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C-Suite$5 meals, $6 combos, and fewer visits: McDonald’s barrage of deals isn’t winning customers back

High inflation and poor execution are turning off many of the burger giant’s customers.

By Phil WahbaOctober 7, 2026
Side-by-side photos of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei
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AI is heading toward a cash-flow negative inflection point, and spending will slow in 2027, Wall Street thinks
By Jim EdwardsOctober 7, 2026
‘The secret world of secondaries’: How a niche area of finance is emerging as a new liquidity engine in the Gulf
Middle East
‘The secret world of secondaries’: How a niche area of finance is emerging as a new liquidity engine in the Gulf
By Melissa HancockOctober 7, 2026
He manages one of the most successful soccer clubs in the world and is the elite leader every CEO wants to talk to. So why has Mikel Arteta decided to go public on having his own DNA mapped? 
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He manages one of the most successful soccer clubs in the world and is the elite leader every CEO wants to talk to. So why has Mikel Arteta decided to go public on having his own DNA mapped? 
By Kamal AhmedOctober 6, 2026
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Job-hopping got workers an 18% raise in 2022. Now it’s 8%—and Gen Z is hurt the most20 minutes ago
Linda Yaccarino spent 2 years as Elon Musk’s X CEO. She says his ‘insatiable sense of urgency’ is the secret to his trillionaire success24 minutes ago
Why the AI age calls for ‘founder mode’35 minutes ago
Meet the two cofounders who went on a 10-month-long trip before starting their $350 million business—they say you should too38 minutes ago
Saudi’s economic transformation collides with war and falling FDI 
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Saudi’s economic transformation collides with war and falling FDI 
By Melissa HancockOctober 7, 2026
Bayer’s CEO cut manager ranks by 70%. Now comes the hard part
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Bayer’s CEO cut manager ranks by 70%. Now comes the hard part
By Diane BradyOctober 7, 2026
Will AI kill the Asian entertainment industry, or reinvent it?
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Will AI kill the Asian entertainment industry, or reinvent it?
By Angelica AngOctober 7, 2026
Jane Fraser, sitting on a light-colored chair onstage, speaks and gestures with her hand.
Banking
Citi shortens its analyst program to two years as Wall Street fights private equity for young talent
By Sasha RogelbergOctober 7, 2026
Saudi’s economic transformation collides with war and falling FDI 
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Saudi’s economic transformation collides with war and falling FDI 
By Melissa HancockOctober 7, 2026
A $13 billion property mogul is the latest to flee Britain’s new taxes for Monaco, a warning sign as California votes on a billionaire tax
Personal Finance
A $13 billion property mogul is the latest to flee Britain’s new taxes for Monaco, a warning sign as California votes on a billionaire tax
By Sydney LakeOctober 7, 2026
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Law
Former CIA official with Top Secret clearance admits to $194 million fraud, including 298 gold bars and four luxury South Florida properties
By Catherina GioinoOctober 6, 2026
Warren Buffett
Success
Retired Warren Buffett now spends his evenings glued to YouTube—watching Glenn Close clips, 1950s commercials, and Uzbekistani talent shows
By Preston ForeOctober 6, 2026
Great Place to Work Rankings
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Best Large Workplaces in Financial Services and Insurance
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What militaries could do with AI ‘keeps me up at night,’ OpenAI exec says
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AI is heading toward a cash-flow negative inflection point, and spending will slow in 2027, Wall Street thinks
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Saudi’s economic transformation collides with war and falling FDI 
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Bayer’s CEO cut manager ranks by 70%. Now comes the hard part
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Inside Christina Zhu’s strategy for Walmart’s $24.6 billion China business
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When AI Becomes Management | Fortune DailySeptember 27, 2026
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Inside Chevron’s Massive Bet on AI & Energy | Fortune DailySeptember 23, 2026
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Why Viral Views Don’t Equal a Business (And What Does) | Fortune DailySeptember 20, 2026
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Why the AI age calls for ‘founder mode’
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Why the AI age calls for ‘founder mode’
By Alyson ShontellOctober 7, 2026
Cofounders Nate Wilson and Eli Ben-Johnson sit on robobikes.
Startups & Venture
Meet the two cofounders who went on a 10-month-long trip before starting their $350 million business—they say you should too
By Joshua HongOctober 7, 2026
Will AI kill the Asian entertainment industry, or reinvent it?
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Will AI kill the Asian entertainment industry, or reinvent it?
By Angelica AngOctober 7, 2026
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OpenAI’s human rights lead: What the military could do with AI ‘keeps me up at night’
By Emily ForliniOctober 6, 2026
Fortune 500: Titans and Disruptors of Industry
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Sam Altman: Safety Standards 'Not at a Place' to Push AI Capabilities Much FurtherSeptember 11, 2026
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Why GM's CEO Mary Barra is Still Bullish on Electric VehiclesSeptember 9, 2026
