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These charts show how China is pulling ahead of the U.S. in the race to power the AI future

By Matthew Heimer and Nicolas Rapp

Fortune 500 profits hit a record $1.87 trillion last year. Here’s why

By Nicolas Rapp and Matthew Heimer

This year’s Fortune 500 was unusually stable—but the Trump tariffs could shake up the ranks

By Matthew Heimer

Which countries will get hit next by Trump administration tariffs? These trade partners could be targets

By Nicolas Rapp and Matthew Heimer

Map shows current health expenditure as a share of GDP

The U.S. spends more on health care than any wealthy nation—but American lifespans are shorter. Here’s how the countries compare

By Nicolas Rapp and Matthew Heimer

SHANGHAI, CHINA – OCTOBER 12, 2024 – Visitors pass the Apple Store on Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street in Shanghai, China, October 12, 2024. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Apple tops the 2025 World’s Most Admired Companies list for the 18th year in a row

By Matthew Heimer and Scott DeCarlo

Chart shows share of global workers using generative AI at work

These are the countries where workers are most likely to use generative AI—and the U.S. is lagging behind the leaders

By Nicolas Rapp and Matthew Heimer

America’s national debt has doubled in 10 years. Here’s how it compares to other countries

By Nicolas Rapp and Matthew Heimer

Anti-Vietnam War protesters taunt soldiers in front of the Pentagon in 1967.

Fortune Archives: The godfather of modern conservatism’s “vast unease about the prospects of the republic”

By Matthew Heimer

Chart shows employee engagement levels in the U.S. and globally.

The countries where workers and their bosses are most and least engaged

By Nicolas Rapp and Matthew Heimer

General Motors Plant at 7700 Tweedy, South Gate Assembly Line, 6 December 1952. For annual review.7700 Tweedy Boulevard; South Gate; Los Angeles; California; USAAutomobile factories;General Motors corporation. South Gate Assembly Plant (Closed). (Photo by Los Angeles Examiner/USC Libraries/Corbis via Getty Images)

Fortune Archives: How the first Fortune 500 issue measures up 70 years later

By Matthew Heimer

Microsoft CEO and Chairman Satya Nadella photographed at Microsoft HQ, Redmond, WA on May 6th 2024<br />
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Fortune 500 CEOs can’t stop thinking about AI—even if they have modest ambitions for the new tech

By Matthew Heimer and Nicholas Gordon

Fortune 500 CEOs are upbeat on the economy—and they wish they owned Microsoft and Nvidia stock

By Nicolas Rapp, Matthew Heimer, and others

Meet the ‘70-Year Club’: 49 companies have stayed at the top of the Fortune 500 for decades. Here are 4 keys to their longevity

By Nicolas Rapp and Matthew Heimer

The economic threats global business leaders worry about most—and how they could have a domino effect

By Nicolas Rapp and Matthew Heimer