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The Palo Alto Networks CEO doesn’t do sugarcoating. And it’s made him a go-to advisor.

Ten years ago, it would have been inconceivable for a Fortune 500 firm and a mom-and-pop to share a ghostwriter. So why are they now?

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My book went through five editorial rounds and more than 4,000 tracked changes, but I later discovered it had 26 quotes that didn't hold up under scrutiny.

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For the ranking, we analyzed more than 10 million data points and zeroed in on the 15 most predictive metrics, each robust and correlated with future revenue growth, to produce BCG’s Vitality Score.

Female legal chiefs at the largest U.S. public companies were paid more than their male peers in 2025, with stock awards driving the gap. But fewer women are landing the role.

Younger donors give to more causes than their parents—but only 47% of the wealthy think they're ready.

As the combined revenues of Europe’s largest companies hit a record high, the continent’s CEOs must navigate a new business landscape shaped by AI, geopolitics, climate change, and intensifying global competition.

Home price cuts just hit a September record. But with mortgage rates above 7%, it’s a buyer’s market only for some.

Oura blamed market “uncertainty,” but maybe investors just didn’t buy the story.

“The key gap for people and institutions is settlement,” Haider Rafique, OKX’s global managing partner, tells Fortune.

The idea is to test how candidates think, and how they’ll contribute to the company’s goal of ensuring “that artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity.”

As world models find new uses in robot training and control, Reactor aims to supply the computing power and software needed to run them.

Clayton Iley pitched a fake Defense Department loan program and used victims’ identities to fund 90-plus collector vehicles, prosecutors say.

Walmart China’s first native Chinese CEO is leaning on Sam’s Club, smaller portion sizes, and an ultrafast delivery network to drive growth in a strained consumer economy.

Power in Asia extends well beyond the C-suite.

Teresa Ghilarducci said, “The way to get money for Social Security…is going to be at the top.” Romina Boccia agreed they’ll have to “bear the brunt.”

Former insiders warned the New York City Council about losing control of AI, while OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google couldn’t say how big the risk is.

But Altman said “catastrophic risks” are unacceptable.