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Bill Ackman's takes on Mamdani, Trump and investing in the age of AIAugust 4, 2026
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FedEx CEO on How AI Can Fix a $1.8 Trillion Global Supply Chain ProblemJuly 14, 2026
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$4 Trillion Savings Gap: TIAA’s CEO on The Retirement Crisis June 16, 2026
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Qualcomm's AI takeover | Titans and DisruptorsMay 5, 2026
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Delta: Bankrupt to Billions | Titans and DisruptorsMarch 31, 2026
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The End of Work: Vinod Khosla's Bold AI Prediction | Titans and DisruptorsMarch 3, 2026
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Google’s AI boss made OpenAI issue code red. Now he wants to solve disease. | Titans and DisruptorsFebruary 10, 2026
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Pfizer CEO took on COVID. Now he wants to cure cancer | Titans and DisruptorsJanuary 27, 2026
Success
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Success
Job-hopping got workers an 18% raise in 2022. Now it’s 8%—and Gen Z is hurt the most
By Muskaan ArshadOctober 7, 2026
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Linda Yaccarino spent 2 years as Elon Musk’s X CEO. She says his ‘insatiable sense of urgency’ is the secret to his trillionaire success
By Preston ForeOctober 7, 2026
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Banking
Citi shortens its analyst program to two years as Wall Street fights private equity for young talent
By Sasha RogelbergOctober 7, 2026
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Success
Elon Musk is a trillionaire again—and he’d still be the richest person on the planet even if he gave everyone $90
By Emma BurleighOctober 6, 2026
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Inside Wonder's Plan to Automate Restaurants: From Robotic Kitchens to Drone Delivery | Term SheetAugust 25, 2026
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This Mentalist Says He’s Training ChatGPT to Hypnotize People | Term SheetAugust 13, 2026
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The $11.5B Startup 100 Investors Turned Down | Term SheetJuly 28, 2026
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How this multi-millionaire investor spots billion-dollar ideas | Term SheetJune 23, 2026
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The Investor Who Bet on SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic Before You Could | Term SheetJune 10, 2026
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The $2B AI tool automating Wall Street | Term SheetMay 27, 2026
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This creator investor on the truth about the AI gold rush | Term SheetMay 13, 2026
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From a Palo Alto closet to $1 billion revenue: how Gusto cracked small business software | Term SheetMay 7, 2026
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How to raise a CEO: The "Godmother of Silicon Valley" Esther Wojcicki | Term SheetApril 21, 2026
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The Startup Fighting to Save the American Farm with Modern Finance | Term SheetApril 7, 2026
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How Winston Weinberg built his $11 billion AI Company | Term SheetMarch 17, 2026
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Why revenue is an outdated metric | Term SheetFebruary 18, 2026
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Chemistry cofounder: “more talented founders than ever” are moving into health care | Term SheetFebruary 3, 2026
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Exelon CEO on if our utilities can handle the AI boom | Term SheetJanuary 21, 2026
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OpenAI Researcher turned VC on what we’re missing on the AI Bubble January 13, 2026
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“Healthcare isn't working for anybody,” says Cityblock Health’s Dr. Toyin Ajayi | Term SheetNovember 4, 2025
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Vet care for the 21st century with Modern Animal’s Steven EidelmanOctober 29, 2025
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“Success disasters,” data privacy, and unlocking growth with Oura CEO Tom HaleOctober 21, 2025
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"Bubbles have almost always preceded some important technological shift”: OpenAI's COOOctober 6, 2025
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The Sociology of Startup Success with VC Powerhouse Hans TungOctober 1, 2025
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The “Egoless” Company Culture that Powers Supabase with CEO Paul CopplestoneSeptember 24, 2025
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Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatowski on the IPO, Loving Walmart, and Embracing AISeptember 10, 2025
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The Brave New World of AI Cyber Crime with Evan Reiser from Abnormal AIAugust 27, 2025
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Vibe Coding, Tech Jobs, & Democratizing the Web with Vercel’s Guillermo Rauch | Fortune Term SheetAugust 20, 2025
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Nvidia + AMD’s Deal & Unfiltered Chat with OG VC, Canvas Prime’s Rebecca LynnAugust 13, 2025
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OpenAI Raises More Capital, Joby Aviation’s Air Taxi Play & The Power of Community in TechAugust 6, 2025
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Figma IPO: What Investors Need to Know, and Understanding Defense TechJuly 30, 2025
From the Magazine
MagazinePalo Alto Networks’ Nikesh Arora is building a defense against the dark side of AI

Cybersecurity’s AI reckoning has arrived, and Arora has become a go-to advisor to CEOs.

