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In mid-May, I sat in the room that\u2019s the center of American economic power, the Oval Office, and spoke with President Donald Trump, hours before he boarded a plane to China with an entourage of Fortune 500 CEOs for a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.<\/p>\n

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The president and I talked business for an hour, discussing his feelings about the Supreme Court ruling striking down his tariffs (\u201cIt really pisses me off\u201d); the prospect of new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh cutting interest rates at a time of high inflation (\u201cYou can\u2019t really look at the figures until the war is over\u201d); dealmaking with Iran; the story behind the government\u2019s unprecedented stake in Intel; and more.<\/p>\n

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One thing is obvious: President Trump is operating like no other U.S. president in history, especially when it comes to business and the economy. He is shaking up the playbook one deal at a time, whether it\u2019s securing foreign investment commitments or personally making pitches to other countries to buy Boeing planes. (Last fall, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg dubbed the president \u201cSalesman of the Year.\u201d)<\/p>\n

The president\u2019s detractors, Trump admits, call what he\u2019s doing \u201cun-American\u201d\u2014in part because he blurs the line between government and business in ways that worry free-market capitalists. He, of course, strongly disagrees. Trump makes his case in our exclusive interview.<\/p>\n

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As for the entourage Trump took to China, you\u2019ll find a few stories about them on the following pages as part of our package devoted to the 29th annual Most Powerful Women in Business list. Meta\u2019s new president and vice chairman, Dina Powell McCormick, a heavy-hitting ambassador for the company\u2019s AI push, joined President Trump\u2019s trip in place of Mark Zuckerberg. Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser, who earned the top spot on our list this year, traveled to Beijing as well. Together this year\u2019s MPWs run companies with $7.3 trillion in annual revenue.<\/p>\n

Last but hardly least, this issue features our annual Fortune 500 ranking, where big news is breaking: For the first time in 13 years, our ranking of America\u2019s largest corporations has a new No. 1. Amazon has taken the crown from Walmart, reaching $717 billion in revenue thanks in large part to its cloud-services cash cow, Amazon Web Services. Amazon is only the fourth company to earn the top ranking in the list\u2019s 72-year history (before Walmart, the top dogs were General Motors and Exxon Mobil). That fact stands as a reminder that in business, not every big change happens overnight. Enjoy reading!<\/p>\n

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This article appears in the June\/July 2026 issue of <\/em> Fortune with the headline \u201cPower on our pages.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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