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Don’t let EU, Japan deals lull you into a sense of security, says Trump’s former commerce secretary—a trade war with China may still be in the cards

"We're in much better shape because it's now clear that if there's gonna be a real trade war with anyone, it would just be with China," Secretary Ross...

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Jeff Bezos’s honeymoon plans involved a $5.7 billion Amazon share selloff

Despite the large, prearranged sales, Bezos still holds roughly 884 million Amazon shares and maintains a net worth of $252 billion.

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In his 20s, the boss of this 4,100-employee Fortune 500 company tried to refuse a promotion to CEO—his advice to new grads is stay ‘humble’

RGA CEO Tony Cheng rose through the ranks of the Fortune 500 giant without any intention of becoming its leader—saying humility and a desire to...

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Google’s Sundar Pichai just became a billionaire—but could have been up an extra billion if he hadn’t sold stock

Many of Pichai's recent sales were made under a regulatory filing which allows stock sales to be set up in advance by officers of publicly-listed...

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Presidential visits to the Fed in the past have been endorsements of its work and independence—Trump’s visit today? Not so much

Previous presidential visits to the Fed symbolized respect for its independence, Trump’s stop comes after repeated attacks on interest rate policy...

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Japanese equities rally on ‘massive’ U.S. trade deal, with markets buoyed by hopes of more 11th hour announcements

While the announcement was cause for optimism ahead of Aug. 1, analysts remained concerned about the steep tariffs still looming for key trading...

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A void of Medicaid infrastructure in Trump’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ may result in a customer service nightmare, warn Washington insiders

New Medicaid rules will require 18.5 million people to prove they meet the requirements every year—and that portends a bureaucratic nightmare.

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In-N-Out’s billionaire heiress is quitting California because it’s too difficult to raise kids and do business

Lynsi Snyder is a born and bred Californian, and makes no secret of the fact she loves the state where her grandparents founded burger empire...

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Exclusive: Trade partners have realized America is ‘simply not reliable’ after Trump’s tariff regime, says Elizabeth Warren—believing impact will be felt for generations to come

The White House believes tariffs are a win for American voters, but Sen. Warren tells Fortune the policy has driven up tariff-vulnerable costs,...

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Jerome Powell sends point-by-point response to White House about Fed office renovations

And addresses speculation about VIP dining rooms and elevators, marble facades and water fountains.

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Larry Ellison surpasses Mark Zuckerberg to become world’s second-richest person after Oracle doubles down on AI investment

Ellison also amended his Giving Pledge to focus resources on his Oxford-based institute tackling healthcare, hunger, and climate change.

16.07.2025 3

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Markets are preparing for an international game of tariff bluff—but President Trump may no longer need to back down

Analysts including Deutsche Bank’s Jim Reid and Goldman Sachs’ Sven Jari Stehn suggest Trump's sharp escalation is more likely a negotiation...

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Trump is ‘extremely troubled’ by Fed’s approach according to new letter, but bank official stands firm on independence

In a response to Fortune, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President Alberto Musalem defended the Fed's autonomy, citing global evidence that...

11.07.2025 6

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Jamie Dimon says Trump was ‘right to chicken out’ on tariffs but markets are getting too complacent 

Jamie Dimon warns markets are growing complacent on Trump’s tariff threats, as UBS's Paul Donovan flags a paradox fueling investor overconfidence.

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Donald Trump’s rate-cut wish may finally be inching closer, as Fed meeting notes reveal a ‘master class’ in indecision

Fed officials are increasingly split on rate cuts, though UBS’s Paul Donovan says their indecision currently amounts to little more than...

10.07.2025 3

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Sam Altman saw Musk’s fallout with Trump coming: ‘Elon busts up with everybody’ 

The falling-out between Elon Musk and Donald Trump came as no surprise to those who have worked closely with the individuals, such as OpenAI's Sam...

