https://fortune.com/2026/05/03/gamestop-56-billion-takeover-offer-ebay-stock-price-125/ Fortune en 2026-05-03T19:50:03-05:00 GameStop making $56 billion offer to acquire eBay, WSJ says Retail https://fortune.com/2026/05/03/former-nyc-mayor-rudy-giuliani-critical-condition-trump/ Fortune en 2026-05-03T19:45:21-05:00 Former NYC Mayor Giuliani in critical condition, Trump says Rudy Giuliani https://fortune.com/2026/05/03/markets-trump-project-freedom-strait-hormuz-renewed-attacks-ships/ Fortune en 2026-05-03T19:10:32-05:00 Markets on alert as Trump vows ‘Project Freedom’ for Hormuz, setting up potential showdown after renewed attacks on ships Donald Trump,Iran,Military,Oil https://fortune.com/2026/05/03/trump-project-freedom-stranded-ships-neutral-innocent-countries-strait-of-hormuz/ Fortune en 2026-05-03T17:31:12-05:00 Trump says U.S. will guide stranded ships from ‘neutral and innocent’ countries out of the Strait of Hormuz while hinting at positive Iran talks Iran https://fortune.com/2026/05/03/cuba-economy-collapse-basic-goods-us-dollars-ration-books-government-bodegas/ Fortune en 2026-05-03T17:17:15-05:00 Basic goods in Cuba are increasingly sold in U.S. dollars as economy collapses. ‘Everything is scarce here — everything — even that wretched bread’ Cuba https://fortune.com/2026/05/03/hong-kong-chinese-ai-boom-ipos-governance/ Fortune en 2026-05-03T17:00:00-05:00 Hong Kong is the hub for China’s AI IPOs. It can be so much more than that China,Hong Kong https://fortune.com/2026/05/03/russia-economic-despair-vladimir-putin-approval-rating-ukraine-war/ Fortune en 2026-05-03T16:47:12-05:00 As economic despair mounts, Russian official admits the country has had enough of Putin’s war on Ukraine. ‘We can’t even take one region’ Oil,Russia,Ukraine,Ukraine invasion https://fortune.com/2026/05/03/secret-service-agent-buckshot-white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooter-friendly-fire-pirro/ Fortune en 2026-05-03T14:56:26-05:00 Secret Service agent was struck by buckshot from alleged White House correspondents’ dinner shooter, not friendly fire, Pirro says gun violence https://fortune.com/2026/05/03/cargo-ship-strait-of-hormuz-attack-small-boats-us-iran-peace-plans/ Fortune en 2026-05-03T14:41:18-05:00 Cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz comes under attack by multiple small boats as the U.S. and Iran exchange peace plans Iran https://fortune.com/2026/05/03/oil-market-outlook-nightmare-scenarios-crude-inventories-tank-bottoms-iran-tank-tops/ Fortune en 2026-05-03T13:59:58-05:00 The clock is ticking as oil markets barrel toward nightmare scenarios with the West bracing for ‘tank bottoms’ and Iran racing to delay ‘tank tops’ Iran,Oil,Oil Prices https://fortune.com/2026/05/03/chinese-court-layoffs-workers-ai-replacement-labor-market/ Fortune en 2026-05-03T11:28:56-05:00 Chinese court rules firms can’t lay off workers on AI grounds China https://fortune.com/2026/05/03/iran-toll-revenue-strait-of-hormuz-bessent-rial-dollar-currency-record-low/ Fortune en 2026-05-03T11:19:53-05:00 Iran has collected a ‘pittance’ of less than $1.3 million in Hormuz tolls, Bessent says, as currency dives to fresh record low Iran https://fortune.com/2026/05/03/us-service-members-missing-african-lion-multinational-war-games-morocco/ Fortune en 2026-05-03T11:09:40-05:00 2 U.S. service members missing after multinational war games in Morocco U.S. military https://fortune.com/2026/05/03/landlords-tenant-eviction-moratorium-covid-pandemic-settlement-talks-justice-department/ Fortune en 2026-05-03T11:00:25-05:00 Landlords who were barred from evicting tenants during COVID are in settlement talks with DOJ to recoup as much as $1.5 billion Housing https://fortune.com/2026/05/03/trump-ufo-files-pentagon-uap-all-domain-anomaly-resolution-office/ Fortune en 2026-05-03T10:34:38-05:00 Trumps says some ‘very interesting’ UFO files will be revealed, and the Pentagon promises ‘never-before-seen’ information Donald Trump https://fortune.com/2026/05/03/dollar-index-decline-trump-multinational-corporate-profits-hidden-tax/ Fortune en 2026-05-03T10:23:41-05:00 The dollar has fallen 10% under Trump. It helps big multinational companies but is a ‘hidden tax’ raising costs from vacations to groceries Currency