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Welcome to the era of Lego innovation (some assembly required)

The date is a secret, but sometime soon a rocket is scheduled to lift several nearly identical satellites into low-Earth orbit. The event is remarkable, even historic, for two reasons.

Yearning for leadership

When a reformer sweeps through an institution more forcefully in just a year than any other in memory -- and when that institution is some 2,000 years old and the largest organization on earth -- he draws attention, admiration, and wonder.

Investor March Madness: We’re wired for blunders, but can improve odds

Time now to observe two of the most solemn anniversaries in the investor's calendar. March 9 marks five years since the Dow plunged to its lowest point of the past 17 years, in the dismal pit of the financial crisis. March 10 is 14 years since Nasdaq levitated to its all-time high in the sparkling delirium of the Internet bubble. It seems March Madness happens on Wall Street too.

Inside the Microsoft CEO search

The software giant soon will name a new leader after a tumultuous seven months of drama. A look back at the upheaval Microsoft's next CEO must address.

In a digital era does youth trump experience?

The most valuable trait may be absolute fearlessness in acknowledging what you and your team lack. It's present -- and rare -- at every age.

Where should you put your money now?

It's getting harder to find undervalued stocks and bonds, but our panel of market experts has plenty of smart ideas.

Questions for Starbucks’ chief bean counter

Starbucks CFO Troy Alstead talks about bets on coffee, tea, and Square's Jack Dorsey.

Welcome to the Great, Global Business Revolution

In Global Tilt, Ram Charan shows just how little Western business leaders understand the shifts in global economic power.

Walter Robb: Whole Foods’ other CEO on organic growth

Company culture compels Whole Foods co-CEO Walter Robb to fly coach.

Transcript: GM CEO Daniel Akerson at Brainstorm Green

General Motors CEO Daniel Akerson joined Fortune's Geoff Colvin on stage at the Fortune Brainstorm Green conference. He shared his perspective on the global auto industry, sustainable mobility and new products in the pipeline.