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Rich Americans are increasingly unaware they’re classed as wealthy, say analysts—and Bain say a rise in ‘luxury shame’ means they may try to hide it

In the financial crisis American consumers stopped showing their wealth off because they were "ashamed" one expert tells Fortune, and this may come...

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Wall Street buoyed by Lutnick’s 10-deal pipeline, but analyst warns the calm may merely be the ‘eye of the storm’

Lutnick's China promise did little to impress markets, but overall added to a period of relative stability. Yet one analyst warned this may be a...

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Fed banker rate debate and Trump hints have analysts betting on who’s ‘auditioning’ for Chair Powell’s job

ANALYSIS: President Trump has said he may move up the announcement of Powell's replacement, with analysts looking for public debate among FOMC members...

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Ken Griffin says if you can’t read a book about your profession it’s time to pick a new career 

Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin told graduates there's no shame in switching careers if they're not truly interested in their fields.

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Trump urges Congress to grill ‘very dumb, hardheaded’ Powell in latest attack over Fed’s refusal to cut interest rates

Trump claimed that Americans will be paying for Powell's "incompetence" for years to come, while the FOMC has maintained it needs greater clarity...

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Melinda French Gates says some tech titans siding with Trump are doing ‘what some comms person’ tells them instead of living by their values

"We, of all times right now, should be living those values out, not pivoting to what some comms person tells us is the right thing to do. That would...

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As Trump floats regime change to ‘Make Iran Great Again’, Deutsche Bank warns Europe has drawn the short straw in escalating conflict

Europe may have drawn the economic short straw after the U.S. intervened in Middle East tensions, while JPMorgan warns the volatility may be set to...

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Exclusive: From Valentine’s Day strawberries to college printers, these are America’s most-purchased items on Amazon Prime

Your Amazon purchases may seem like a random jumble, but are actually likely to fall into wider societal patterns—or the "rhythm of life" as Prime...

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Goldman Sachs reports 65% chance that U.S. will intervene in Iran—and says OPEC will be key buffer in oil volatility

Goldman Sachs said markets are estimating a 65% likelihood of the U.S. intervening in the Middle East, though added there's a 50% chance of a deal...

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Luxury’s $1.7 trillion headache: The sector lost 50 million customers last year and is struggling with selfie-happy Gen Z

Bain & Co's latest luxury sector report found growth slowed particularly in the personal goods sector last year—the first time in 15 years with the...

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Inside a low-key Walmart heir’s bid to save nature (while making a profit), after crediting it with helping him survive rare cancer diagnosis

Lukas Walton, heir to the Walmart empire, has been building his investment vehicle for the past eight years with a focus on making the world more...

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War, tariffs and Trump: What the FOMC will be thinking as they finalize their base rate decision today

ANALYSIS: Here are a handful of factors likely impacting the Fed's interest rate decision being announced today.

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New graduates are having such a hard time finding jobs they’re now having an ‘oversized’ impact on America’s unemployment rate

Landing a job is only getting more difficult for graduates, potentially strengthening arguments from the likes of Jamie Dimon about focussing on...

17.06.2025 10

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Exclusive: Trump’s former commerce secretary says an over-confident White House may push trade allies like the EU too far

The Trump administration is scoring wins with its new foreign policy, says Wilbur Ross, but runs the risk of getting overconfident because of its...

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Exclusive: Trump’s fixation with 90-day pauses is less about foreign governments, and more about signing deals by mid-terms, says his former commerce secretary

"In history the senators always had a big voice in tariffs—so far he hasn't given them any voice, and there's always the danger that they will...

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Exclusive: Trump’s tariff deal ‘quietly’ added 10% raise which nobody is complaining about anymore, says his former commerce secretary 

"When you think about it, in the normal course, getting quietly to do a 10% tariff on everything from everywhere was a huge achievement," Secretary...

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Trump’s hand against Beijing is getting weaker as Chinese exports to the U.S. tank 34% year over year

Trump’s leverage over Beijing may be disappearing as China diversifies its export market.

