Greenland Amid Greenland Sale Controversy, Denmark is Expecting a Visit From Trump. But Is He Coming?Fortune - Morten Buttler, Christian Wienberg, Bloomberg President Donald Trump indicated before a planned trip to Copenhagen that he wanted to buy Greenland, which is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. The …
Leadership Delivering on the Promise of Purpose Beyond ProfitsFortune - Bobbi Silten, Greg Hills Do you believe that companies should have a purpose beyond profits? If your answer is yes, you’re in the right place. Fortune’s fifth annual Change …
Leadership The End of Shareholder Primacy: CEO DailyFortune - Alan Murray, David Meyer Some breaking news: The Business Roundtable, which represents the largest U.S. companies, is releasing a new statement of corporate purpose this …
Leadership The Change the World Sustainability All StarsFortune - Fortune Editors Climate change and pollution are challenges for communities all over the world—and consequently, corporate efforts to combat those problems have …
Walmart Fortune Interview: Walmart CEO Doug McMillon on Automation, Training 2.2 Million Workers, and the Tragedy in El PasoFortune - Brian O'Keefe Spend a few minutes talking with Walmart CEO Doug McMillon about his company, and it’s a good bet that he’ll touch on the importance of learning. …
Leadership America’s CEOs Seek a New Purpose for the CorporationFortune For Milton Friedman, it was simple. “There is one and only one social responsibility of business,” the Nobel economist wrote in 1970: to “engage in …
Leadership Fears of a Military Crackdown in Hong Kong are OverblownFortune - Clay Chandler, Eamon Barrett I happened to be in the Hong Kong airport on Tuesday, the night anti-government demonstrations erupted into a violent clash with police. I was there …
Leadership The Weirdness of WeWork’s IPO Filing: CEO DailyFortune - Alan Murray, David Meyer The recession watch was back on again this week, thanks to the fact that interest rates for ten-year Treasury notes dropped below those for two-year …
Career Development Why the King of Beers Is Going GreenFortune - Susie Gharib The next time you grab a Budweiser beer, look carefully at the can. If it has a symbol saying “100% Renewable Electricity”, then those suds were …
Gig Economy Why Toptal Believes the ‘Talent Economy’ Is the Future of WorkFortune - Damanick Dantes The gig economy, defined as short-term on-demand employment, is growing at rapid speed. But not all workers in the gig economy are created equal; …
Leadership VF Corp’s Mantra: Embrace Change and Build Purposeful BrandsFortune - Damanick Dantes Throughout its 120-year history, VF Corporation has grown by acquiring notable brands such as The North Face, Vans, and Timberland—making it a global …
Greta Thunberg Greta Thunberg Is Shunning Trans-Atlantic Flights. Should You?Fortune - Katherine Dunn Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg is on her way to New York this week for the U.N. Climate Summit, but instead of a multi-hour flight, she'll …
Tech Industry Genpact CEO: Companies Have a Responsibility to Reduce A.I. BiasFortune - Damanick Dantes There are two sides to artificial intelligence (A.I.). Certainly, A.I. provides more efficient and personable consumer experiences, such as music …
Leadership Fortune’s Fastest-Growing Company: CEO DailyFortune - Alan Murray, David Meyer Fortune‘s list of Fastest Growing Companies goes live online this morning. The annual ranking is a barometer of dynamism in the economy. Before I talk …
Jeffrey Epstein Autopsy Raises Questions Around Jeffrey Epstein’s Jail Cell DeathFortune - Shirley Zhao, Bloomberg An autopsy found that Jeffrey Epstein sustained multiple breaks in his neck bones, deepening the mystery surrounding his death last week, the …
Leadership ICE Raids Raise Question: What About the Employers That Profit Off Unauthorized Workers?Fortune - Nomaan Merchant, The Associated Press The images of children crying after their parents were arrested in a massive immigration raid in Mississippi revived a longstanding complaint: …
U.S. Congress ViacomCBS Bargaining Power: CEO DailyFortune - Alan Murray, David Meyer Yesterday’s announcement of the merger of Viacom and CBS was anticlimactic. Recombining Sumner Redstone’s two media companies, which have been joined …
Plastic The Word of 2019 Isn’t ‘Plastics’: CEO DailyFortune - Alan Murray, David Meyer Can you name a company that is 139 years old and was one of the two best performing stocks of the S&P 500 in the last 12 months? Hint: it’s not a tech …
Career Development Citi’s CEO Leadership Belief: “We’ve Got To Serve The Greater Good”Fortune - Susie Gharib It is almost two years now since the violent clashes between alt-right protesters and counter-protesters at a white supremacist rally in …
Rite Aid Rite Aid Names New CEO, Brings Number of Women CEOs on Fortune 500 to Record HighFortune - Drew Armstrong, Bloomberg Rite Aid Corp. said that Heyward Donigan, a digital health executive with little retail background, will be the pharmacy chain’s next CEO. Donigan, …
Leadership The Dangers of Tech Firms’ Safe Harbor: CEO DailyFortune - Alan Murray, David Meyer Over the weekend, I caught up with a piece published last week by Bloomberg Businessweek provocatively titled, “The 26 Words That Got Us Into This …
People's Bank of China The Week Trump and Xi Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Trade War—CEO DailyFortune - Clay Chandler, Naomi Elegant Last Saturday in this space I cited a Bloomberg headline noting that, in the week prior, U.S.-China trade tensions had morphed "from uncomfortable to …
Leadership Trump Says NRA Views Will Be ‘Fully Represented’ in Background Check DiscussionsFortune - The Associated Press President Donald Trump said Friday he has reassured the National Rifle Association that its views about the right to bear arms won't be ignored in …
Leadership Readers Respond to Walmart’s Gun Sales: CEO DailyFortune - Alan Murray, Katherine Dunn Good morning, and time for some Friday feedback. I got lots of it for my post on whether Walmart should further restrict gun sales. A sampling: “I …
Career Development Northwestern Mutual CEO Hasn’t Given Up on the Stock MarketFortune - Susie Gharib John Schlifske knows his way around the stock market. Before he became CEO of Northwestern Mutual, for more than 20 years he was calling the shots on …
SoulCycle Billionaire SoulCycle, Equinox Investor Defends Trump Fundraiser After BacklashFortune - Nick Turner, Noah Buhayar, Bloomberg Stephen Ross, the owner of the Miami Dolphins and an investor in Equinox gyms and SoulCycle, defended his decision to hold a Donald Trump fundraiser, …
Leadership Walmart Grapples With Guns: CEO DailyFortune - Alan Murray, Katherine Dunn Keep an eye on Walmart CEO Doug McMillon. He wrote a heart-felt post to his employees after a visit to the store in El Paso where a tragic shooting …
Koch Industries Rising Profits, Rising Injuries: Koch Industries Faces a Safety Crisis at Georgia-PacificFortune This article is a collaboration between Fortune and ProPublica, a nonprofit investigative news organization. It is adapted from the forthcoming book …
Tech Industry The Cost of the Streaming War: CEO DailyFortune - Katherine Dunn Good morning from London. This is Katherine Dunn, filling in for Alan. Today, a quick break from the U.S.-China trade war—more news on that …
