Oregon Democrats wrote a gas tax, watched it get destroyed and now Jeff Merkley has a fight

David Brock Smith won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Oregon on Friday, in the…

US debt is the ‘elephant in the room’ amid bond rout as interest costs could drive larger deficits

Recent weeks have seen a major selloff in the bond market as high oil prices spike…

Meet the 32-year-old who is America’s only full-time spelling bee coach — he charges up to $180 per hour

When Dev Shah won the Scripps National Spelling Bee in 2023 and Faizan Zaki took the title last year, they…

Iran and US near agreement on MOU, as Tehran says Hormuz is part of talks but nuclear issues are not

The United States and Iran are close to agreeing on a memorandum of understanding aimed at…

The Fed’s worst inflation fears may be coming true as consumers lose faith in long-term prices

On the same day that Kevin Warsh was sworn in as the new Federal Reserve chairman,…

‘Hello, Goodbye’: Paul McCartney closed the lights on a Late Show that CBS couldn’t cancel quietly

Stephen Colbert chatted with Paul McCartney and joined him on stage for a raucous performance of “Hello,…

Trump was supposed to talk about the economy. Instead he asked why toiletries are locked up in pharmacies

President Donald Trump, from a toss-up congressional district in New York on Friday, began testing his midterm…

Trump administration to force foreigners to apply for a green card abroad

Foreigners in the U.S. who want a green card will need to leave and apply in their home…

Millions of business owners are about to retire. They should sell to their employees

American workers feel their footing in the economy slipping. The stock market has hit high after…

Everyone is blaming AI for the death of ‘craft.’ Take a good look in the mirror

Everyone is blaming AI for the death of craft. The music is generic. The clothes fall…

The Everlane and Allbirds sagas prove that consumers won’t pay more for virtue

When Everlane burst onto the apparel scene in 2010, its “radical transparency” on matters of pricing…

I’ve spent 25 years studying loneliness. AI is about to make it much worse

Artificial intelligence has the potential to improve our lives in powerful ways. But after two and a…

Former NASA Robotics Chief: America is building the wrong kind of robots — and China knows it

When China lined up a troupe of humanoid robots to dance in front of the German…

My startup hit $200 million ARR. But first I walked away from 2.5 million YouTube subscribers and nearly went bankrupt

Most people see the $200 million ARR. They don’t see the summer in Spain with no…

Apple’s Steve Wozniak says he cofounded the tech giant after 5 rejections from HP—not to ‘make money.’ For years, his paycheck was just $50

Together with Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne, Steve Wozniak set Apple on a path toward changing…

Walmart CFO says shoppers skimping at the pump is ‘an indication of stress’ as the Iran war drags on

Walmart shoppers are feeling the crunch of higher prices at the pump, and it could be…

The big questions OpenAI’s trillion-dollar IPO filing may finally answer

OpenAI’s hotly anticipated IPO may be coming sooner than expected. Hot on the heels of co-founder…

Tech billionaires convinced Trump to back off AI executive order

The tech bros struck back. That’s the best way to describe what happened yesterday when President…

Grab CTO Suthen Paradatheth on how using his competitors’ robots ‘keeps us on our toes’

On May 20, Grab announced that one of its robots, named Carri, will start deliveries in…

Microsoft reports expose AI’s cost problem: The tech is more expensive than paying human employees

Firms today are pushing employees to use as much AI as possible to squeeze out the…

Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt clarifies decision not to ban sales of AI-generated books

Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt wants to set the record straight on his views on…

Fortune Brainstorm Tech 2026 will be brilliant

I’m so excited for our fast-approaching 25th anniversary Fortune Brainstorm Tech, June 8 to 10 in Aspen.  This…