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Jamie Dimon says inflation will go up and employment will shift down as economy ‘deteriorates’ amid shifting ‘tectonic plates’

Jamie Dimon says there's no point looking at consumer sentiment for a hint on the economy, analysts will have to wait for the real data to trickle...

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Elon Musk offers rare mea culpa over Trump tweets: ‘They went too far’ 

Musk said he "regrets" some of the statements he made about President Trump in recent weeks.

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SINKs need to earn at least $81,000 to live comfortably in America’s cheapest state—the most expensive require an $120,000 salary 

Hawaii is the state where single adults need to earn the most to feel financially comfortable, while West Virginia is the most affordable.

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JD Vance says the ‘blood feud’ between Trump and Musk is ‘not going to be good for Elon’ but admits he ‘suffered a lot’ for the White House 

"The president doesn't think that he needs to be in a blood feud with Elon Musk, and I actually think if Elon chilled out a little bit, everything...

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JPMorgan has had enough of grads accepting future-dated roles elsewhere—and anyone caught will now be fired

Jamie Dimon said graduates accepting future roles in PE is unethical, and a matter of months later JPMorgan is cracking down on the trend.

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Amazon Prime’s VP knows you’re sharing accounts—but for now he’s holding off a Netflix-style crackdown

Amazon Prime's vice president Jamil Ghani told Fortune in an exclusive interview: "Our membership is different to a lot of others in that it is...

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‘Kill Bill’: Elon Musk urges Americans to rebel against president’s policy, but White House says his ‘debt slavery’ claims are a hoax

The White House said claims that the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' will increase national debt are a "hoax."

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Musk is on a national debt crusade after slamming Trump’s spending bill: Dimon, Powell, Dalio, and Buffett have all echoed the Tesla CEO’s concerns

Jamie Dimon, Warren Buffett, Ray Dalio, Jerome Powell—and now Elon Musk, are all sounding the alarm on America's national debt.

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Billionaire YouTuber MrBeast says he actually has ‘very little money’ and is borrowing cash from his mom to pay for his wedding 

"A decade ago before I blew up everyone in my life told me I was too obsessed and constantly told I’d never make it," Jimmy Donaldson wrote on X.

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America’s prized ‘exceptionalism’ is the collateral damage of Trump’s tariff war, says Deutsche Bank

"The structural foundations of U.S. exceptionalism—particularly the ability to finance itself cheaply via the dollar’s reserve status—have begun...

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Laurene Powell Jobs has the inside track on friend Jony Ive’s collaboration with OpenAI—but still wants to see Apple succeed 

Ive says a driver for the io-OpenAI design is the fact that "humanity deserves better" than an "uneasy" relationship with technology.

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Jamie Dimon is more worried about America’s ‘enemy within’ than China: ‘We have to get our act together and we have to do it very quickly’

"Warren Buffett would tell you we're enormously resilient and I agree with that," Dimon said. But "this time is different, this time we have to get...

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Trump will get ‘punched in the face’ by markets if his spending bill passes without a plan for national debt and tariffs, says Wharton professor

Republicans argue that growth is the best way to rebalance America’s books, but economists fear that tax cuts may be the final nail in the coffin...

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Hormel Foods says consumers are ‘strained’ as they trade down or hunt for value, but maintains outlook for the year

On an earnings call this week Hormel Foods said consumers are feeling strained, but are adjusting their spending habits for maximum value which may...

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Caution and clarity are the two takeaways from Fed’s notes—but Powell may get ‘stuck’ in limbo

The FOMC’s latest meeting notes reveal a committee in stasis as it waits for the real impact of Trump’s tariff regime.

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Elon Musk’s xAI is coming to your Telegram chats as Grok strikes $300 million cash deal

The transaction grants xAI access to Telegram’s user base, which Pavel Durov estimates exceeds one billion people.

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Court blocking Trump tariffs torpedoes his negotiating tactic, but it’s ‘hardly the end of this story’

"We haven’t heard directly from President Trump on the matter yet, so it’s unclear how the administration might respond going forward," one...

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