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Paolo Confino

Paolo Confino is a formerreporter on Fortune’s global news desks where he covered each day’s most important stories. In addition to his breaking news stories Paolo has written several in-depth features on a variety of subjects, including Flagship Pioneering, the biotech VC that founded Moderna, Italian soccer team AC Milan’s efforts to build a new stadium, and a profile of David Rawlinson, one of only eight Black Fortune 500 CEOs. At Fortune, Paolo previously worked on the Leadership desk where he covered the C-suite and helped launch the CHRO Daily newsletter alongside two of his colleagues. Prior to working in journalism Paolo worked for several years in the marketing department of a Fortune 500 CPG company. He has a bachelor's degree from NYU and a masters degree from Syracuse University.

Headquarters of Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba.
TechChina leaps forward in the A.I. arms race as Alibaba releases a new chatbot that can ‘read’ images
By Paolo ConfinoAugust 25, 2023
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy standing behind a podium holding up peace signs.
PoliticsHow Vivek Ramaswamy, the surprise GOP debate star, made his fortune and triggered his critics
By Paolo ConfinoAugust 24, 2023
A sign on the picket lines of the Hollywood writers strike.
LeadershipHollywood studios tout proposed 5% pay bump for writers as the biggest in 35 years, the day after UPS Teamsters ratified a 35% raise and pilots got 21%
By Paolo ConfinoAugust 23, 2023
Arvind Krishna, CEO of IBM
TechIBM CEO who plans hiring pause for 7,800 jobs due to A.I. says the world will be worse without the technology. ‘Otherwise quality of life is going to fall’
By Paolo ConfinoAugust 22, 2023
Portrait of Lyft CEO David Risher on pink and beige background.
FinanceLyft’s CEO is so bullish on the ‘underdog’ company, he just invested $1 million in its stock
By Paolo ConfinoAugust 22, 2023
Lionel Messi
SuccessLionel Messi is bringing an absolutely enormous pile of money into American soccer and MLS
By Paolo ConfinoAugust 21, 2023
The president of the United Auto Workers union Shawn Fain.
LeadershipU.S car industry would lose $5.5 billion if workers strike, report says. So far, negotiations have been rife with ‘theatrics and personal insults‘
By Paolo ConfinoAugust 18, 2023
Apple should buy ESPN from Disney for $50 billion, says analyst who calls a deal a ‘no brainer’
TechApple should buy ESPN from Disney for $50 billion, says analyst who calls a deal a ‘no brainer’
By Paolo ConfinoAugust 17, 2023
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai stands in front of a presentation.
TechGoogle’s A.I. is about to breach a new frontier: It’s reportedly working on a chatbot to give life advice
By Paolo ConfinoAugust 17, 2023
A man walks away with a giant dollar bill, as it disintegrates
Personal FinanceWe finally have proof of the ‘rich-cession.’ The number of millionaires fell the most since the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, UBS says
By Paolo ConfinoAugust 15, 2023
Lourenco Goncalves, Cleveland-Cliffs' Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
LeadershipThe Elon Musk of steel? Meet the Brazilian mogul who just bid $7.2 billion to bring two Fortune 500 giants together
By Paolo ConfinoAugust 14, 2023
An empty office.
SuccessA real estate billionaire said Fridays are ‘dead forever’ for offices and remote work guru Nick Bloom says he’s right—it’s part of a new 3-part week
By Paolo Confino and Jane ThierAugust 11, 2023
FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta standing at a podium.
LifestyleFC Barcelona, the Spanish soccer giant that couldn’t afford to re-sign Lionel Messi, just hit Wall Street with a bold $1 billion SPAC plan
By Prarthana Prakash and Paolo ConfinoAugust 11, 2023
Many workers facing a layoff would accept a 25% pay cut to keep their jobs—but 97% of bosses don’t even ask. Even the researchers are stumped why
SuccessMany workers facing a layoff would accept a 25% pay cut to keep their jobs—but 97% of bosses don’t even ask. Even the researchers are stumped why
By Paolo ConfinoAugust 10, 2023
An Amazon employee holds up a sign at a protest in front of the company's headquarters.
SuccessAmazon’s RTO saga continues as employees get an email scolding them for not showing up to the office—even though they did
By Paolo ConfinoAugust 10, 2023
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