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GE aims for a healthy profit
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GE's Heathymagination initiative marks a shift in emphasis for a business the company has been in for more than 100 years. More
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Our just-launched Fortune Recovery Index looks at seven key metrics to track the health of the U.S. economy. Now: still in recession. More
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Banks that need capital after stress tests will have a month to give regulators a plan and to review management to make sure they have "sufficient expertise." More
11:43am · By Diane Tegmeyer
Sally Hershberger, salon owner and power stylist, spends 150 days on the road - and never checks a bag. More
12:10pm · By Jessica Shambora
Amazon hopes to convert readers of magazines and newspapers to its newest e-book reader, the Kindle DX. More
12:05pm · By Sheridan Prasso
'By nature, people don't go backwards in lifestyle,' says CEO Isadore Sharp. More
Here's why the rumor that Apple is in serious negotiations to buy Twitter is silly.  More
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    Yahoo's taskmaster
    Carol Bartz is shrewd, strong-minded, blunt, and disciplined. But can this no-nonsense tech veteran come up with a plan to save Yahoo? More
  • Careers 
    How to get a job
    An interactive guide to navigating the worst job market in your lifetime, from Fortune and FlypMedia. More
  • Media 
    New York vs. Boston: Now it's personal
    The Times' ultimatum to the Globe is 'taking a shot at the community' More
  • Economy 
    Hard times on campus
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  • Fortune 500 
    Two very different drivers
    The leaders charged with saving GM and Chrysler are known for wielding a sharp pencil. After that, their management skills and backgrounds diverge. More
  • Newsmakers 
    More brazen than Madoff?
    Of all the frauds that have come to light, none can match the brazen theatricality of the scam allegedly pulled off by superlawyer Marc Dreier. More
  • Fortune 500 
    Microsoft, the cash cow
    The software giant may not be a high-powered growth machine anymore, but it offers financial strength and an attractive yield. More
Soros comes clean on coal
Billionaire investor says sometimes his firm's investments conflict with his personal views. Play
Obama's green jobs foreman
Van Jones is the president's point man on growing the green-collar job market. Play
The battle over 'clean coal'
Next generation coal plants keep the debate over emissions and environmental impact burning hot. Play
 
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