https://fortune.com/2026/05/03/ai-models-are-choking-on-junk-data/ Fortune en 2026-05-03T09:30:00-05:00 AI models are choking on junk data disruption https://fortune.com/2026/05/03/starbucks-part-time-barista-design-menu-exec-advice-gen-z-career/ Fortune en 2026-05-03T09:15:00-05:00 He started as a part-time Starbucks barista at 17. Now he’s an exec designing the menu career,Career Advice,Careers,Employment,entry level,Gen Z,gig economy,Hospitality,job hunting,Jobs,Retail,Retail workers,Starbucks,unemployment https://fortune.com/article/diary-of-a-ceo-founder-steven-bartlett-hired-someone-zero-experience-thanked-security-guard-interview/ Fortune en 2026-05-03T08:33:09-05:00 Diary of a CEO founder says he hired someone with ‘zero’ work experience because she ‘thanked the security guard by name’ before the interview Battle for Talent,Berkshire Hathaway,Business,candidate,chief executive officer (CEO),Education,Entrepreneurs,Entrepreneurship,Evergreen Refresh,Executives,Founders,Hiring,interviews,job hunting,Job seekers,Jobs,Resumes,Résumés,skills,talent acquisition,talent acquisition, retention, management,The Interview Playbook,Warren Buffett https://fortune.com/2026/05/03/american-housing-crisis-childcare-crisis-double-whammy/ Fortune en 2026-05-03T08:32:48-05:00 America’s twin scarcities: The 4-million-unit shortage in both housing and childcare is breaking families affordable housing,Childcare,childcare,Housing,Housing crisis https://fortune.com/article/sam-altman-ai-washing-tech-layoffs/ Fortune en 2026-05-03T08:27:21-05:00 Sam Altman says the quiet part out loud, confirming some companies are ‘AI washing’ by blaming unrelated layoffs on the technology Evergreen Refresh,Jobs,Labor,OpenAI,Sam Altman https://fortune.com/2026/05/03/housing-market-nepo-problem-family-wealth-unaffordable/ Fortune en 2026-05-03T07:30:00-05:00 I spent a decade selling homes to the ultra-wealthy. What I saw explains the housing market’s nepo problem baby boomers,Gen Z,Housing,Millennials,Wealth https://fortune.com/2026/05/03/america-got-rich-and-got-sad-a-retired-legend-of-economics-sees-a-happiness-crash-of-2020/ Fortune en 2026-05-03T07:00:00-05:00 America got rich and got sad. A top economist says 2020 broke something that hasn’t healed happiness,Productivity https://fortune.com/2026/05/03/the-us-is-in-a-league-of-its-own-when-it-comes-to-its-debt-burden-as-rating-agencies-bemoan-long-running-deterioration-in-fiscal-governance/ Fortune en 2026-05-03T06:13:00-05:00 The US is in a league of its own when it comes to its debt burden, as rating agencies bemoan ‘long-running deterioration’ in fiscal governance credit,credit ratings,Debt,Interest Rates,national debt,Tariffs,U.S. economy https://fortune.com/2026/05/03/college-outcomes-federal-loans-trump-roi/ Fortune en 2026-05-03T05:49:00-05:00 Trump wants to cut federal loans from college programs that don’t pay off. College cosmetology, fine arts, and music programs are at risk building your career,Career Advancement,career success,Colleges and Universities,Donald Trump,Education,Gen Z,Jobs,student loans and debt,students https://fortune.com/2026/05/03/trump-defense-budget-wwii-battleship-modern-missiles/ Fortune en 2026-05-03T05:28:00-05:00 A $20B battleship the U.S. abandoned after WWII is back in Trump’s $1.5T defense budget. Experts say modern missiles will easily destroy it arms, weapons, and defense,Defense,defense budget,Department of Defense,Donald Trump https://fortune.com/2026/05/03/jerome-powell-federal-reserve-chairman-legacy-trump-central-bank-independence-inflation/ Fortune en 2026-05-03T05:00:00-05:00 Fed whisperer splits on Powell: A+ as steward, but ‘I don’t think you could give him high marks on the economy’ Bonds,Federal Reserve,Inflation,Interest Rates,Iran,jerome powell,Pandemic,tech stocks,U.S. economy https://fortune.com/2026/05/03/eventbrite-ceo-julia-hartz-sold-company-500-million-without-job-since-15-learning-chess-eyeing-internships/ Fortune en 2026-05-03T04:00:00-05:00 Eventbrite CEO sold her company for $500 million—without a job for the first time since 15, she’s playing chess with a robot and eyeing internships Careers,Chess,chief executive officer (CEO),Coding,Entrepreneurs,Entrepreneurship,Eventbrite,Executives,female founders,Founders,internships,IPOs,Jobs,lifestyle,Pandemic,Sales,Tech,Tennis,Women