Current price of oil as of Sept. 21, 2026 When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why. Fortune · Sep 21
Warren Buffett's last lesson as chair: Culture and capital require different guardians Buffett separates Berkshire’s operating authority from its cultural stewardship. Fortune · Sep 21
This startup is paying employees to post on LinkedIn Warp built an employee-generated content program to drive inbound hires and filter out the flood of AI-generated applications. Fortune · Sep 21
Toast’s CMO is also its COO. Here’s how she makes room for both jobs Juggling two C-suite roles requires knowing what work to give up. Fortune · Sep 21
The Bank of Mom and Dad has a new line item: guilt U.S. Bank executives say "financial nihilism" is a myth — but parental guilt over unaffordable homes is very real. Fortune · Sep 21
The corporate blockchain wars are heating up as Circle's Arc goes live A new wave of blockchains—including Arc, Canton, Tempo, and Robinhood—are vying to be Wall Street's favorite chain. Fortune · Sep 21
‘Be transparent only if asked': Inside OpenAI's rogue AI transcripts When AI agents go rogue, they leave notes that make for extremely interesting reading. Fortune · Sep 21
Elon Musk's mom isn't fussy about where she sleeps either—Maye Musk stays in a garage when she visits the Tesla CEO in Texas "I can sleep there, or 45 minutes to go in a suite in a hotel. No, I'll sleep in the garage." Fortune · Sep 21
Money-losing Nscale’s $35 billion IPO includes a $3 billion deal with Nvdia and ‘going concern’ worries Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning. Fortune · Sep 21
McKinsey partners: you need to protect successful new ventures from the core business The more successful a venture becomes the harder it is to protect. Fortune · Sep 21
We co-led the UN’s dialogue on safe and secure AI. Here’s what needs to happen now AI risks are at our front door. The roadmap to address them is already in our hands. Fortune · Sep 21
The midterms are a stress test for American media Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Fortune · Sep 21
No, Scott Bessent's bond plan isn't motivated by national debt hitting $40 trillion, say top economists—but he has revealed what will make him flinch "This can backfire because the market will look at this and say, 'Well, the fact that you need to come out and say and do these things implies that this market has already lost the confidence of investors.'" Fortune · Sep 21
Moderna's Bob Langer and AI pioneer Yann LeCun join board of Cellular Intelligence, bringing AI into medicine via a Parkinson's drug CI is pairing top AI and biotech minds on its board (plus an advisory role for OpenAI's Fidji Simo) as it tests models on a Novo Nordisk drug. Fortune · Sep 21
Fortune · Sep 20 Dollar General CEO says consumers making $100,000 a year don't feel like high-income shoppers anymore as high gas prices and inflation reshape habits "Having 2,000 items at or below $1 is very meaningful for the consumer, always has, but especially in this environment."
Fortune · Sep 20 Iran's economy faces another blockade: Red tape and gridlock are clogging up land routes that bypass the U.S. Navy's Hormuz stranglehold “Under these circumstances, there is little alternative but to find a way to restore and maintain the southern trade corridors.”
Fortune · Sep 20 U.S. economy hits pivotal milestone: Spending on data centers and other information-processing hardware now exceeds housing investment "We’re seeing a pivotal shift in the US economy: investment is shifting away from residential investment and towards computers."
Fortune · Sep 20 AI agents are agreeing and acting: machines are now smarter than humans. Their principals merely agree The Big Men of AI agree that the frontier must be paced but they do not have the incentive to tie their own hands. Others do.
Fortune · Sep 20 A hotter world, tighter budgets: World Wildlife Fund on Climate Week’s 2026 test Nature Is climate infrastructure. It's also the least funded.
Fortune · Sep 20 Melinda French Gates once revealed she’s refusing to fund her Gen Z daughter’s startup—despite being worth over $34 billion Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates has long warned that his kids won’t be coasting off his fortune—and Melinda French Gates is making sure that mindset starts early, by insisting her daughter raises capital on her own.
Fortune · Sep 20 Zoom’s CEO agrees with Bill Gates, Jensen Huang, and Jamie Dimon: A 3-day workweek is coming soon thanks to AI Zoom leader Eric Yuan admitted the technology will erase some human jobs—but those who keep their jobs will enjoy fewer working days.
Fortune · Sep 20 Philanthropy leader at Warren Buffett and Bill Gates’ Giving Pledge says children of billionaires are pushing them to give their wealth away faster A historic $124 trillion wealth transfer is underway, and many heirs are using their influence to pressure older generations to spend down fortunes faster.
Fortune · Sep 20 Dating apps are trying to cure swiping fatigue with pickleball, trivia nights, and fewer chats Tinder, Bumble, and Breeze are betting on real world events as paying user numbers dip.
Fortune · Sep 20 Hilton received 12,000 Gen Z applications for just 72 internship spots—its CHRO says AI has made the hospitality gigs more competitive Only 0.4% of young applicants make it into Hilton’s early-career program—even more selective than Ivy League colleges.
Fortune · Sep 20 My first law firm billed clients $600 per hour for me to use my Harvard degree on data entry. Thank God AI is changing the industry Whether the industry likes it or not, the introduction of artificial intelligence is reshaping the distribution of talent and availability of resources.