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Trump won’t say what body part he got an MRI on: ‘It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and I aced it’

President Donald Trump said he'll release the results of his MRI test that he received in October.

yesterday 10

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The Associated Press

Half of workers are ‘revenge quitting’ and walking out on their jobs without notice—and the majority are loyal, longtime staff

Workers are so done with toxic workplaces that nearly half are quitting without warning, often after years of loyalty, to send a clear message to...

yesterday 100

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Orianna Rosa Royle

Elon Musk says only AI and robotics can solve the ‘insanely high’ $38 trillion national debt crisis—but it would cause ‘significant deflation’

After clashing with Trump on spending, Musk argues AI and robotics are the only path to easing record U.S. debt costs—and may even trigger future...

yesterday 10

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Eleanor Pringle

How a data and tech strategy fueled DoorDash’s rise

A new Fortune feature offers a deep dive into the company.

yesterday 10

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Sheryl Estrada

DoorDash CEO Tony Xu outmaneuvered Uber Eats by obsessing over his customer

Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune.

yesterday 10

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Claire Zillman

Insiders say the future of AI will be smaller and cheaper than you think

Bigger is not necessarily better, these execs say.

yesterday 10

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Jim Edwards

‘Santa Rally’ stalls even though a December cut from the Fed is a near certainty

Unfortunately, the tech sector is spoiling the party: Bitcoin sank to $85K early this morning.

yesterday 10

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Jim Edwards

The AI boom is driving valuations sky-high almost overnight. What could go wrong?

This year, a handful of top AI startups, from Anthropic to Harvey, have raised not just one giant round of funding, but two or more.

yesterday 10

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Allie Garfinkle

How Campbell’s leaked audio turned a pantry staple into a PR crisis

Campbell’s holiday-season leak exposes how one executive’s misjudgment can reshape culture, trust, and the risks leaders create in private.

yesterday 10

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Ruth Umoh

IBM exec asks job candidates whether they think we are in an AI bubble as a make-or-break interview test

Do you think we’re in an AI Bubble? Even the experts can’t agree. And weirdly, your opinion on all this could decide whether you get the job.

yesterday 2

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Orianna Rosa Royle

Adobe sees Americans spending $14.2 billion online during Cyber Monday, last call for holiday shopping binge

Deals promoted as some of the best of the holiday season are expected to keep people across the United States glued to their computers and...

yesterday 2

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Wyatte Grantham-Philips

Trump envoy Witkoff set to meet with Putin in coming days after Miami talks with Ukraine delegation

Trump told reporters “Ukraine's got some difficult little problems,” referring to a corruption scandal, but "there's a good chance we can make a...

yesterday 1

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Josh Boak

The K-shaped economy means inflation hurts at the bottom and swells the assets at the top

“We had that kind of two-year period where the bottom was catching up and that talk of the K-shape went away,” said TSLombard economist Dario...

yesterday 1

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Christopher Rugaber

Disney’s ‘Zootopia 2’ scores biggest international opening ever for an animated movie with $556 million haul

It was the sixth biggest North American opening of 2025. But its biggest market was China, which made for nearly half of the film’s global total.

yesterday 2

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Andrew Dalton

How to handle ‘nepo babies’ in this economic climate

In a tough job market, some young people are turning to their parents for help and connections. But how should workplaces deal with “nepo babies”?

yesterday 2

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Kristin Stoller

Lyft CEO: This Giving Tuesday, I’m matching every rider’s donation

As you use Lyft to head to work, meet friends, or run an errand, know that your contribution – about 38 cents on average – will be tripled.

yesterday 1

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David Risher

How upcoming business leaders are using AI to prep for high-stakes deal negotiations—and everyday interactions 

Students at American University’s Kogod School of Business are learning how to use AI to sharpen the way they negotiate everything from job offers...

yesterday 1

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Sage Lazzaro

Extended holiday sales, effectively Black November, is ‘confusing’ for customers and dilutes shopping ‘sparkle’ of Black Fridays and Cyber Mondays past

