Suddenly, polls show the Democrats in sight of taking the Senate at the midterms Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning. Fortune · Sep 22
The AI race should be less about supremacy and more about sustainability Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Fortune · Sep 22
Americans are turning to AI to survive a brutal housing market—37% would let it buy their next home with 'minimal human involvement' From estimating home values to comparing mortgage offers, buyers are leaning on AI to survive a market where rates are pushing back toward 7%. Fortune · Sep 22
'Skills nobody can take': Meet a 20-year-old with a 4.5 GPA who skipped college for technical school to land an 'AI-proof' career Alejandro Rodriguez was a gifted-and-talented student with a 4.5 GPA and every expectation of a four-year degree. He chose to become a Porsche technician instead Fortune · Sep 22
Meet the wealth manager who built a $38 billion firm and gave $100 million to the MBA program that launched him Jeff and Benita Thomasson donate $100 million to Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Fortune · Sep 22
Apple’s first 50 years: Charts show how the iPhone maker became a $4.85 trillion giant Apple’s transformation into a global consumer-tech powerhouse, by the numbers. Fortune · Sep 22
Steve Jobs made Apple iconic. Tim Cook made it a $5 trillion behemoth Cook made Jobs' iPhone a global juggernaut and expanded Apple into an expansive, cash-generating ecosystem. Fortune · Sep 22
The U.S. is backing a $14 billion cable to keep Southeast Asia's internet out of China's reach As the U.S. and China race to build rival subsea networks, countries "may be faced with accommodating two parallel tech stacks," one analyst says. Fortune · Sep 22
Mamdani confronts Trump with 'all the members of the press', hours after CNN, MS NOW and Politico sue over White House ban The president was also pushed on his decision to end TPS for Haitian immigrants; New York has the U.S.'s second-largest Haitian population. Fortune · Sep 22
'You're a going to be a great one': Trump tells Mamdani he has 'potential' to be a great mayor and floats federal funds to his native Queens As the first sitting president visit to Gracie Mansion in decades, Trump said the young mayor might be a great one. Fortune · Sep 21
$6 trillion a year in unpaid labor isn’t counted in GDP. Its absence from official stats distorts how we see growth, living standards and productivity A new GAO report puts a price tag on unpaid household labor and shows why family income can look better on paper than it feels in real life Fortune · Sep 21
‘They must be doing it for ulterior reasons’: Jensen Huang says AI leaders are ‘irresponsible’ for scaring the public with ‘doomsday narratives’ The Nvidia CEO says “there is a 0% chance” of AI doomsday—and the AI pioneers may have their own motives for pushing AI slowdown. Fortune · Sep 21
What is a gift of equity and how does it work? A gift of equity lets a seller transfer home equity to a buyer, covering a down payment and more. Here's how it works and what the tax rules require. Fortune · Sep 21
Michael Saylor’s Strategy buys Bitcoin again as surprise rally pushes price above $85,000 The corporate Bitcoin giant returned to buying as the cryptocurrency defied its usual September slump. Fortune · Sep 21
Fortune · Sep 21 Billionaire YouTuber MrBeast spent $10m building a village in Ghana—he says viewers engage less with philanthropy videos but 'I'll keep making them' Donaldson wrote on social media platform X that his 14-year career on YouTube so far had been leading up to the humanitarian project, which took eight months to complete.
Fortune · Sep 21 China suffers another setback in effort to de-dollarize global finance as anchor in the greenback's dominance quietly exits Beijing's payment scheme Saudi Arabia's central bank dropped out of China's mBridge digital payment platform last year.
Fortune · Sep 21 Indeed CEO says the job market is stuck in a ‘vicious cycle’ if 1,000 qualified candidates can't get hired: ‘Something’s wrong’ Applicants are sending resumes into a black hole as hiring managers sift through AI-generated and fake applications. Indeed’s CEO says it's a perfect storm
Fortune · Sep 21 Warren Buffett once called Berkshire Hathaway the ‘dumbest’ stock he ever bought—after 60 years, he’s stepped down with a $145 billion net worth Billionaire Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman after 60 years at the $1 trillion business he once called “terrible” when buying.
Fortune · Sep 21 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.