By Allie GarfinkleSeptember 30, 2026
In the high-stakes game of chicken between CEOs and states, who blinks first?
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In the high-stakes game of chicken between CEOs and states, who blinks first?
By Ruth UmohSeptember 30, 2026
Your 401(k) is funding the AI boom. Here’s what that means for your retirement
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Your 401(k) is funding the AI boom. Here’s what that means for your retirement
By Allie GarfinkleSeptember 28, 2026
The making of Tim Cook: How Apple’s departing CEO went from ‘the genius behind Steve Jobs’ to a star in his own right
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The making of Tim Cook: How Apple’s departing CEO went from ‘the genius behind Steve Jobs’ to a star in his own right
By Indrani SenSeptember 27, 2026
How social media remade the luxury watch market
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How social media remade the luxury watch market
By Adam EraceSeptember 26, 2026
Energy
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Saudi’s economic transformation collides with war and falling FDI 
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Saudi’s economic transformation collides with war and falling FDI 
By Melissa HancockOctober 7, 2026
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Chevron CFO Eimear Bonner built a 20-plus-year career at the company. Now she’ll run its core business
By Sheryl EstradaOctober 6, 2026
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Leadership
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Success
Job-hopping got workers an 18% raise in 2022. Now it’s 8%—and Gen Z is hurt the most
By Muskaan ArshadOctober 7, 2026
Linda Yaccarino wearing a green top
Success
Linda Yaccarino spent 2 years as Elon Musk’s X CEO. She says his ‘insatiable sense of urgency’ is the secret to his trillionaire success
By Preston ForeOctober 7, 2026
Why the AI age calls for ‘founder mode’
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Why the AI age calls for ‘founder mode’
By Alyson ShontellOctober 7, 2026
Bayer’s CEO cut manager ranks by 70%. Now comes the hard part
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Bayer’s CEO cut manager ranks by 70%. Now comes the hard part
By Diane BradyOctober 7, 2026
Takeaways from the Fortune AIQ 75
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AIFrom Pfizer to UPS, the newest members of the AIQ 75 share the secrets to upping their AI game

How Pfizer, Lumen, Cisco, UPS, Palo Alto Networks, and Thermo Fisher are moving AI beyond pilots—using it to reshape drug discovery, networks, logistics, cybersecurity, and daily work.

By John KellSeptember 29, 2026
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AI
How bottom-line-focused financial firms are finding ROI in AI
By John KellSeptember 29, 2026
How 111-year-old HVAC company Carrier leaped to the top 10 of the Fortune AIQ 75
AI
How 111-year-old HVAC company Carrier leaped to the top 10 of the Fortune AIQ 75
By Sage LazzaroSeptember 29, 2026
How Netflix is using AI to personalize streaming
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How Netflix is using AI to personalize streaming
By Sage LazzaroSeptember 29, 2026
Agentic AI early adopters have failed, pivoted, and learned these 3 lessons 
AI
Agentic AI early adopters have failed, pivoted, and learned these 3 lessons 
By Sage LazzaroSeptember 29, 2026
Features
Sam Altman on the burden of leading OpenAI amid AI safety concerns: ‘You get used to anything’
AI
Sam Altman on the burden of leading OpenAI amid AI safety concerns: ‘You get used to anything’
By Fortune EditorsSeptember 15, 2026
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Exclusive: Sam Altman addresses AI doomsday fears in new interview
By Alyson ShontellSeptember 12, 2026
Exclusive: OpenAI’s Sam Altman hints at pact with other AI companies to address safety risks
AI
Exclusive: OpenAI’s Sam Altman hints at pact with other AI companies to address safety risks
By Alexei OreskovicSeptember 12, 2026
Apple unveils $2,000 iPhone Duo, its first foldable smartphone
Big Tech
Apple unveils $2,000 iPhone Duo, its first foldable smartphone
By Sebastian HerreraSeptember 9, 2026
Real Estate
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Commentary
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The 1,000-hour test: a better way to decide what’s actually worth your money 
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I’ve spent a decade teaching AI to write. Here’s why your slop posts are ruining your LinkedIn
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I wrote The Future of Truth and then found to my alarm it contained AI-hallucinated quotes. I’ve chosen to fight back
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