Extended sales windows ahead of the shopping holiday are changing the season for marketers.

yesterday 0

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Kristina Monllos

Elon Musk, fresh off securing a $1 trillion pay package, says philanthropy is ‘very hard’

Musk’s giving style differs greatly from that of other billionaires.

yesterday 20

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Sydney Lake

Costco joins companies suing for refunds if Trump’s tariffs fall

It’s one of the biggest corporate players to jump into a fight largely driven this year by small businesses and Democratic state officials.

yesterday 30

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Zoe Tillman

Still don’t have a REAL ID? Starting in February, air travelers without one will be charged a $45 fee

TSA officials said that paying the fee does not guarantee verification, and travelers whose identities cannot be verified may be turned away.

yesterday 0

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The Associated Press

Netflix would be ‘killing three birds with one stone’ by buying Warner Bros. Discovery, BofA says

The global media industry is standing at the edge of a “historic transformation,” with Warner Bros. Discovery at the “epicenter,” Bank of...

yesterday 4

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Nick Lichtenberg

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says we’re just a decade away from a new normal of extraterrestrial data centers

Google announced Project Suncatcher this month, with plans to launch prototype satellites to test AI hardware in 2027.

yesterday 8

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Sasha Rogelberg

At 21, Millie Bobby Brown has a $20 million net worth—as her Stranger Things paychecks dry up, she still uses her parents’ Netflix and shops at Target

Millie Bobby Brown may be worth millions, but the Gen Z actress admits she still has frugal spending habits, including “refusing” to pay for her...

yesterday 0

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Preston Fore

New FDA-approved glasses can slow nearsightedness in kids

While the technology has previously been available in Europe, Asia and other parts of the world, it’s now rolling out in the U.S.

yesterday 0

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The Associated Press

Bitcoin takes another plunge, chances of reclaiming $100,000 by year end drop to 24% on prediction markets 

Bettors on Kalshi are putting their money on bearish positions.

yesterday 0

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Carlos Garcia

How a park bench meeting led to Aflac’s $200 million mascot idea

“Quack, quack, Aflac became the idea,” CEO Dan Amos told Fortune. The adoption of the avian mascot has coincided with a 621% run-up in share price...

yesterday 0

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Sydney Lake

‘Big Short’ investor Michael Burry revives his short bet against  Tesla, calling the stock ‘ridiculously overvalued’

Burry first shorted Tesla in 2021 but exited the trade months later.

yesterday 0

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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

Who is Kevin Hassett? The rumored Fed pick says inflation is ‘way down,’ sees ‘political bias’ in jobs data, and suggested firing Powell over a renovation

“If you’d asked me a year ago, I would have said I think Kevin would be a good pick. I wouldn’t say that today. Kevin has been incredibly dishonest...

yesterday 0

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Eva Roytburg

Even college graduates no longer think a degree is worth the cost as the once-safe path to the American dream is now seen as a risky venture

Americans who have earned college degrees flipped, with only 46% now saying that obtaining one is worth the cost versus 63% in 2013.

previous day 10

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Jason Ma

The S&P 500 could hit 7,000 this week, while Trump hints at a Fed chair pick and Washington eyes this special election

"The S&P 500 would need to rise by just 2.2% to reach 7,000. That could happen this coming week, in our view."

previous day 9

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Jason Ma

Worldwide markets roiled by data-center snafu in Chicago suburb

Despite CME assuring clients the problem would soon be fixed, an overheated data center brought down vast parts of the global financial system for...

previous day 10

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Katherine Doherty

Why the world’s top coffee producer is switching up its beans

The South American country is the world’s biggest producer of arabica, a mild variety of coffee bean, but climate change is making that harder.

previous day 10

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Renata Carlos Daou

Trump commutes 7-year prison sentence for private equity exec convicted in scheme to defraud more than 10,000 investors

Gentile had been the CEO and co-founder of GPB Capital, which had raised $1.6 billion in capital to acquire companies in the auto, retail, health...

