https://fortune.com/2026/08/23/trump-economic-warfare-iran-sanctions-military-retaliation/ Fortune en 2026-08-23T17:09:47-05:00 As Trump administration readies economic warfare measures against Iran, top security official vows retaliation ‘in a seismic manner’ Iran https://fortune.com/2026/08/23/jared-kushner-trump-envoy-house-democratic-leader-hakeem-jeffries-midterms/ Fortune en 2026-08-23T16:50:23-05:00 Jared Kushner has negotiated with adversaries like Iran as Trump’s envoy. Now he’s talking with the House Democratic leader ahead of midterms Elections https://fortune.com/2026/08/23/navy-sailor-uss-abraham-lincoln-father-trump-immigration-crackdown/ Fortune en 2026-08-23T16:39:30-05:00 ‘This is heartbreaking for me’ — A sailor serving on the USS Abraham Lincoln just found out his father was caught in Trump’s immigration crackdown Immigration https://fortune.com/2026/08/23/iran-war-outlook-2027-strait-of-hormuz-oil-exports-blockade-oman-corridor-escalation/ Fortune en 2026-08-23T15:59:01-05:00 The Iran war could last ‘deep into 2027’ as the Strait of Hormuz isn’t that closed, allowing more oil to leak out—but major escalation is likely soon Iran,Oil,sanctions,U.S. military https://fortune.com/2026/08/23/michael-burry-big-short-alibaba-stock-sale-jd-com-purchase/ Fortune en 2026-08-23T13:58:25-05:00 Burry says he sold Alibaba, calling it pricey before share sale Stock https://fortune.com/2026/08/23/treasury-bond-buyback-dollar-yen-currency-markets-financial-repression-us-debt-costs/ Fortune en 2026-08-23T13:22:27-05:00 The Treasury’s recent moves in the bond and currency markets add up to ‘soft-form financial repression’ to lower debt costs, economist warns bond yields,Bonds,Currency,Debt https://fortune.com/2026/08/23/forests-recovery-time-climate-warming-fossils/ Fortune en 2026-08-23T11:17:01-05:00 Earth’s forests took 100,000 years to recover from the last climate shock — this one is moving 10 times faster climate change https://fortune.com/2026/08/23/reno-wildfire-mayor-life-more-important/ Fortune en 2026-08-23T10:56:33-05:00 Reno’s mayor to residents near a fast-growing wildfire: your life matters more than your house Nevada,wildfires https://fortune.com/2026/08/23/trump-bbc-subpoena-family-financial-records-ruling/ Fortune en 2026-08-23T10:51:59-05:00 Trump panic mounts as judge rules his financial records fair game in his own BBC defamation lawsuit BBC Group,White House https://fortune.com/2026/08/23/kassebaum-baker-trump-impeachment-kansas-obituary/ Fortune en 2026-08-23T10:48:03-05:00 Nancy Kassebaum Baker said she’d ‘rather cuddle up and do needlepoint all day,’ but became a rare Republican to call for Trump’s impeachment kansas,Obituary https://fortune.com/2026/08/23/gibbon-conservation-santa-clarita-california/ Fortune en 2026-08-23T10:44:09-05:00 A California house painter taught himself about gibbons 50 years ago — and now his center is a world-leading rescue facility Animals https://fortune.com/2026/08/23/takaichi-cockroaches-seclusion-sleep-deprivation/ Fortune en 2026-08-23T10:38:30-05:00 Japan’s PM is barely sleeping and rarely leaving her office in the name of ‘efficiency.’ Her approval rating disagrees Japan https://fortune.com/2026/08/23/trump-tariffs-us-canada-trade-war-retaliation-mark-carney/ Fortune en 2026-08-23T10:38:26-05:00 ‘We’re going to hit back’ — Canada does what many other U.S. allies have avoided: risk economic pain rather than yield to tariff pressure Tariffs https://fortune.com/2026/08/23/sonora-screwworm-case-border-reopening-gamble/ Fortune en 2026-08-23T10:10:46-05:00 The U.S. picked the Mexican state without screwworm to reopen the border. Then it got screwworm Mexico https://fortune.com/2026/08/23/bitcoin-squeeze-treasury-buyback-shorts-blown-up/ Fortune en 2026-08-23T10:07:37-05:00 Traders bet bitcoin was stuck below $67,000. The Treasury blew that trade up in one afternoon Bitcoin