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Diane Brady

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General Mills CEO Harmening: ‘We don’t sell Cheerios in the morning and then think about sustainability in the afternoon’

Also: Israel-Iran conflict enters fourth day, Trump orders more mass deportations.

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Your digital twin: The AI version of you

The big story: Trade talks with China.

10.06.2025 10

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Ray Dalio on America’s $37 trillion debt problem

Also: Trump urges confrontation with LA protestors.

09.06.2025 10

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Fortune 500 measures return on leadership

Also: Trump brings back travel ban, big investors turn away from the U.S., and job growth slows.

05.06.2025 10

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Papa Johns gets cheeky to power its comeback

Also: OECD cuts growth forecast, Meta plans to replace workers with AI, and Chime sets IPO price.

04.06.2025 3

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Welcome to the Fortune 500’s 71st annual edition

Also: China accuses U.S. of violating trade truce, law firms punished for appeasing Trump, and IBM’s new path ahead.

02.06.2025 10

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UnitedHealth Group has an unusual new CEO pay package

Also: U.S.-China trade talks stall, SEC drops Binance lawsuit, and Trump gets his tariffs back (for now).

30.05.2025 10

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Ruling against Trump tariffs is a win for the legislative branch

Also: Musk quits DOGE, Nvidia beats expectations, and Instacart announces new CEO.

29.05.2025 10

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Auto giant Stellantis appoints 25-year company veteran—Antonio Filosa—as new CEO to lead turnaround

"The Board selected Antonio Filosa to be CEO based on his proven track record of hands-on success during his more than 25 years in the automotive...

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Health care AI revolution starts with building trust

Also: Stellantis has a new CEO, Musk doubts 'Big, Beautiful Bill', and McKinsey takes a 10% trim.

28.05.2025 10

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Some CEOs still don’t understand how important it is to implement AI—and how little time there is left

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27.05.2025 10

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Andy Jassy’s focus on explaining Amazon’s AI bets publicly is something other CEOs can learn from

Also: OpenAI’s $6.5 billion acquisition and two Israeli embassy staff killed in Washington shooting.

22.05.2025 20

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The powerhouse CEOs of the midwest

Also: Bessent calls tariff uncertainty “strategic” and Biden diagnosed with prostate cancer.

19.05.2025 10

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Fortune’s Spring 2025 CEO Survey shows increasing pessimism

Also: Inflation still top of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s mind, Meta’s fraud problem. 

17.05.2025 4

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Trump pressures Apple’s Tim Cook on iPhone production in India

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15.05.2025 10

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‘Like driving through the fog’: CEOs discuss how to handle the 90-day pause in the tariff war

Trump launches a new attack on the Fed’s Powell, the Qatar jet issue is not going away.

14.05.2025 10

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Trump says China tariffs will be reduced as trade delegates head into negotiations this weekend

Also: What we learned from the U.S.-U.K. trade deal.

09.05.2025 10

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Bombardier CEO on tariffs: ‘I’m always a believer that common sense will prevail’

Also: Is Trump be softening on China? U.S. will announce trade deal with U.K.

08.05.2025 10

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As the last tariff-free freighters pull into LA, China trade talks will begin on Friday

Also: China trade talks officially begin, Democrats want to ban the president from owning crypto.

07.05.2025 10

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China eases monetary policy to support an economy threatened by Trump tariffs—yet more stimulus may be needed

Beijing will cut a key interest rate and lower the amount banks must hold in reserve in order to boost lending.

07.05.2025 10

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India and Pakistan exchange artillery fire in major escalation of tensions as world leaders urge calm

Wednesday's strikes are a dangerous heightening of friction between the South Asian neighbours, who have fought multiple wars since 1947.

07.05.2025 10

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What Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said at the Milken event (and how his critics responded)

Also: Trump’s movie tax will lead to fewer and more expensive films, experts said; non-profit retains control of OpenAI.

06.05.2025 10

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Warren Buffett’s retirement—and the twists and mysteries that preceded it

Also: Trump wants a tax on all foreign movies, “tariff washing” is China’s new growth industry.

05.05.2025 9

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The CEOs of Accenture and Delta on how they deal with ‘fear and uncertainty’

Also: McDonald’s says consumers are cutting back, Kohl fired its CEO after only 3 months.

02.05.2025 8

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CEOs plot new tactics in the war against WFH

Also: Bond investors were unimpressed by a White House meeting with Trump advisor Stephen Miran, CEOs are giving up on guidance.

