Business

Why Progressive, No. 4 on Best Workplaces for Women, focuses on flexibility and listening

There’s a hidden weakness in the labor market for employers who aren’t investing in developing women leaders. Male participation in…

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Global stock markets tumble as Beijing imposes new ban on U.S. shipping

A broad-based selloff swept global stock markets this morning after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told the Financial Times that…

1 year ago

ICE immigration crackdown is ‘much, much worse’ for business than tariffs, some CEOs say

Good morning from Washington, where we are about to commence the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit. You can read more…

1 year ago

Trump’s tariff revenue checks could create a ‘weird feedback loop’ that encourages more price hikes, analyst says

Checks made out to Americans to the tune of $1,000-$2,000 may be on the horizon, President Donald Trump said recently…

1 year ago

Companies like OpenAI are sucking up power at a historic rate. One startup thinks it has found a way to take pressure off the grid

The numbers are nothing short of staggering. Take Sam Altman, Open AI’s CEO. He reportedly wants 250 gigawatts of new…

1 year ago

How REI’s store closings in New York and Boston could derail the CEO’s efforts to win over employees

When Mary Beth Laughton became CEO of REI this year, one of the first things she did was aimed at…

1 year ago

Wells Fargo was reeling from scandal. Jamie Dimon protégé Charlie Scharf bet his career on saving the 173-year-old bank

The document, Charlie Scharf recalls, was 3,162 pages. It included 6,000 tasks; 28,000 people worked on it. This staggeringly long…

1 year ago

Gold’s price record is driven by the ‘debasement trade,’ China, and fear of an AI bubble, analysts say

Gold surged over $4,000/oz, up 50% this year, driven by investor fears over government debt, a weaker dollar, a buying…

1 year ago

Ken Griffin warns U.S. economy is on a ‘sugar high’ amid gold rally concern

Citadel’s Ken Griffin cautioned that America’s market rally is being propped up by policies better suited to a recession than…

1 year ago

Gold and Bitcoin go through the roof as U.S. shutdown forces investors to trade in the dark

There is a 67% chance that the U.S. federal government shutdown will last longer than 10 days, according to bettors…

1 year ago