This month's Fortune.com poll comes on the news of Steve Jobs' departure from Apple's CEO spot. Everyone is talking about the company's future, but we wonder what you think about what Apple (AAPL) has already done: Which is its most iconic product from the Steve Jobs era? It may be the iPhone you see in so many hands, or maybe it's the iTunes library you open up every time you MORE
Aug 30, 2011 12:49 PM ET
FORTUNE -- You've been meaning to use that Borders gift card Aunt Elma gave you but haven't gotten around to it. Now that the bookstore chain is liquidating, are you up a creek? Maybe not. In 2008 law firm Krislov & Associates filed a claim against the Sharper Image on behalf of gift-card holders after the chain filed for bankruptcy. The result? A settlement, to be allocated later this year, MORE
Aug 30, 2011 5:00 AM ET
Editor's note: Every week, Fortune.com publishes a favorite story from our magazine archives. Today we turn to banking giant Bank of America, which this week saw a much-need vote of confidence from billionaire investor Warren Buffett. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is swooping in to reassure markets once again by investing $5 billion in Bank of America, allaying widespread fears that the biggest U.S. bank lacks sufficient capital. This article from 1947 looks MORE
Aug 28, 2011 8:20 AM ET
Our Weekly Read column features Fortune staffers' and contributors' takes on recently published books about the business world and beyond. We've invited the entire Fortune family -- from our writers and editors to our photo editors and designers -- to weigh in on books of their choosing based on their individual tastes or curiosities. Each Friday we feature a different review. This week, Fortune writer Jessi Hempel weighs in on MORE
Aug 26, 2011 12:51 PM ET
Think it's fun to work at a bank these days? At Portland, Ore.-based Umpqua, where the day may start with marshmallow dodge ball, it sure is.
By Christopher Tkaczyk, reporter
FORTUNE -- It's not the free coffee and movie screenings that make Umpqua Bank (UMPQ) such a great place to work; it's a democratic culture that requires that all employees become expert in everything, from teller functions to new accounts to small-business MORE
Aug 26, 2011 5:00 AM ET
Editor's note: Every week, Fortune.com publishes a favorite story from our magazine archives. This week, we turn to tech giant Hewlett-Packard. The company announced plans to fundamentally restructure its business on Thursday, saying that it aims to spin off its world-dominant but struggling PC business and take an ax to its TouchPad tablet and webOS smartphone line. The company's exit from the hardware business represents a major shift from when it purchased MORE
Aug 21, 2011 9:30 AM ET
Gluten-free is no longer a niche market. Conglomerates like General Mills and Kellogg's see profits where there's no gluten.
By Lauren Barack, contributor
FORTUNE -- The nation's largest food conglomerates are looking to cash in on what was once a tiny niche: the growing number of Americans avoiding gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye and barley.
Until recently that market was addressed by a host of small health-food specialty companies. Now, as MORE
Aug 19, 2011 1:44 PM ET
Our Weekly Read column features Fortune staffers' and contributors' takes on recently published books about the business world and beyond. We've invited the entire Fortune family -- from our writers and editors to our photo editors and designers -- to weigh in on books of their choosing based on their individual tastes or curiosities. Each Friday we feature a different review. This week, Fortune contributor David A. Kaplan takes a MORE
Aug 19, 2011 5:00 AM ET
Many players -- and fans -- were hoping to see some NBA talent shoot hoops in China while the lockout continues. But China is expected to nix the plan, at its own peril.
By Eli Epstein, contributor
FORTUNE--For weeks it was all NBA fans heard: Kobe Bryant, Dwayne Wade, Carmelo Anthony, and Chris Paul are all headed for China, lured by lucrative contracts, cushy accommodations, and an untapped, outrageously accessible Chinese apparel MORE
Aug 17, 2011 2:55 PM ET
Want to know what Warren Buffett's buying? Or any other major stock player? One small investor has a site for you.
By Scott Cendrowski, reporter
FORTUNE -- Like many people, Charlie Tian loaded up on tech stocks in the '90s. A scientist at Fujitsu, he thought he knew the sector. Then the market crash proved he didn't. Tian, 43, figured there was a better way for small investors. He started reading Warren MORE
Aug 16, 2011 5:00 AM ET
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