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Current price of oil as of Oct. 2, 2026

When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why.

Fortune · Oct 2

Bank of America and S&P Global on why AI success starts with governance and data

At Fortune’s AIQ Summit, leaders explained why AI must begin with a clear business need and be built on reliable, traceable data.

Fortune · Oct 2

Trump just soft-launched higher inflation as the new solution for rebalancing $40 trillion national debt

“You know, inflation, certain levels of inflation, will also pay off that debt very rapidly. Very rapidly.”

Fortune · Oct 2

Ford CEO Jim Farley says the line between engineers and tradespeople is now 'completely blurred out'

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Fortune · Oct 2

The Fed has one interest rate. America has two economies

Americans are using BNPL for rent and groceries as Fed policy confronts two economies.

Fortune · Oct 2

I study tribal psychology and build AI agents for my business students—the rogue OpenAI 'swarm' alarmed me

Rogue AI agents may be forming tribes, not swarms—and that poses a new governance threat.

Fortune · Oct 2

Billionaire George Soros has donated $102 million ahead of the midterms—and now the Democrats are coming out ahead

Decades after Soros emerged as a major Democratic donor, his political network enters midterm season with tens of millions still available.

Fortune · Oct 2

'You need to clean up the mess your generation has left': Volkswagen’s guilty boomer gets real about sustainability, China—and his spam folder

Volkswagen’s sustainability chief told Fortune that Europe’s industrial champions cannot protect their way out of China’s electric-vehicle challenge.

Fortune · Oct 2

GM's Mary Barra says the EV transition is still the destination—even if the road is longer

She's also setting her sights on a future in which drivers can look away from the road.

Fortune · Oct 2

'Europe needs to shed its naivety': Vestas CEO Henrik Andersen on Chinese competition and the energy issue that keeps him up at night

The Danish company has pivoted through multiple crises to become the world’s biggest turbine manufacturer. Now, as new competitors emerge and costs rise, its CEO is changing strategy to stay ahead.

Fortune · Oct 2