The great bond massacre (Fortune, 1994)

In a year of low inflation, bondholders have suffered more than $1 trillion in losses. Here's why it happened, and could happen again.

Editor's note: Every Sunday, Fortune publishes a story from our magazine archives. Back in 1994, the magazine covered the more than $1-trillion loss by bondholders. Analysts today say a similar massacre could happen soon. What can we learn from 1994's debacle?

By Al Ehrbar

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When logistics beat strategy

Two new World War II histories - Paul Kennedy's Engineers of Victory and Stephen Budiansky's Blackett's War - make the case that military success depends on logistics and organizational management, not strategic thinking.

By Michael Schrage, contributor

FORTUNE -- It's a military truism that amateurs talk strategy while professionals study logistics. Two engaging new World War II histories remind us why logistics matter more. Paul Kennedy's Engineers of Victory: The Problem MORE

Drew Brees talks endorsement deals

The 2010 Super Bowl MVP is an all-star brand endorser. Fortune talked to him about his own deals and those of his NFL peers.

By Daniel Roberts

FORTUNE -- In a 2011 TV spot for Vicks VapoRub, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees applies some cooling rub to his little boy's chest, then falls asleep curled up next to him. It's the kind of ad that leaves women saying "awww" and MORE

Relay races: Here for the long-haul?

Participation in overnight, long-distance relays like Ragnar and Reach the Beach is growing quickly. But is there room for everyone to compete?

By Daniel Roberts

FORTUNE -- Camaraderie-focused, adventure-style races have exploded in popularity and are taking the country by storm (or, in many cases, by mud). "We imagined this as a side gig, not our main job," says Tanner Bell, co-founder of Ragnar Relay Series, one of many overnight team MORE

Ex-judge says he was bribed by Ecuadorians' suing Chevron

A former Ecuadorian judge says that he and a colleague let plaintiffs lawyers write their own $18.2 billion judgment against the oil company in exchange for a promise of $500,000.

By Roger Parloff

FORTUNE -- Today new allegations of deceit and wrongdoing were leveled against the plaintiffs' lawyers bringing the already deeply troubled environmental suit against Chevron in Lago Agrio, Ecuador, which stems from Texaco's oil drilling in the Ecuadorian Amazon MORE