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James Daunt sits in a booksop, gesturing with both hands and smiling.
Barnes & Noble CEO clarifies the bookseller’s stance on AI-written books after refusing to ban them: ‘This is a straightforward rejection of AI books’

James Daunt told Fortune the responsibility to decide on what AI-generated means lies with the publisher, not the seller.

By Sasha RogelbergMay 22, 2026
Walmart shoppers are filling their gas tanks with less than 10 gallons for the first time since 2022, and its CFO calls it ‘an indication of stress’
Walmart shoppers are filling their gas tanks with less than 10 gallons for the first time since 2022, and its CFO calls it ‘an indication of stress’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMay 22, 2026
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Trump reverses grocery, air conditioning pollution regulations because they’re too woke
By Matthew Daly and The Associated PressMay 21, 2026
A Pizza Hut workers prepares an order for delivery.
Pizza Hut franchisee claims $100 million losses from ‘cascading operational breakdowns’ in AI adoption gone wrong
By Sasha RogelbergMay 19, 2026
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Target posts biggest jump in comparable sales in 4 years as turnaround takes shape
By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated PressMay 20, 2026
Variational co-founders Edward Yu and Lucas Schuermann pose for a picture
Variational raises $50 million Series A to bring liquidity from traditional markets to blockchain rails
By Jack KubinecMay 20, 2026
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CommentaryMillions of business owners are about to retire. They should sell to their employees
By Matt Helmer and Maxwell JohnsonMay 23, 2026
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CommentaryEveryone is blaming AI for the death of ‘craft.’ Take a good look in the mirror
By Ashley YetmanMay 23, 2026
Josh Smith, founder of Montana Knife Company.
SuccessThis 39-year-old quit his lineman job during the pandemic and built a $50 million company in his backyard
By Nick LichtenbergMay 23, 2026
Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve nominee for US President Donald Trump, is sworn in during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Economy‘I almost fell out of my chair’: Fed stalwart Claudia Sahm fears Kevin Warsh’s policies could undo 20 years of policy progress
By Eleanor PringleMay 23, 2026
The quiet death of conscious consumerism, from Everlane and Allbirds to Beyond Meat
EnvironmentThe quiet death of conscious consumerism, from Everlane and Allbirds to Beyond Meat
By Phil WahbaMay 23, 2026
A construction worker wearing a yellow helmet wipes his nose with his hand.
North AmericaAmerica is suffering a shortage of construction workers and sabotaging its ability to fill vacancies by wiping out the industry’s immigrant backbone
By Sasha RogelbergMay 23, 2026
Jon McNeill
SuccessFormer Tesla president shares the secret to success he learned from his former boss, Elon Musk: ‘He demands to only work with world-class talent’
By Preston ForeMay 23, 2026
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CommentaryI’ve spent 25 years studying loneliness. AI is about to make it much worse
By Clay RoutledgeMay 23, 2026
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Oscar Mayer is partnering with a Jeff Bezos-backed startup to roll out a vegan hot dog
RetailOscar Mayer is partnering with a Jeff Bezos-backed startup to roll out a vegan hot dog
By Deena Shanker and BloombergMarch 6, 2024
  • A Wendy's worker hands a drive thru customer their order.
    RetailWendy’s is going to implement Uber-style surge pricing for your Baconator—with the help of AI
    By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 27, 2024
The U.S. housing market is headed into a pivotal spring season as home sellers wait for their sweet spot, according to Opendoor
CommentaryThe U.S. housing market is headed into a pivotal spring season as home sellers wait for their sweet spot, according to Opendoor
By Nick BoniakowskiMarch 6, 2024
Gig platforms are limiting workers’ hours and making it more difficult to tip them as New York City rolls out new rules to ensure they make at least $18 an hour
SuccessGig platforms are limiting workers’ hours and making it more difficult to tip them as New York City rolls out new rules to ensure they make at least $18 an hour
By Cedar Attanasio and The Associated PressMarch 6, 2024
People browsing through a cosmetics store
RetailLVMH-owned Sephora is riding the ‘lipstick effect’ wave as it eyes more growth amid continuing economic downturn
By Prarthana PrakashMarch 5, 2024
Still life of Wegovy an injectable prescription weight loss medicine that has helped people with obesity.