https://fortune.com/2026/08/23/bossware-data-shared-facebook-yandex-workers/ Fortune en 2026-08-23T10:02:26-05:00 Your boss’s monitoring app didn’t just watch you — it shared your data to Facebook and a Russian search engine Surveillance https://fortune.com/2026/08/23/buc-ees-beavercreek-lawsuit-dewine-absurd/ Fortune en 2026-08-23T09:51:55-05:00 Buc-ee’s Buckeye backlash as beaver infringement lawsuit infuriates Mini Mart maniacs in Ohio intellectual property,Ohio https://fortune.com/article/elon-musk-bernie-sanders-billionaire-tax-sovereign-wealth/ Fortune en 2026-08-23T09:23:31-05:00 Taxing all 938 billionaires at 100% wouldn’t stop the $40 trillion national debt, says Elon Musk. Bernie Sanders says tax them 5% and send you a check Bernie Sanders,Billionaires,Elon Musk,Evergreen Refresh,Taxes https://fortune.com/article/despite-2-6-billion-net-worth-mrbeast-had-to-borrow-cash-didnt-have-enough-for-mcdonalds/ Fortune en 2026-08-23T09:17:16-05:00 Despite his $2.6 billion net worth, MrBeast said he’s had to borrow cash and didn’t even have enough money in his bank account to buy McDonald’s assets,Billionaires,Business,compensation,Entrepreneurs,Entrepreneurship,equity,Evergreen Refresh,Founders,Gen Z,McDonald's,Media,Millionaires,MrBeast,Personal Finance,rich people,salaries,Social Media,spending,Wealth,YouTube https://fortune.com/article/tax-escape-map-billionaires-bolting-for-florida-from-the-west-coast-taking-29-billion-in-tax-revenue-with-them/ Fortune en 2026-08-23T09:09:39-05:00 The tax escape map: Billionaires are bolting for Florida from the West Coast and taking some $29 billion in tax revenue with them Billionaires,California,Democratic Party,Donald Trump,Evergreen Refresh,Florida,Home Prices,Luxury,Miami,migration,Republican Party,Taxes,wealth inequality https://fortune.com/2026/08/23/meet-18-year-old-junk-remover-self-employed-social-media-gen-z/ Fortune en 2026-08-23T07:00:00-05:00 Meet the 18-year-old junk remover who vibe-coded his own pricing calculator and makes up to $15,000 a month Gen Z,Social Media https://fortune.com/2026/08/23/gen-z-birding-analog-hobby-college-bird-watching/ Fortune en 2026-08-23T06:00:00-05:00 ‘I had no one to bird with who wasn’t 20 years older than me’: Meet the Gen Zers who transformed grandma’s hobby into an analog craze Gen Z https://fortune.com/2026/08/23/kirill-bigai-ceo-of-1-2-billion-learning-platform-preply-it-all-started-with-online-search-for-english-tutor/ Fortune en 2026-08-23T05:43:00-05:00 The CEO of $1.2 billion learning platform Preply says it all started with his online search for an English tutor Business,Careers,CEO salaries and executive compensation,chief executive officer (CEO),Education,Entrepreneurs,Entrepreneurship,Europe CEO,Founders,Funding,Income,Jobs,language,Learning,Personal Finance,salaries,Side Hustle,skills,start-ups,Tech,Ukraine,Unicorns https://fortune.com/2026/08/23/otc-markets-ceo-250-years-of-market-history-just-collided-with-a-new-sec-rule/ Fortune en 2026-08-23T05:00:00-05:00 OTC Markets CEO: 250 years of market history just collided with a new SEC rule 250 Years of Innovation,Securities and Exchange Commission https://fortune.com/2026/08/23/american-billionaires-buying-farmland-alternative-asset-pricing-farmers-out/ Fortune en 2026-08-23T04:30:00-05:00 American billionaires are showing off their farmland for elaborate hobbies, but a buying spree among the ultrarich risks pricing farmers out Agriculture,assets,Billionaires,investing strategy https://fortune.com/2026/08/23/women-dads-not-duds-claudia-goldin-birthrate-economics-data/ Fortune en 2026-08-23T04:00:00-05:00 Women want ‘dads,’ not ‘duds’: A Nobel-winning historian has a theory for falling birthrates, but the economics aren’t so straightforward Children,economic policy,population,population demographics,public policy https://fortune.com/2026/08/23/mark-walter-sports-private-credit-insurance-finances/ Fortune en 2026-08-23T03:00:00-05:00 