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Mass Mutual CEO Roger Crandall makes insurance work

Mass Mutual CEO Roger Crandall admires (and fears) tech companies.

Novartis CEO Joe Jimenez lays out his path to business longevity

Novartis CEO Joe Jimenez thinks data and tech will change the drug business.

Emerson Electric’s David Farr bets on a manufacturing renaissance

Emerson Electric's David Farr succeeded a legendary CEO but is making his own mark.

The World’s Most Admired Companies: Built for brilliance

The most important trend in the World's Most Admired Companies ranking isn't the concentration of tech firms at the top, striking though that is. The list holds an even larger and more powerful pattern: Seven of those top 10 companies are one-man phenomena. Apple, Google, Amazon, Starbucks, Southwest Airlines, Berkshire Hathaway, FedEx -- each is the reflection of a single individual (or two, at Google) who is still around, with the notable exception of Apple's Steve Jobs, gone less than 18 months.

Your business model is obsolete

Assume this: Everything you think you know about staying competitive doesn't work anymore.

How chewy cookies altered P&G’s destiny

If not for the Duncan Hines packaged chocolate chip cookie, A.G. Lafley's life story, the wealth of P&G shareholders, and even our understanding of corporate strategy might have been very different.

Lucky 2013: A case for economic good times

It's easy to predict gloom and doom for the U.S. economy. But strong growth and job recovery are no pie-in-the-sky fantasies.

2013: The year we become the health care nation

Forget 'fiscal cliff' and 'debt ceiling.' The words on everyone's lips this year will be 'health care' and just how we're going to pay for it.

Comcast CEO: What we learned from Apple

Comcast CEO Brian Roberts applies the Apple model to his business empire: Keep it simple, and reinvent constantly.

Wall Street experts: Where to make money in 2013

From China to Europe to the U.S., market uncertainty abounds. Still, says our panel of Wall Street experts, there are plenty of ways to make a bundle.