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Enron, welcome to Broadway

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:02:32 EST

Can Jeff Skilling sell tickets on Broadway? That's the bet being wagered by a team of New York theater producers who are spending some $3.6 million to bring a version of "Enron," a theatrical production currently running in London, to Broadway next spring.

Why Wells Fargo hasn't paid U.S. back

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:09:31 EST

The Wells Fargo stagecoach doesn't look ready to roll out of TARP town just yet.

In uranium we trust

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:09:26 EST

With just one more permit from the State of Colorado, Energy Fuels Resources Corporation founder and CEO George Glasier can break ground for the first new U.S. uranium mill since the Cold War.

Blue-Ribbon Companies

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:08:32 EST

Which companies were on the most Fortune lists - including the FORTUNE 500, Fastest-Growing and Best Companies to Work For - this year?

Luxury makes a comeback

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:09:50 EST

Here's what the financial crisis sounds like at the top of the income ladder: When asked how the recession had impacted her life, one banker's wife said, "The waiting list for a Birkin bag is a lot shorter."

Why I give: My $700 million passion

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:01:22 EST

Postcards Guest Post: Marlo Thomas on how she helped build St. Jude Children's Research Hospital into one of the world's oustanding children's care centers.

Collaborating in the clouds

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:03:52 EST

Salesforce.com gets social with Chatter, a mashup of Facebook and Twitter for the workplace.

Redefining 'emerging markets'

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:33:19 EST

The news that Dubai World may default on $60 billion in loans has reawakened investors' suspicion towards emerging markets.

Stanley Bing's fourth-quarter yearnings

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:59:28 EST

It was a passable year, 2009, but I'm not sorry to see it go. I had ambitions for it, but it disappointed me. A year can only be what it turns out to be, and this one won't be going into anybody's baby books, except, maybe, for people who had a baby.

Henderson's GM departure is no surprise

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:23:24 EST

As one veteran Detroit observer put it, General Motors' board of directors gave Rick Wagoner an endless amount of time to flop around, but they nearly strangled his successor Fritz Henderson on a short leash.

5 gifts for the gearhead

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:26:33 EST

10 companies for leaders

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:26:27 EST

IBM, led by CEO Samuel Palmisano, takes the top spot of best businesses for nurturing talent.

The three phases of Steve

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:20:34 EST

Most books on Apple's CEO come in one of three genres: Hero, Creep or Creepy Genius.

How Steve Jobs changed music

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:35:46 EST

Apple has profoundly revamped the way we hear, buy and make music.

Celebrities' favorite iPhone apps

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:33:21 EST

Stars from Rachael Ray to Neil Patrick Harris reveal the apps they love to use.

8 stars speak out on Steve

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:36:09 EST

Executives from Andy Grove to Bob Iger explain what makes Jobs one of the best business minds of our time.

20 highest paid under 40

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:37:02 EST

Which young executives at public companies raked it in - and how much did they earn?

'My biggest mistake'

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:37:23 EDT

The folks on Fortune's 40 under 40 list may be rising stars, but they're not perfect. Here are the decisions they most regret in their careers.

If Wall Street's 'talent' leaves

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:53:40 EDT

There's no need to fear a Wall Street brain drain -- despite the crackdown on pay by Washington.

Why we had to get rid of GM's CEO

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:31:39 EDT

Without any experience in automaking or government, Steven Rattner left his Wall Street perch to wade into the largest restructuring in American history. The scale and speed of the rescue raised many questions, inspiring Rattner to write this account of a defining moment in capitalism.