previous day 10

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Josh Boak

Ukrainian officials visit Florida as Trump White House pushes for negotiated end to war

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held talks with a Ukrainian delegation in Miami.

previous day 9

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Josh Boak

‘You’re going to be screaming into the void. You’re going to be useless’: 21-year-old aspiring journalist reveals Gen Z hatred, apathy about media

Asked by the News Literacy Project for one word to describe today's news media, 84% of teens responded with something negative — “boring,”...

previous day 9

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David Bauder

Republican U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls says he will retire next year and endorses his twin brother Trever to succeed him in Congress

Troy Nehls entered Congress in 2021 after about three decades in law enforcement and more than two decades in the Army Reserve.

previous day 9

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Sejal Govindarao

Sergey Brin gifts $1.1 billion in Alphabet stock after AI rally

Roughly $1 billion in stock is going to Catalyst4, which the billionaire started in 2021 with the dual purpose of supporting research into central...

previous day 8

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Biz Carson

Teen brands win over wary Black Friday shoppers while other deals disappoint

The most crowded stores Friday in cities across the US belonged to brands including Edikted, Kendra Scott, and Bath & Body Works.

previous day 8

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Jaewon Kang

‘Black Friday has really turned into like a full week event’: America spends Thanksgiving week cruising for deals amid $18 billion spending explosion

Salesforce — which tracks digital spending from a range of retailers — estimated that Black Friday online sales totaled $79 billion globally.

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Wyatte Grantham-Philips

The housing crisis is also a crisis of hopelessness as young Americans give up, hustle less, spend more and make risky investments as a last resort

"For those priced out of the housing market, gambling on improbable but potentially transformative gains may appear rational, particularly among...

previous day 30

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Jason Ma

Lawmakers sound alarm over report on Hegseth’s boat strike order — ‘This rises to the level of a war crime if it’s true’

The Washington Post reported that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order for all crew members to be killed as part of a Sept. 2 attack.

previous day 10

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Kevin Freking

Trump administration halts all asylum decisions and pauses issuing visas for people with Afghan passports

The Republican administration is promising to pause entry to the United States from some poor nations and review Afghans and other legal migrants...

previous day 10

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Cedar Attanasio

Harvard professor says leaders have a responsibility to be happy at work because it can affect your stock price

Arthur C. Brooks argues happier employees can actually boost your company's stock price.

previous day 10

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Dave Smith

Trump says Venezuelan airspace should be viewed as closed amid largest buildup of U.S. firepower in the region in generations

The statement also said that U.S. immigration authorities had unilaterally suspended biweekly deportation flights of Venezuelan migrants.

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Josh Boak

Tim Wu knows where you got your ‘economic resentment’ and that ‘weird feeling of something you like getting worse’: It’s ‘the age of extraction’

"My understanding of America is that it's the place where things are supposed to get better," said the "net neutrality" and "attention economy"...

previous day 10

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Nick Lichtenberg

Suspect in National Guard attack had been unraveling for years while alternating between ‘dark isolation and reckless travel’

Sometimes, he spent weeks in his “darkened room, not speaking to anyone, not even his wife or older kids.”

previous day 10

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Farnoush Amiri

The $124 trillion Great Wealth Transfer won’t be a ‘big bang’ warns Northwestern Mutual CEO Tim Gerend

Women live longer than men, and wealth will transfer across spouses before it moves from baby boomers to the next generation.

previous day 8

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Amanda Gerut

The $50 billion burgeoning sector betting on your nostalgia for classic American brands

Brand management companies are gobbling up beloved brands from Martha Stewart to Dockers—but views are split on whether they are saviors or...

previous day 9

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Amanda Gerut

The man behind Google Meet went from being ‘the only Indian kid in my class’ to connecting 3 billion users worldwide. He test-drives the product every day

When Awaneesh Verma was a kid, he liked the idea of meeting people in different cultures and them truly understanding each other. He had no idea.

previous day 8

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Nick Lichtenberg