https://fortune.com/2026/05/03/zoom-giving-away-cash-150k-to-solopreneurs-entrepreneur-trends/ Fortune en 2026-05-03T03:00:00-05:00 Zoom is giving away $150K to ‘solopreneurs’ with no strings attached—as 33 million workers ditch corporate to become their own boss American workers,American workforce,career,Career Advice,Careers,Entrepreneurs,Entrepreneurship,Finance,founder,Founders,gig economy,Jobs,money,the future of work,U.S. economy,workers,Workforce,Zoom https://fortune.com/2026/05/02/trump-us-troops-germany-a-lot-further-5000-nato-europe-force-posture/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T21:15:56-05:00 Trump vows to reduce U.S. troops in Germany ‘a lot further’ than 5,000 as defense official says armed services were blindsided by move Military https://fortune.com/2026/05/02/trump-new-iranian-proposal-war-strait-of-hormuz-shipping-sanctions/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T20:59:05-05:00  Trump says he is reviewing a new Iranian proposal to end the war but ‘can’t imagine that it would be acceptable’ Iran https://fortune.com/2026/05/02/can-blue-economy-deliver-promise/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T20:00:00-05:00 Can the ‘blue economy’ deliver on its promise? Investors are starting see the ocean as an asset worth protecting climate,Conservation,oceans https://fortune.com/2026/05/02/iran-oil-production-cuts-crude-storage-limits-tank-tops-us-naval-blockade-hormuz/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T18:38:11-05:00 Iran juggles oil cuts and storage strain to resist U.S. blockade Iran https://fortune.com/2026/05/02/disney-super-app-theme-park-tickets-movies-streaming-cruise-line-navigator-josh-damaro/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T18:29:20-05:00 Disney’s new CEO is exploring a ‘super app’ for theme park tickets, movies and more Media https://fortune.com/2026/05/02/apple-mac-minis-starting-price-hike-799-ai-demand-supply-shortage/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T18:22:16-05:00 Apple raises Mac Mini’s starting price to $799 after AI frenzy drains supply Chips https://fortune.com/2026/05/02/unionized-workers-skilled-trades-alliance-tech-giants-ai-data-centers-construction/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T18:08:42-05:00 Unionized workers form alliance with rich tech giants on AI data centers, pushing back on local opposition and redrawing political lines Data centers https://fortune.com/2026/05/02/san-diego-padres-team-sale-deal-investor-group-kwanza-jones-jose-e-feliciano/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T17:51:53-05:00 San Diego Padres to sell team to investor group led by Kwanza Jones and José E. Feliciano, who will become the second Latino owner in baseball baseball https://fortune.com/2026/05/02/warren-buffett-investing-gambling-mood-one-day-options-prediction-markets-betting-berkshire-hathaway/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T17:30:03-05:00 Warren Buffett says markets are like a church with a casino attached, but ‘we’ve never had people in a more gambling mood than now’ gambling,investing advice,investing strategy,Warren Buffett https://fortune.com/2026/05/02/interest-payments-us-debt-future-deficits-oustanding-borrowing-fiscal-outlook/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T15:27:28-05:00 Interest on U.S. debt is becoming a top driver of future deficits, as the sheer size of past borrowing overwhelms the fiscal outlook  Budget Deficit,Debt,Interest Rates,national debt,U.S. debt https://fortune.com/2026/05/02/jensen-huang-nvdia-ceo-god-complex-ai-apocalypse-warnings-shortages-critical-jobs/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T12:46:58-05:00 Jensen Huang says some CEOs have a ‘God complex’ when it comes to AI apocalypse warnings, which can create shortages of critical workers AI agents,chief executive officer (CEO),Jobs,Software https://fortune.com/2026/05/02/gerry-conway-obituary-comic-books-punisher-marvel-comics-gwen-stacy-spider-man/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T11:31:49-05:00 Gerry Conway, comics legend who created the Punisher, dies at 73 Comic Books,Obituary https://fortune.com/2026/05/02/bard-college-leon-botstein-retires-jeffrey-epstein-ties/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T11:30:27-05:00 