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Magazine How President Trump measures up on jobs in 6 charts

Here's what the data shows about how the pandemic has affected his economic résumé.

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October 19, 2020

MPW
How Clorox’s new CEO plans to turn disinfectant wipes into future wins
By
Phil Wahba
October 21, 2020
International
National lockdowns return to Europe as COVID-19 numbers soar
By
David Meyer
October 22, 2020
Newsletters
Global stocks decline as stimulus talks drag on
By
Bernhard Warner
October 22, 2020

Tech
PayPal will soon offer Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency purchase options
By
David Z. Morris
October 21, 2020
The Ledger
Binance CEO: BitMEX indictment is ‘wake-up call’ for cryptocurrency industry
By
Robert Hackett
October 21, 2020
Health
U.K. drug trial will deliberately expose young people to coronavirus, despite ethical concerns
By
Jeremy Kahn
October 21, 2020
Newsletters
Japan set to become the latest country targeting net-zero carbon emissions by 2050
By
Eamon Barrett
October 22, 2020

Coronavirus

Health
Participant who died in AstraZeneca trial had not been given vaccine
By
Timothy Annett,
Walter Brandimarte,
and others
October 22, 2020
International
Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro undercuts the Chinese COVID vaccine his country is betting on
By
Bloomberg
October 22, 2020
Health
New coronavirus cases are increasing in all but 5 states
By
Erika Fry
and
Nicolas Rapp
October 21, 2020
Retail
Brand loyalty is changing due to the pandemic
By
Chris Morris
October 21, 2020

Election 2020

Fortune Brainstorm Tech veterans say pressure from social media users is key to shift business models and save society

On the latest episode of Fortune Brainstorm, Roger McNamee and other experts discuss how misinformation spreads online and what could stop it.

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October 22, 2020

Tech
Iran, Russia are trying to interfere in the U.S. election, FBI says
By
Chris Strohm
and
Bloomberg
October 22, 2020
Commentary
Why the 2020 election hinges on the final presidential debate
By
Raghavan Mayur
October 21, 2020
Finance
Buckle up, investors. The stimulus talks’ roller coaster is nothing compared to what could hit the markets next
By
Anne Sraders
October 21, 2020
Politics
How to bet on the presidential election—and why prediction markets might be better than polls
By
Rey Mashayekhi
October 21, 2020

How to Reopen

Real Estate
Behind real estate’s surprise 2020 boom and what comes next
By
Daria Solovieva
October 20, 2020
Tech
U.S. states are turning to a private Irish company to help stop the spread of COVID
By
Alyssa Newcomb
October 18, 2020
Retail
Craft brewers upend their business models in fight to stay alive
By
Chris Morris
October 14, 2020
Finance
How major conventions like SXSW and CES are working around the extended pandemic timeline
By
Chris Morris
October 10, 2020

From the magazine

Magazine How Jane Fraser broke banking’s highest glass ceiling

The incoming Citi CEO will be the first woman to lead one of Wall Street’s biggest banks.

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October 19, 2020

Magazine
How Fortune ranks business’s Most Powerful Women in the COVID era
By
Kristen Bellstrom
and
Beth Kowitt
October 19, 2020
Magazine
This ace engineer powered Amazon through the COVID crisis
By
Aaron Pressman
October 19, 2020
Magazine
How President Trump measures up on jobs in 6 charts
By
Brian O'Keefe
and
Nicolas Rapp
October 19, 2020
Magazine
Keurig is a machine: How the beverage giant is leveraging A.I. to fuel growth
By
Shawn Tully
October 19, 2020

Unemployment

Politics
Stimulus update: Pelosi says a deal could be near, but a vote may not come until after the election
By
Lance Lambert
and
Anne Sraders
October 21, 2020
Politics
Stimulus update: What to expect if the White House doesn’t meet Pelosi’s 48-hour deadline
By
Anne Sraders
and
Lance Lambert
October 20, 2020
Newsletters
Earnings were supposed to lift the markets. What happened?
By
Bernhard Warner
October 16, 2020
Politics
White House ‘desperate’ to make a stimulus deal as layoffs increase
By
Anne Sraders
and
Lance Lambert
October 15, 2020

Quarterly Investment Guide

Finance 10 stocks to buy now: These names should perform well no matter who wins the White House

Fortune asked four top portfolio managers to nominate their stocks for an election-proof portfolio, the kind that might hold up nicely for the next four years or more.