Mark Walter’s sports empire offers a glimpse of the money machine behind private credit—and the plumbing keeping it together Finance,Insurance,investigation,private equity,Sports https://fortune.com/2026/08/22/spacex-natural-gas-trader-chip-making-rocket-fuel/ Fortune en 2026-08-22T19:32:23-05:00 SpaceX is hiring in natural gas trading for energy needs natural gas https://fortune.com/2026/08/22/chinese-robots-beijing-games-athletic-records-humans-usain-bolt/ Fortune en 2026-08-22T19:25:19-05:00 Humanoid Chinese robots are smashing running records set by humans — including Usain Bolt’s sprint Robots https://fortune.com/2026/08/22/dollarization-venezuela-bolivar-currency-switch-hyperinflation-oil-revenue-debt-steve-hanke/ Fortune en 2026-08-22T19:11:10-05:00 Venezuela abandoning the bolivar and adopting the U.S. dollar would be the biggest currency switch since the advent of the euro, Hanke says Currency https://fortune.com/2026/08/22/us-canada-trade-war-trump-tariffs-mark-carney-economic-integration-weapon/ Fortune en 2026-08-22T17:27:00-05:00 ‘You’re at war when you get attacked’ — Canada’s Mark Carney accuses U.S. of using economic integration as a weapon as trade fight spurs tariff hikes Tariffs https://fortune.com/2026/08/22/us-canada-trump-trade-war-trucks-tariff-relief/ Fortune en 2026-08-22T16:37:16-05:00 Canada demand for trucks tariff relief imperiled trade talks Canada https://fortune.com/2026/08/22/nvidia-customers-ai-related-price-hikes-15-percent-vera-rubin-grace-blackwell-chips/ Fortune en 2026-08-22T16:27:38-05:00 Nvidia customers notified about AI-related price hikes above 15% Chips https://fortune.com/2026/08/22/trump-stock-market-trading-disclosure-june-vanguard-etf/ Fortune en 2026-08-22T16:15:11-05:00 Trump’s stock disclosure shows more than 1,000 trades in June Stock https://fortune.com/2026/08/22/debt-tipping-point-bond-yields-treasury-selloff-inflation-dollar/ Fortune en 2026-08-22T15:25:31-05:00 Forget AI, debt has become the main character on Wall Street as markets just now decided that it’s gotten out of control after years of warnings  bond yields,Bonds,Debt,U.S. Department of the Treasury https://fortune.com/article/billionaires-worried-gen-z-kids-cant-keep-job/ Fortune en 2026-08-22T13:22:57-05:00 Even billionaires are worried their Gen Z kids can’t keep a job—and their wealth advisors say the fear is ‘very real’ Evergreen Refresh,financial planning,Gen Z,job hunting,Job seekers,Jobs,Wealth https://fortune.com/2026/08/22/iran-economy-crisis-us-naval-blockade-trump-sanctions-dday/ Fortune en 2026-08-22T13:06:36-05:00 ‘We will not endure’ — Top Iranian leaders signal they are running out of time as economy crumbles ahead of Trump’s next sanctions onslaught Inflation,Iran,Military,Oil,sanctions https://fortune.com/article/amazon-founder-jeff-bezos-cut-income-taxes-bottom-earners-income-inequality-billionaire-philanthrophy/ Fortune en 2026-08-22T13:05:53-05:00 Jeff Bezos wants the bottom half of earners to pay zero income tax—he says nurses making just $75K should save $12K a year Amazon,billionaire,Billionaires,Evergreen Refresh,Founders,Jeff Bezos,money,New York City,philanthropy,Taxes,Wealth,wealth inequality,Zohran Mamdani https://fortune.com/article/25-billion-ceo-says-one-hour-interviews-are-a-waste-of-time/ Fortune en 2026-08-22T13:00:29-05:00 $25 billion CEO says one-hour interviews are a waste of time—he puts candidates through six hours of tests and wants them to order wine at lunch Bupa,career,Careers,chief executive officer (CEO),Europe CEO,Evergreen Refresh,Fortune 500,Fortune 500 Europe,Health,Hiring,Interview,Jobs,Steve Jobs,talent acquisition,talent acquisition, retention, management,The Interview Playbook,The Promotion Playbook,U.K. ceo,View from the C-Suite https://fortune.com/article/money-losing-proposition-americans-are-draining-stock-portfolios-to-shovel-more-money-into-sports-betting/ Fortune en 