The U.S. leads in 14 of 18 industries shaping the future economy — but the lead isn’t guaranteed

Geopolitics are dominating headlines, and trade conflict is accelerating. In this context, countries and companies need to…

Current price of oil as of May 6, 2026

At 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time today, the price of oil sits at $106.52 per barrel, using…

Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon thinks your relationship to your devices is about to change

Good morning. Fortune Editor-in-Chief Alyson Shontell writing from New York. I recently interviewed Qualcomm CEO Cristiano…

The war with Iran is ‘over’ but the jet fuel crisis is about to begin

ONE BIG THING Jet fuel crisis will hit in June, Goldman warns The world’s oil supply…

Iran war triggers Asian plastic shortage, may spur ‘Middle East plus one’ supply chain rethink

Asia’s oil crisis is quickly worsening into a full-blown material shortage, as falling stockpiles of plastics…

Europe’s jet fuel supplies should fall below the key 23-day shortage threshold in June

Europe is weeks away from crossing a critical threshold that represents a severe and immediate shortage…

Half of Google’s and Amazon’s blowout ‘AI profits’ came from Anthropic—not their core business

Four of the largest U.S. tech companies reported earnings Wednesday afternoon, confirming an AI capital expenditure…

A jittery CEO crowd at Milken looks abroad for growth—and answers

Good morning from the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, where leaders from around the…

Anthropic deepens Wall Street push with new AI agents, and Microsoft and Moody’s partnerships

Anthropic is dramatically expanding its footprint in financial services, launching a suite of pre-built AI agents…

Supermicro CEO: ‘No one’ beyond indicted employees were part of alleged $2.5 billion chip smuggling

Super Micro Computer CEO Charles Liang spoke out during the company’s fiscal third quarter earnings call…

For every 6 immigrants removed by ICE, one person born in the U.S. loses their job, study finds

Donald Trump said he had been given a “mandate” by the electorate when he returned to…

Global adoption of U.S. stablecoins comes with risk says Barry Silbert

Stablecoins, a form of cryptocurrency pegged to a real world asset, are becoming part of the…

Gen Alpha is using makeup to pass age verification tech: a mom found her son using an eyebrow pencil

Back in the old days, you’d snag an older sibling’s expired license or put on some…

Coinbase CEO replacing ‘pure managers’ with ‘player-coaches’ is sign org chart is changing

Out went what Armstrong calls “pure managers.” In came “player-coaches,” flat hierarchies capped at five layers,…

The Elon Musk-OpenAI trial provides more heat than light on the debate over who should control AI

Hello and welcome to Eye on AI…In this edition: Sparks fly as Musk and Brockman testify…

Americans are giving less. July 4th can be a day to change that

Charitable giving, once a defining feature of American life, is quietly slipping out of fashion. In…

ServiceNow just unveiled an AI workforce that can run your entire company

ServiceNow used its biggest annual stage to make one sweeping argument: the era of AI as…

Tokyo is throwing out its strict office dress code and asking workers to wear shorts amid the war in Iran energy crisis

As the summer rolls in, many dreams of jet-setting vacations are being dashed as fuel prices…

Google DeepMind workers in the U.K. vote to unionize over military AI contracts

Google’s UK-based DeepMind workers have launched a bid to form what would be the world’s first…

Gen Z workers think showing up 10 minutes late to work is as good as being on time

Chances are, how you feel about running 10 minutes late at work is a good indicator…

Kraken to let customers cash out crypto at MoneyGram locations in more than 100 countries

Crypto transfers are typically instant and seamless—unless, that is, users want to convert their digital currency…

Synchrony is hybrid, the Best Company to Work For, and puzzled by the return-to-office push

Synchrony is the country’s largest provider of store credit cards, and a stalwart member of Fortune’s Best…