Fortune - USA (2021-02 & 2021-03)

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HERE’S WHAT’S AHEAD FOR BUSINESS, FOR THE ECONOMY,
AND FOR THE BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19.

THE ECONOMY

TA K IN G TH E
LE A D AT
TREASURY


Former Fed chair Janet
Yellen has an ambitious
agenda at the Treasury
Department. A look at
her top priorities.
PLUS: Meet the rest of
the Biden team’s new
economic power players.


CYBERSECURITY

THE HACK
TH AT S H O U LD
CHANGE
EVERYTHING
After the massive
SolarWinds breach, the
U.S. needs a new approach
to untangle its cyber­
security mess. Here are
four ways to fix the system.

BANKING

TURNING
THE WELLS
S TAG EC OAC H
AROUND
Wells Fargo CEO Charlie
Scharf believes that the
beleaguered bank is ready
to leave its troubled history
behind. Investors have
their doubts. PLUS: The
outlook for big banks.

THE HEARTLAND

HAWKEYE
HEARTBREAK
Iowa was already stagger­
ing from a combination
of COVID­19 and political
discord when a massive
storm tore across the
state, leaving devastated
farms and communities
in its wake. What will it
take to rebuild?

WHAT

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