In advance of Cook's appearance at D11 next week, a deep dive into Apple's business.

Electric car network runs out of gas.

The Disney-owned sports media giant is laying off 300 to 400 people. But should we be worried about its fiscal future?

A company called Placed is applying some of the methods used online to the real world.

Guest Post by Mary Civiello

How can a company expect to survive, let alone thrive, if half of its talent pool is excluded from key positions? Most companies can't even recognize they have a problem with gender discrimination.

Did Microsoft stretch the truth in spots promoting a tablet that runs Windows?

The Detroit giant is moving its treasury staff to the Mid-West.

WordPress.com parent company raises $50 million.

This week, we take a look at Caterpillar, a manufacturing titan with a history of conflict over worker wages.

It doesn't start until June 3, but the judge is already working on a draft of her decision.

In a sudden shakeup, Bob McDonald is out as CEO and former CEO AG Lafley is in. Bill Ackman is pleased.

First, take photos. Second, enjoy their music. What's next?

A new study suggests that American insurers may start prohibiting premium payments via debit or credit card, a move that will put Americans without bank accounts in a major bind.

Looking at market share vs. profit share every which way to Sunday.

Culture changes at banks come and go, but many fail. How Barclays plans to pull this off.

And one winner: Kyle Bass

The German car giant's new S Class sedan drives itself. Starting price: $100,000.

"Who are those people? What is the opposite of a Genius Bar?"

We looked to Microsoft Senior Vice President Yusuf Mehdi to learn more about what the company's new videogame console can and can't do.

President David Marcus tells Fortune why he embraces digital currency, how he thinks the trend will play out, and when Americans can reasonably expect to go wallet-less.

The popular mobile inbox app, which generated buzz with a digital queue for sign-ups, is now available for the iPad.

FORTUNE -- Beatrice Mwasi was looking for a spark. The founder of Sanabora Design House had founded a leather workshop in Kenya a decade ago and transformed it into a broad accessories and home goods ......

Says current iPhones are "poorly aligned" with the factors driving smartphone growth.

Federal law entitles you to unpaid time off for family health issues (or your own), but how do you answer coworkers who resent it?

Merging Saks with Neiman Marcus may make sense, but it won't be easy.

The conventional wisdom is that market forces don't apply to pricing for medical care. A new study of the cosmetic surgery industry shows how wrong that belief is.

Apax Partners has agreed to acquire specialty apparel retailer Rue21 (Nasdaq: RUE) for approximately $1.1 billion, or $42 per share (23% premium to yesterday's closing price). Apax previously owned Ru......

Prime Minister David Cameron says openness to foreign investment is competitive advantage for Britain (and Ratan Tata is always welcome at Downing Street).

On the New York Times Op-Ed page he calls Apple's Tim Cook a liar.

Google Trends says Apple beats low expectations, Samsung momentum stays strong.

As if Apple's bonds the only ones whose price fell as interest rates climbed.

While short-term shareholders may cheer the JP Morgan CEO's retention of the chair spot, this will harm the board's ability to rein in risk.

To the surprise of many, it was the Tea Party candidate from Wisconsin.

The search giant opened its New York City office a decade ago. Time flies.

Prices of everything from gold to oil to corn are falling fast. Here's how you can benefit.

Head of NYC private equity investments heads to private firm in which NYC pension invested.

Reports of VC returns on Tumblr have been greatly exaggerated.

Reporters wrote two kinds of second-day stories, with two very different takes.

We've all heard about the glass ceiling, but it looks the concrete one might be harder to crack. According to the National Women's Law Center, in 2010 women held a tiny percentage -- 2.6 -- of the U.S.'s ...

Bolstered by biotech, a building boom, and a business-friendly legislature, fledgling companies have recently found growth -- and growing pains -- in the Lone Star State.

As a health nut and foodie, 36-year-old Shazi Visram had a problem with processed baby food. Namely, it was gross, and people felt bad about feeding it to their kids. But most parents are pressed for time ...

Towns are taking a page from the corporate world in an effort to make strapped municipal governments more efficient.

Microsoft's Xbox One is being touted as the only peripheral your TV needs—except for your cable box, the only thing it apparently can't work without.

Influential auto analyst John Murphy sees some stability for the world's automakers in the next few years. But don't look for any significant shifts in market share.

Wall Street is rolling out low-minimum mutual funds that will let you lose money like a high roller.

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No one laid a glove on Apple's CEO, not even the subcommittee's hostile chairman.