Bard College president steps down, months after his deep ties to Jeffrey Epstein were revealed Jeffrey Epstein https://fortune.com/2026/05/02/what-is-green-death-climate-change-carbon-footprint-burial-practices/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T11:25:58-05:00 Meet ‘Green Death’: the burial practices for activists worried about climate change and carbon footprint climate change https://fortune.com/2026/05/02/new-air-force-one-donated-by-qatar-to-trump/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T11:20:04-05:00 America’s paying more at the pump. Trump’s new Air Force One jet donated by Qatar is nearly ready White House https://fortune.com/2026/05/02/dubrovnik-croatia-tourism-impact-iran-war/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T11:15:14-05:00 War in Iran has Croatia’s tourist hotspot wondering: will Dubrovnik host another 4 million visitors in 2026? Croatia,Iran,tourism https://fortune.com/article/gen-z-the-economy-disillusionomics-life-checking-debt/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T11:13:43-05:00 Gen Z is rebelling against the economy with ‘disillusionomics,’ tackling near 6-figure debt by turning life into a giant list of income streams affordability,Cryptocurrency,Debt,economic crisis,Entrepreneurship,Gen Z,Recession https://fortune.com/article/first-watch-ceo-chris-tomasso-writes-handwritten-notes-1-billion-dollar-revenue-breakfast-lunch-chain-power-of-connection-leadership/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T11:09:10-05:00 CEO writes hundreds of thank you notes to staff and still eats in the break room—which ‘always, for whatever reason, blows new employees away’ breakfast,business advice,Business Leaders,chief executive officer (CEO),corporate leadership,Evergreen Refresh,Leadership,leadership advice,leadership lessons,management advice,View from the C-Suite https://fortune.com/article/suze-orman-success-story-turning-down-oprah-winfrey-book-deal/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T11:05:15-05:00 Suze Orman once said earning more than $800,000 would make her ‘sick to my stomach’—but that turning down Oprah Winfrey cured her self-doubt career,Career Advice,Careers,confidence,Evergreen Refresh,finances,Financial Advice,How I made my first million,mental health,Millionaires,Oprah,Oprah Winfrey,Personal Finance,Personal Finance Evergreen,Wealth https://fortune.com/article/big-tech-million-dollar-communications-jobs-ai-anthropic-openai-netflix/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T10:56:33-05:00 Big Tech is shelling out up to $1 million for new hires who will never have to write a line of code Careers,communications,compensation,Evergreen Refresh,salaries https://fortune.com/2026/05/02/trump-lower-court-rulings-violations-record-executive-power-rule-of-law/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T10:40:26-05:00 Trump flouts lower court rulings in unprecedented display of executive power, and ‘respect for the rule of law is likely to break down’ Donald Trump https://fortune.com/2026/05/02/pope-leo-xiv-wealthy-us-catholics-donations-papal-foundation-grants/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T10:28:20-05:00 Pope Leo XIV encourages wealthy U.S. Catholics to keep donating after Papal Foundation approves most grants in its history Pope https://fortune.com/2026/05/02/federal-appeals-court-mifepristone-distribution-mail-us-supreme-court-abortion-policy-roe-v-wade/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T10:21:59-05:00 Federal appeals court blocks mifepristone distribution by mail in biggest jolt to abortion policy since the overturning of Roe v. Wade abortion https://fortune.com/2026/05/02/berkshire-hathaway-cash-pile-397-billion-first-quarter-earnings-annual-meeting-attendance-greg-abel-warren-buffett/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T10:13:26-05:00 Berkshire’s cash pile hits $397.4 billion as profit more than doubles, but annual meeting attendance falls sharply without Warren Buffett as CEO Berkshire Hathaway https://fortune.com/2026/05/02/spirit-airlines-bankruptcy-going-out-of-business-flight-refunds-rebooking/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T10:02:45-05:00 