2026-08-22T12:54:50-05:00 ‘This is a money-losing proposition for most of these individuals’: Americans are draining stock portfolios to shovel more money into sports betting Caesars Entertainment,DraftKings,Evergreen Refresh,FanDuel,gambling,Gen Z,mental health,NFL,Sports,sports betting,sports gambling,study https://fortune.com/2026/08/22/el-sayed-social-media-underdog-campaign/ Fortune en 2026-08-22T11:18:10-05:00 Abdul El-Sayed used Mamdani’s social media playbook to overcome a 9:1 spending deficit. Now he’s facing slander about 9/11 Democratic Party,Elections,Michigan https://fortune.com/2026/08/22/executives-ai-productivity-layoffs-study/ Fortune en 2026-08-22T11:11:08-05:00 90% of executives say AI hasn’t boosted productivity. Some are still cutting jobs Layoffs,Productivity https://fortune.com/2026/08/22/trump-oil-companies-windfall-tax-money/ Fortune en 2026-08-22T11:06:15-05:00 Trump says oil companies are ‘making too much money.’ Their own balance sheets agree Oil https://fortune.com/2026/08/22/tiktok-settles-childrens-privacy-suit-with-doj-for-400-million/ Fortune en 2026-08-22T10:58:14-05:00 TikTok settles children’s privacy suit with DOJ for $400 million TikTok https://fortune.com/2026/08/22/meet-jeffrey-huber-hurricane-andrew-architect/ Fortune en 2026-08-22T10:54:50-05:00 Meet the Florida architect who lost his roof at 12 — and now builds for the next Andrew Florida https://fortune.com/2026/08/22/trump-rose-garden-statues-anonymous-donors-crow/ Fortune en 2026-08-22T10:48:22-05:00 Trump remakes Rose Garden with loans from secret Supreme Court megadonor Harlan Crow White House https://fortune.com/2026/08/22/arizona-snap-federal-mandate-paperwork-flood/ Fortune en 2026-08-22T10:44:46-05:00 Food stamp enrollment plunges as Trump’s demand for more paperwork pushes poor people off the rolls SNAP https://fortune.com/2026/08/22/us-livestock-imports-mexico-outbreak-flesh-eating-screwworm-parasite/ Fortune en 2026-08-22T10:36:50-05:00 U.S. to allow limited livestock imports from Mexico as outbreak from flesh-eating screwworm parasite eases, but total eradication will take time Agriculture https://fortune.com/2026/08/22/harvard-morgue-settlement-court-forced-53-million/ Fortune en 2026-08-22T10:36:16-05:00 Harvard to pay $53 million after former morgue manager sold body parts on black market Harvard University https://fortune.com/2026/08/22/us-debt-competition-higher-yielding-bonds-overseas-treasury-rates/ Fortune en 2026-08-22T09:58:20-05:00 ‘The U.S. is not the only game in town anymore’ — Treasury debt faces more competition from higher-yielding bonds overseas than in recent decades Debt https://fortune.com/2026/08/22/us-canada-50-percent-tariffs-1930-trade-act-smoot-hawley-trump/ Fortune en 2026-08-22T09:45:48-05:00 U.S. hits Canada with 50% tariffs, invoking a notorious Great Depression law that has never been used before to impose import taxes Tariffs https://fortune.com/2026/08/22/james-francisco-turner-lazaro-banc-of-california-new-startup/ Fortune en 2026-08-22T08:30:00-05:00 I helped turn a California bank into one of America’s fastest-growing. Now I’m building a company to serve the people that banking has failed start-ups https://fortune.com/2026/08/22/cutter-squidge-lui-sisters-bakery/ Fortune en 2026-08-22T08:00:00-05:00 Meet the sisters who got dumped by their landlords and were down to their last £15,000 before they built an £8 million business Business,Food and drink,Most Powerful Women,Retail,United Kingdom https://fortune.com/2026/08/22/ais-three-body-problem-no-single-force-can-dictate-the-outcome/ Fortune en 2026-08-22T07:30:00-05:00 AI’s Three-Body Problem: no single force can dictate the outcome disruption https://fortune.com/2026/08/22/america-172-billion-child-care-problem-real-estate/ Fortune en 2026-08-22T07:15:00-05:00 America has a $172 billion child care problem. Investors are overlooking part of the solution child