China has quietly got Trump by the soybeans Trump and Xi have slashed tariffs on $30 billion worth of goods on each side, but not the soybeans that Iowa farmers depend on Fortune · Sep 28
AI companies must watch out for freeloaders burning tokens for free—and wrecking margins one sign-up at a time In token economics, every prompt has a price. So who pays? Fortune · Sep 28
'Unsettling to American partners': Trump’s offer to sell arms to China is an admission he doesn’t take its security threats seriously, experts warn While the White House denied there are plans for one, an arms sale would completely undermine U.S. efforts to keep China from becoming a superpower, according to policy experts. Fortune · Sep 28
Saudi Arabia is reaping a massive oil windfall, making it perhaps the Iran war’s only winner. Tehran’s proxies actually ‘did Saudi a favor’ “Folks, at this point in time, any exports Saudi achieves via the Red Sea is just icing on their $100/barrel cake.” Fortune · Sep 28
Europe cashes in as U.S. science and tech exodus gathers pace As U.S. research funding comes under pressure, European companies and institutions are seeking to court America’s top STEM talent. Fortune · Sep 28
Current price of oil as of Sept. 28, 2026 When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why. Fortune · Sep 28
Billionaire David Rubenstein tells young workers to learn how to read and write in the AI era: ‘Learn how to speak effectively and persuasively’ The Carlyle cofounder says the core skills of reading and writing have made people “successful over the last several thousand years,” and will never change. Fortune · Sep 28
Elon Musk says money might ‘not even matter’ in the future—but tells Gen Z to study arts, sciences, and engineering to know what to ask AI and robots The billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO says humanoid robots will usher in an “age of abundance”—and advises young people to embrace broad learning to better work with AI. Fortune · Sep 28
The crypto pirates have become the Navy. Now what? The crypto industry has gotten deeply immersed in the ways of Washington, D.C.—raising questions about what it really stands for. Fortune · Sep 28
Bank of America wants AI to do treasury's grunt work As AI takes over the manual side of treasury work, the job is shifting toward analysis, oversight, and judgment. Fortune · Sep 28
OpenAI is facing a communications challenge—without a communications chief OpenAI has operated without a chief communications officer for nine months. Fortune · Sep 28
Here's what the AI-native org chart could look like Instead of showing who reports to whom, the org chart of the future could track system access, spending authority, and where AI agents fit in. Fortune · Sep 28
How a Gen Zer built a $3.7 billion defense tech startup backed by Sequoia Ethan Thornton launched Mach Industries at 19. Three years later, the startup is raising hundreds of millions and manufacturing autonomous defense systems. Fortune · Sep 28
The economist who coined the phrase 'Magnificent 7' says the very thing that made them extraordinary is under threat “Let’s not forget that the Mag Seven, the hyperscalers, whatever you want to call them, part of the reason to say they’re magnificent is because they made magnificent amounts of cash and didn’t spend any of it.” Fortune · Sep 28
Fortune · Sep 28 Memo smearing Amodei circulated in White House before Anthropic CEO’s dinner with President Trump Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning.
Fortune · Sep 28 Why the U.S.-China thaw is harder than it looks Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune.
Fortune · Sep 28 U.K.'s AI lead calls for countries to ‘harden and build defenses’ in response to AI risks After warnings of an extinction-level event, Kaniskha Narayan, minister for artificial intelligence, wants the U.K. to take a lead on addressing the technology's threats.
Fortune · Sep 28 The U.S.-China relationship is on ‘tactical autopilot’ after the Xi-Trump summit. Maybe that’s not so bad The two countries keep pulling apart, but a summit short on substance suggests that Beijing and Washington want stabilization, not a clean break.
Fortune · Sep 28 Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says he spends three hours a day on recruitment—and if his hiring managers don't like his input, he tells them to leave 'I probably spend three hours a day recruiting,' Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says. And he admits he stole the idea from his friend, ChatGPT boss Sam Altman.
Fortune · Sep 28 Your 401(k) is funding the AI boom. Here’s what that means for your retirement The passive-investing revolution was supposed to spread risk. Instead, it has tied millions of workers’ nest eggs ever more tightly to the fortunes of Big Tech.
Fortune · Sep 27 The U.S. may soon receive $600 million worth of Iranian oil that was seized earlier in the war, putting an ancient body of maritime law back in focus The legal channel the administration is using to seize the tankers is known as prize law and has its roots in the Middle Ages.
Fortune · Sep 27 Thinking about buying stocks instead of a home as mortgage rates top 7%? The S&P 500 has blown away the housing market over the past decade "Buying a home also bundles two very important, but very different, decisions: where to live, and how to invest a large chunk of your life savings."
Fortune · Sep 27 The U.S. economy is running hot and stuck on a hamster wheel as GDP growth must outpace borrowing costs—or risk getting sucked into a debt spiral "With interest rates on new Treasury bonds and notes at around 5% and medium-term nominal economic growth expected to be closer to 4%, the U.S. is entering a debt spiral."
Fortune · Sep 27 Boomers are setting up a showdown with millennials, aging in place and plunking down hundreds of thousands on renovating those homes Millennials need homes, but because of high home prices and mortgage rates, baby boomers have little reason to sell.
Fortune · Sep 27 Ex-Meta exec says Mark Zuckerberg taught him a lesson in work-life balance: Now he has strict rules for meetings and emails at his $1 billion tax firm After years at Meta, Martin Ott learned from Mark Zuckerberg working smarter beats working longer: “It is making sure that you’re not about 24/7 constant on, but being deliberate.”