30.04.2025 10

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‘Trump is trying to break us’: What to expect from Mark Carney, Canada’s new PM

Also: Trump’s approval rating at his 100th day in office is at an historic low, more US consumers are buying groceries but paying later

29.04.2025 10

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Retailers brace for empty shelves as U.S. imports decline

Also: How high housing costs can hold business back, White House considers deporting citizens.

28.04.2025 20

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Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla sees ‘a scientific renaissance’ in the U.S. amid backdrop of political threats to the future of research

Also: 90% of earnings calls mention tariffs, China says there are no talks with Washington on trade.

24.04.2025 10

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Sunrun CEO Mary Powell and the future of energy in the U.S.

Also: Tesla has a gloomy Q1, new allegations against Davos chief.

23.04.2025 10

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Trump’s attacks on Fed Chair Powell trigger ‘destruction of epic proportions’ in the markets

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22.04.2025 10

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Trump’s fight against the Fed

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18.04.2025 8

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How a warehouse innovator quietly built a corporate giant

The longtime Fortune 500 CEO credits his company's success to "cool insights, some dumb luck, and some decisions that were well thought through."

13.04.2025 10

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Trump’s trade war with China begins—and Apple, Tesla, and U.S. stocks are the first major casualties

Also: Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For, Apple’s supply chain is trapped.

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‘My head is spinning right now’: CEOs are reeling over the tariff chaos of the last few days

Also: No help for Apple, OpenAI countersues Elon Musk.

10.04.2025 20

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Liquidity crisis fear dominates the markets as bonds sell off

Also: Trump is losing the brosphere, Musk has gone to war against Navarro.

09.04.2025 10

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It’s chaos out there—and CEOs are staying off the radar while they shore up alliances with partners

Also: Global market crash continues, Warren Buffett’s uncannily well-timed investment moves.

07.04.2025 10

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Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs were worse than expected—sparking a global selloff

Also: Elon Musk denied he was leaving DOGE early, Google sued for discriminating against men.

03.04.2025 20

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Keeping employees engaged ‘isn’t about gimmicks, it’s about listening’

Also: Trump’s tariff announcement begins at 4 p.m. ET, TikTok’s fate will be decided today.

02.04.2025 10

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Canada’s Chrystia Freeland on preparing for the trade war with Trump

Also: White House leaks war plans on Signal, Samsung Co-CEO dies.

31.03.2025 2

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CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator on capital markets vs the media

Also: Markets tumble as tariff “Liberation Day” approaches, China’s AI edge.

31.03.2025 10

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‘We’re just hanging on for dear life’: How CEOs are navigating increasing geopolitical uncertainty.

Also: Putin unbothered by Trump’s push for Greenland, Musk responds to car tariffs.

29.03.2025 8

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The CEO of CoreWeave explains why they went public—And why they scaled back their initial offer

The much-anticipated debut is being seen as a litmus test for other AI companies. 

29.03.2025 4

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Elaine Chao on the Trump Administration: ‘What you all want is certainty and you’re not going to get it’

Also: Tesla bulls turn on Elon, Europe’s busiest airport was closed by a huge fire.

21.03.2025 10

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Mercedes-Benz CEO pushes for zero tariffs as Trump embarks on EU auto trade war

Mercedes urges the EU and U.S. to abolish car tariffs as Trump threatens new duties, warning that trade barriers could stifle growth.

20.03.2025 10

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‘Never check a bag, ever,’ says Booking CEO Glenn Fogel

Also: Fed keeps rates steady, Europe could fine Google 10% of its revenues.

20.03.2025 20

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CEOs say they are losing faith in Trump: ‘I don’t trust that what’s said today will be true tomorrow’

Also: The vision of Unilever’s new CEO, Meta accused of working with China on censorship.

12.03.2025 8

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Prologis CEO on the chaos and opportunity of tariffs: ‘I don’t like to make our money that way’

Also: Musk throws out blame for Tesla protests, SBF’s pardon chances are “near zero.”

12.03.2025 4

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The damage is real: Tariffs spur turmoil at home and abroad

Also: China threatens war(s), Deloitte to factor RTO into bonuses.

07.03.2025 10

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‘This game of chicken has to stop’

Also: Buffett and Bessent disagree on tariffs, Chipotle CEO will try not to increase prices after tariffs.

04.03.2025 10

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What Ukrainian CEOs are saying

Also: Wojcicki wants back in, Atlanta Fed predicts GDP contraction.

03.03.2025 10

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