care costs https://fortune.com/2026/08/22/tokenmaxxing-ceo-dinner-1000-dollars-insecurity-maxio-jenkins/ Fortune en 2026-08-22T07:00:00-05:00 This CEO was out to dinner when he caught his AI agent wasting $1,000 in tokens. He says ‘insecurity’ is a bigger problem AI agents https://fortune.com/2026/08/22/nascar-hall-of-fame-racer-jimmie-johnson-secrets-success-small-things-matter-gen-z-advice/ Fortune en 2026-08-22T05:00:00-05:00 Retired racer Jimmie Johnson credits his multimillion-dollar success to shining his shoes and arriving 10 minutes early: ‘Small things matter’ Autos,building your career,Career Advice,Career Development,Careers,Gen Z,Millionaires,money,NASCAR,work-life,work-life balance https://fortune.com/article/dave-cote-vertiv-stock-performance-ai-boom/ Fortune en 2026-08-22T04:00:00-05:00 The veteran Fortune 500 CEO who turned an 80-year-old AC company into an AI darling Leadership,Tech https://fortune.com/2026/08/22/after-60-years-underground-power-cloud-ormat-ai-pivot/ Fortune en 2026-08-22T03:11:00-05:00 Powering the cloud after 60 years underground: Ormat’s geothermal pivot to AI Data centers,fracking,Israel,power,Renewables https://fortune.com/2026/08/21/exclusive-amazon-quietly-hiked-prices-echo-fire-tv-kindle-eero-significant-increases-memory-costs/ Fortune en 2026-08-21T19:50:35-05:00 Exclusive: Amazon quietly hiked prices on Echo, Fire TV, Kindle, and eero overnight to offset ‘significant increases’ in memory costs Amazon,Amazon Echo,Chips,Fortune 500 Companies,hardware,memory,supply chains https://fortune.com/2026/08/21/alex-jones-50-million-sandy-hook-families-1-25-billion/ Fortune en 2026-08-21T17:36:41-05:00 Alex Jones no longer on-the-hook for $50 million owed to Sandy Hook families—but he still has $1.25 billion looming over his head Alex Jones,Defamation,free speech,Infowars,Sandy Hook https://fortune.com/2026/08/21/republicans-donald-trump-beef-import-announcement-consumers-expense/ Fortune en 2026-08-21T17:27:22-05:00 Republicans say let them eat overpriced burgers, turning on Trump for ‘flooding the market with foreign beef’ Donald Trump,exports,farming,imports,Republican Party,Tariffs https://fortune.com/2026/08/21/asia-ai-boom-southeast-asia-economic-geopolitical-divide-short-term-blip/ Fortune en 2026-08-21T17:00:00-05:00 The AI boom is lifting economies across Asia. But for Southeast Asia, it might just be a ‘short-term blip’ China,geopolitics,Semiconductors,Singapore https://fortune.com/2026/08/21/trumps-ballroom-roberts-supreme-court/ Fortune en 2026-08-21T16:56:25-05:00 Chief Justice John Roberts allows Trump’s ballroom crews to keep working 20-hour days Donald Trump,Supreme Court https://fortune.com/2026/08/21/youtube-netflix-millions/ Fortune en 2026-08-21T16:38:07-05:00 YouTube offers creators millions to not work with Netflix Netflix,YouTube https://fortune.com/2026/08/21/fat-marmot-week-climate-change-colorado-titanic/ Fortune en 2026-08-21T16:36:08-05:00 Leader of Fat Marmot Week fights the budget cut era: ‘we’re going to be laughing our way down as the Titanic sinks’ Animals,climate change https://fortune.com/2026/08/21/bitcoin-cryptos-new-favorite-coin-hyperliquid-thunder/ Fortune en 2026-08-21T15:26:18-05:00 Bitcoin soars to nearly $80,000—but crypto’s new favorite coin, Hyperliquid, is stealing its thunder Bitcoin,Cryptocurrency https://fortune.com/2026/08/21/miami-exclusive-jeff-bezos-indian-creek-country-club/ Fortune en 2026-08-21T14:04:57-05:00 Membership into Miami’s most exclusive club is something money can’t buy—and Jeff Bezos is among those standing outside, looking in Amazon,Billionaires,Jeff Bezos,Miami,Property https://fortune.com/2026/08/21/phoebe-gates-secret-stanford-class-how-to-rule-the-world-wire-fraud/ Fortune en 2026-08-21T14:04:23-05:00 Phoebe Gates took a secret Stanford class on how to ‘rule the world’—and reportedly recruited employees for her startup accused of wire fraud fraud