Spirit Airlines is ending operations immediately and going out of business after 34 years, with refunds to come but no customer service Airline industry https://fortune.com/2026/05/02/household-margin-compression-81-percent-wall-street-hormuz-katica-roy/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T08:15:00-05:00 The American household just took an 81% margin cut. Wall Street hasn’t priced it in affordability,Cost of living,Inflation https://fortune.com/2026/05/02/agentic-ai-governance-framework-banking-healthcare-retail-supply-chain-yale-celi-sonnenfeld/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T08:00:00-05:00 Anthropic’s most powerful AI model just exposed a crisis in corporate governance. Here’s the framework every CEO needs. AI agents,Anthropic https://fortune.com/2026/05/02/trump-pope-leo-fighting-american-born-maga-catholicism/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T05:55:00-05:00 Trump picked a fight with the Pope: The one person he can’t fire, can’t outbid, and can’t outlast Catholic Church,Donald Trump,Iran,Pope,Religion,Social Media,Vatican https://fortune.com/2026/05/02/iran-war-oil-shock-radical-idea-reverse-opec/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T05:46:00-05:00 One economist’s ‘radical idea’ to solve the biggest energy crisis in history: a reverse OPEC crude oil prices,Iran,Oil,War https://fortune.com/2026/05/02/health-standard-drink-rethink-alcohol-guidelines-low-slow-moderation/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T05:30:00-05:00 We need a new way of thinking about drinking: Time to replace the ‘standard drink’ with advice people can actually use Beer,Food and drink https://fortune.com/2026/05/02/smartest-higher-ed-philanthropy-hbcus-community-colleges-return/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T05:30:00-05:00 Stop donating to Harvard and the Ivy League. There’s a better option that MacKenzie Scott already figured out Colleges and Universities,Education,HBCUs,MacKenzie Scott,philanthropy https://fortune.com/2026/05/02/asia-policy-experts-us-playbook-iran-war-fallout-rethink/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T05:00:00-05:00 Asia is being hammered by the Iran conflict’s economic fallout. The U.S. has the playbook to help—and every reason to Iran,supply chains https://fortune.com/2026/05/02/betting-kentucky-derby-laws-hisa-churchill-downs-lawsuit/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T04:30:00-05:00 Betting on the Kentucky Derby is more popular than ever. So why is it so confusing? betting,gambling,Kentucky,Kentucky Derby,Predictions,racehorses,Sports,sports betting https://fortune.com/2026/05/02/schwarzman-scholars-blackstone-china-tsinghua-university/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T04:00:00-05:00 Blackstone’s Steve Schwarzman built a program to teach young leaders about China. It’s harder to get into than Harvard Blackstone,business leadership,China,Finance,Leadership https://fortune.com/2026/05/02/us-cold-war-china-iran-strait-hormuz-piece-larger-puzzle/ Fortune en 2026-05-02T03:08:00-05:00 The Iran war has turned the world’s shipping straits into a chessboard—and the U.S. aims to box out China from the Panama Canal to the Malacca Strait China,crude oil,Donald Trump,Iran https://fortune.com/2026/05/01/trump-final-proposal-taxpayer-takeover-spirit-airlines-bankruptcy-bailout/ Fortune en 2026-05-01T19:03:12-05:00 Trump says a ‘final proposal’ for a taxpayer-funded takeover of Spirit Airlines is under consideration Airline industry https://fortune.com/2026/05/01/us-troop-withdrawal-5000-germany-trump-merz-iran-war/ Fortune en 2026-05-01T18:53:26-05:00 U.S. to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany as Trump feuds with Merz over the Iran war Germany https://fortune.com/2026/05/01/ebay-stock-gamestop-takeover-bid-ryan-cohen/ Fortune en 2026-05-01T18:37:25-05:00 EBay soars on report that GameStop is preparing a takeover bid ecommerce https://fortune.com/2026/05/01/exxon-ceo-more-to-come-prices-spikes-iran-war-as-exxon-chevron-beat/ Fortune en 2026-05-01T16:56:00-05:00 Exxon Mobil CEO sees ‘more to come’ on price spikes from Iran war as Exxon, Chevron beat on earnings despite plunging profits Chevron,crude oil,Donald Trump,ExxonMobil,Iran,Venezuela