A cyber-storm watch went out last month, and almost nobody reported it The breach always makes news. The patch never does. Fortune · Nov 5
Pfizer promotes its first female CFO as women’s share of top finance jobs slips Cecile Guegan’s promotion comes as women’s share of global CFO appointments fell to 20% in the first three quarters of 2026. Fortune · Nov 5
Aspen Institute director: Wealth is not a luxury, but three in four U.S. households don’t have enough A 30-something needs about $120,000 in net worth Fortune · Nov 5
Americans hate data centers. Tech needs them Though the midterms have been dubbed “the AI election” and a resounding repudiation of tech, it’s hard to tell what all this practically means. Fortune · Nov 5
Current price of oil as of Nov. 5, 2026 When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why. Fortune · Nov 5
AI agents went shopping for TVs and laptops—and messed up nearly 50% of the time, study shows In a first of its kind experiment, Gemini and Muse agents scored the highest when it come to carrying out tasks like buying a TV. Fortune · Nov 5
Congress's first task post-midterms is to figure out how to keep funding America—and that's before you address the $40 trillion national debt "Washington should heed the demand of voters to focus on issues impacting their pocketbook while also living up to the responsibility entrusted in elected leaders to be stewards of our nation’s fiscal future." Fortune · Nov 5
Elon Musk may have bought control of the post-Trump Republican Party … but it cost him $30 billion of his net worth Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning. Fortune · Nov 5
Petrovietnam ran out of Middle East crude during the Iran war—now it's betting on LNG, wind, and nuclear CEO Le Manh Cuong says Petrovietnam went without Middle East crude during the Iran war and is now diversifying into LNG, wind, and nuclear. Fortune · Nov 5
What CEOs should actually take away from the Democrats' midterm sweep Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Fortune · Nov 5
Meet the AI company retiring your CPA so he can still see you face to face this tax season Numica has bought seven small accounting firms from owners ready to retire. Software does the books, and the old CPA can stay on to see clients. Fortune · Nov 5
Ken Griffin and Jeff Bezos helped make Miami a billionaire magnet—but Florida’s new $250,000 homestead exemption barely makes a dent for them A middle-class homeowner and the owner of a $50 million mansion could save about the same $2,000 a year under Florida’s new property tax cut. Only one of them will notice. Fortune · Nov 5
How the Democratic party flipped the House and Senate, in 12 charts During the 2026 midterm election, Republicans lost control of both the House and Senate. Fortune · Nov 5
Prime Infra’s CEO says the Paris 1.5-degree goal is ‘feasible’ for Southeast Asia—if governments are willing to pay for it Under the Paris Agreement, countries committed to holding the rise in global average temperature to well below 2°C above preindustrial levels. Fortune · Nov 5
Fortune · Nov 5 Companies need to fortify supply chains for "a flock of black swan" events, says Toll Group executive chairman Thomas Knudsen Supply chain shocks have piled up since 2020, including the COVID pandemic, Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine and Trump’s 2025 tariffs.
Fortune · Nov 5 How Abdul El-Sayed would build Medicare for All, from a wealth tax to a Fed-style governing board The Michigan Democrat co-wrote a 2021 guide to single-payer that would fold Medicare, Medicaid, and ACA subsidies into one fund, with new taxes on the wealthy to cover the rest.
Fortune · Nov 4 Appeals court tosses lawsuit over Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax rollout, ruling homeowners can’t sue over notices The decision reverses a Staten Island judgment that ordered the city to redo its notices. Other legal challenges continue.
Fortune · Nov 4 ‘Seismic’ blue wave triggers the sinking of oil prices, energy stocks, and the chances of power permitting reform The overwhelming nature of the Democratic win is making everyone rethink energy strategies from Iran to Texas data centers.
Fortune · Nov 4 After the midterms, Big Tech’s AI data center problem is only getting bigger On Tuesday, U.S. voters delivered an overwhelming victory for Democratic candidates throughout the country that will upend the halls of power in Washington and data center hotbeds like Texas.
Fortune · Nov 4 'He basically gets to steer a political party': Elon Musk is $474 million poorer post-election, but it may not have deterred his influence on 2028 “It’s not just about who wins,” one political spending expert said. “It's about setting the agenda and what types of issues we talk about.”
Fortune · Nov 4 Democrat wins will slow data center construction and force tech to the negotiating table after even Republican stronghold of Texas flips Three Democratic governors elected Tuesday have promised to reexamine data center expansion.
Fortune · Nov 4 Brian Chesky embraced ‘founder mode.’ Almost his entire executive team left: ‘They didn’t want to work for me’ Chesky was a natural founder but a “terrible CEO,” he said, and fixing that meant losing executives who wouldn’t adapt.
Fortune · Nov 4 How ElevenLabs' CTO is rolling out AI agents—and why he thinks bigger efficiency gains are ahead for the voice AI startup ElevenLabs field CTO Alex Holt has deployed agents across sales, recruiting, and customer service. He's also beginning to embrace multi-agent systems to improve workflows across the $22 billion AI startup.
Fortune · Nov 4 DoorDash is buying Instacart for $17 billion. Its employees can’t add Instacart staff on LinkedIn An internal Q&A filed with the SEC tells DoorDash staff to stay unconnected until the deal closes, which could be mid-2028, to avoid antitrust trouble.
Fortune · Nov 4 Here's how the candidates backed by AI super PACs fared AI super PACs spent $79 million this cycle, most of it before November. Here’s what they got for it.