. Now French audio startup Devialet is taking its high-tech speakers to the heart of one of Paris’s most prestigious cultural institutions.

Its fans include rap superstars, venture capitalists, and even Presidents. Now French audio startup Devialet is taking its high-tech speakers to the heart of one of Paris’s most prestigious cultural institutions.

FEW THINGS ARE MORE FOOLISH THAN TRYING TO PREDICT THE FUTURE. The fracking boom and the social media explosion are but two recent examples of economy-shifting revolutions that largely took the world by surprise. The fate of individual companies is unknowable too. When Steve Jobs returned as CEO of Apple in 1997, no seer prophesied that two decades later Apple would be the

FEW THINGS ARE MORE FOOLISH THAN TRYING TO PREDICT THE FUTURE. The fracking boom and the social media explosion are but two recent examples of economy-shifting revolutions that largely took the world by surprise. The fate of individual companies is u

TODAY’S FAST-CHANGING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT DEMANDS A NEW APPROACH FOR IDENTIFYING TOMORROW’S WINNERS. MEET THE FUTURE 50.

TODAY’S FAST-CHANGING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT DEMANDS A NEW APPROACH FOR IDENTIFYING TOMORROW’S WINNERS. MEET THE FUTURE 50.

CORPORATIONS WITH MASSIVE MARKET VALUES THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL AND CAPACITY TO KEEP GROWING AT A RAPID PACE DESPITE THEIR SCALE.

CORPORATIONS WITH MASSIVE MARKET VALUES THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL AND CAPACITY TO KEEP GROWING AT A RAPID PACE DESPITE THEIR SCALE.

COMPANIES THAT HAVEN’T YET REACHED THE TOP TIER OF MARKET VALUE, BUT ARE ON THE GROWTH FAST TRACK.

COMPANIES THAT HAVEN’T YET REACHED THE TOP TIER OF MARKET VALUE, BUT ARE ON THE GROWTH FAST TRACK.

SALESFORCE COFOUNDER AND CEO MARC BENIOFF RUNS ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST INNOVATIVE BIG COMPANIES. HIS SECRET? RELENTLESSLY FORWARD-LOOKING LEADERSHIP.