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October 11, 2020

Finance
This year’s ‘October surprise’ could impact your portfolio for years to come
By
Bernhard Warner
October 11, 2020
Finance
The biggest economic threat facing the next administration: A weak dollar
By
Shawn Tully
October 11, 2020
Finance
Q&A: Former Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker talks America’s R&D problem, taxes, and the country’s economic outlook
By
Robert Hackett
October 11, 2020
Finance
ESG investing is bigger than ever. Here’s how you can save the world, and your portfolio
By
Katherine Dunn
October 11, 2020

Leadership

Health
As COVID-19 numbers boom and markets tank, Europe’s leaders urge vaccine coordination
By
David Meyer
October 15, 2020
MPW
Audrey Gelman apologizes for leadership mistakes at The Wing after months of ‘inward’ reflection
By
Emma Hinchliffe
October 14, 2020
MPW
Exclusive: California’s board diversity law led to 670 board seats filled by women, report finds
By
Michal Lev-Ram
October 13, 2020
Leadership
HP’s CEO on how the pandemic is accelerating change in technology and business
By
McKenna Moore
October 13, 2020

Commentary

Features

Magazine Allbirds is stepping up for the planet—by treading lightly on it

Already a startup star, the shoemaker is gunning for Nike next with a natural-materials running shoe.

By

September 21, 2020

Magazine
America’s Black brain drain: Why African-American professionals are moving abroad—and staying there
By
Beth Kowitt
August 10, 2020
Magazine
How reborn pharma giant AstraZeneca is taking the lead against COVID-19
By
Jeremy Kahn
August 10, 2020
Magazine
Is oil giant BP finally ready to ‘think outside the barrel’?
By
Vivienne Walt
August 10, 2020
Magazine
Will India’s Jio be the next tech giant?
By
Vivienne Walt
August 10, 2020

Tech

Tech
How fast will Apple’s new 5G iPhones be?
By
Aaron Pressman
October 15, 2020
Energy
Facebook A.I. researchers push for a breakthrough in renewable energy storage
By
Jeremy Kahn
October 14, 2020
Tech
Everything Apple just announced: 5G iPhones, HomePod mini, and MagSafe accessories
By
Aaron Pressman
October 13, 2020
Tech
Facebook defends decision to leave anti-vaccine posts untouched as it bans anti-vaxxer ads
By
Danielle Abril
October 13, 2020

Topics

Auto

Tesla beats the Street again as profits, deliveries, and margins surge

An electric Hummer? Battery-powered trucks head to showrooms

Nikola shares plunge after CEO says startup can go it alone

Careers

Introducing Fortune’s 2020 Most Powerful Women International list

Jane Fraser’s two-pronged approach to becoming Citi’s next CEO

This A.I. CEO says if governments don’t regulate technology, we will live in a ‘very scary place’

Design

Former Apple design chief Jony Ive is working for Airbnb

Ballot design should be boring

‘Hi, Speed:’ Apple walks the tightrope of embracing 5G

Energy

In pursuit of ‘net zero,’ Spain’s Iberdrola bets big on America

This electricity giant’s stock is booming as the corporate world gets serious about its ‘net zero’ goals

Facebook A.I. researchers push for a breakthrough in renewable energy storage

Entertainment

Netflix’s pandemic growth slows, sending shares tumbling

Is Netflix recreating the old broadcast TV network?

Michaela Coel on her genre-spanning career and how ‘I May Destroy You’ became a comedy

Environment

Tom Steyer thinks business is missing a big opportunity—and that Trump has done ‘nothing but whiff’

The U.S. 2020 election will be the ‘most impactful’ event for ESG investment this year

‘Risky and dangerous’: Energy industry body IEA sounds the alarm on oil demand and even uses the P-word

Finance

Stripe invests in a Carta competitor, Pulley

Binance CEO: BitMEX indictment is ‘wake-up call’ for cryptocurrency industry

PayPal will soon offer Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency purchase options

Health

U.K. drug trial will deliberately expose young people to coronavirus, despite ethical concerns

Time to concede that the EU’s antitrust action was about Google, not America

Teledentistry is filling a cavity left by the pandemic, but some caution it can’t replace in-person visits

International

Investors in what could be world’s biggest IPO must commit amid U.S. election uncertainty

Ripple releases shortlist of 5 countries it might move to if U.S. regulation remains unclear

Hong Kong has COVID-19 under control—it hasn’t helped its flagship airline

Lifestyle

The irreverent toilet paper startup that cleaned up during the pandemic lockdown

‘A curfew at nine o’clock is like closing restaurants’: For the French, the latest COVID measures cross a line

This plant-based ice cream startup celebrated its first summer season during a pandemic

Politics

Elijah Cummings has a message for voters ‘from beyond the grave’

Trump campaign playing fundraising catch-up after burning through cash in September

Can Trump close the gap and win in November? Here’s what data from betting sites suggests

Retail

How Clorox’s new CEO plans to turn disinfectant wipes into future wins

Procter & Gamble shows that increasing spending during a recession is worth it

How Lowe’s plans to finally become a holiday season player

Tech

Quibi calls quits: ‘Our failure was not for lack of trying’

Microsoft shows minimal increases in ranks of Black and Latino employees

The blockchain industry faces a moment of truth as high-profile projects go live

Travel

Will the world’s first ‘travel bubble’ actually work?

Boeing shares soar after European regulator appears to give the green light to 737 Max

Europe gets to whack fresh tariffs on $4 billion of U.S. imports, thanks to illegal Boeing subsidies

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