RetailNovo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Ozempic boom saved Denmark’s GDP from a no-growth 2023—and will help double its expected growth this year, country’s largest bank says
By Niclas Rolander and BloombergMarch 5, 2024
Gen Z–approved clothing giant The North Face is offering customers 20% off if they take a racial inclusion course
RetailGen Z–approved clothing giant The North Face is offering customers 20% off if they take a racial inclusion course
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMarch 5, 2024
  • Some McDonald’s are becoming WcDonald’s in an example of real life turning into an anime meme
    RetailSome McDonald’s are becoming WcDonald’s in an example of real life turning into an anime meme
    By Chris MorrisFebruary 27, 2024
Shoppers at a Shein pop-up store in Ontario, Canada, in 2023
RetailChinese fast-fashion brand Shein could have its wings clipped before it IPOs as France mulls 50% tariff and U.K. retailers call for closure of tax loophole
By Ryan HoggMarch 5, 2024
American consumers deserve the same food labeling standards as Europeans
CommentaryAmerican consumers deserve the same food labeling standards as Europeans
By Julie ChaponMarch 5, 2024
Trader Joe’s steamed chicken soup dumplings are being recalled for possibly containing hard plastic from a permanent marker pen
RetailTrader Joe’s steamed chicken soup dumplings are being recalled for possibly containing hard plastic from a permanent marker pen
By The Associated PressMarch 4, 2024
Former Manchester United captain is joining the financial advisory firm that brought in Tom Brady and Serena Williams as partners
RetailFormer Manchester United captain is joining the financial advisory firm that brought in Tom Brady and Serena Williams as partners
By David Hellier and BloombergMarch 4, 2024
The Macy's flagship store in the Herald Square neighborhood of New York
RetailMacy’s turned down one takeover bid from Arkhouse and Brigade. Now the investment firm upped its offer for the struggling retailer to $6.6bn
By The Associated PressMarch 4, 2024
  • Outside view of an Outback Steakhouse in Skokie, Ill.
    RetailThe bloom is off the onion…Owner shuts down 41 Outback, Carrabba’s, Bonefish Grill, and Fleming’s locations
    By Chris MorrisFebruary 27, 2024
a picture of luxury bags
RetailThe Gen Z and millennial rebellion against full-price luxury is hurting Burberry and Kering, but propping up secondhand marketplaces
By Prarthana PrakashMarch 3, 2024
A headshot of Amazon seller Albert Grazi
TechAmazon collects $140 billion in annual fees from sellers. Now many are fuming over ‘crazy’ new fees they say tighten Amazon’s grip on their businesses
By Jason Del ReyMarch 1, 2024
person holding bud light bottles
RetailBud Light beer boycott may now have a price tag, as AB InBev notches a $1.4B drop in U.S. sales following transgender influencer row
By Prarthana PrakashMarch 1, 2024
A close up of a tin of SPAM.
RetailSpam’s $3.50 ‘affordable protein’ price tag has Hormel Foods’ CEO feeling good about the future in the age of the cash-strapped consumer
By Eleanor PringleMarch 1, 2024
Inside the Black business boom that’s reshaping America’s economic landscape
CommentaryInside the Black business boom that’s reshaping America’s economic landscape
By Shaundell NewsomeMarch 1, 2024
The guy who bought the first Apple Vision Pro in New York says it’s a ‘bit heavy’ and he doesn’t use it as much as he expected—but he isn’t returning it
TechThe guy who bought the first Apple Vision Pro in New York says it’s a ‘bit heavy’ and he doesn’t use it as much as he expected—but he isn’t returning it
By Jessica MathewsFebruary 29, 2024
Adam Aron
FinanceAMC thanks Beyonce and Taylor Swift for ‘literally all’ of its revenue increase last quarter
By Sunny NagpaulFebruary 29, 2024
Kroger
Success71-year-old grocery billionaire has a deal to buy 413 supermarkets from Kroger/Albertsons but feds point to his track record of mass closures
By Tom Maloney, Vernal Galpotthawela and BloombergFebruary 29, 2024
Kathy Hochul
RetailNew York governor begs Google and Yelp to stop listing illegal weed shops, even as legal firms get delisted
By Cedar Attanasio and The Associated PressFebruary 29, 2024
Face-scanning AI apps are giving cosmetics companies deeper connections, and selling points, with customers
TechFace-scanning AI apps are giving cosmetics companies deeper connections, and selling points, with customers
By Rachyl JonesFebruary 29, 2024
Marek Reichman, Executive VP and Chief Creative Officer at Aston Martin, speaks during the unveiling of the Aston Martin DB12 at the grand opening of Q New York, Aston Martin’s first ultra-luxury flagship on June 13, 2023 in New York City.
RetailAston Martin is betting on James Bond–style hybrids as it delays its own EV because drivers still want the ‘smell and feel and noise’ of gas engines
By Ryan HoggFebruary 29, 2024
Here are the discounts and free stuff you can get on Leap Day 2024
Personal FinanceHere are the discounts and free stuff you can get on Leap Day 2024
By Chris MorrisFebruary 29, 2024
A grocery worker stocks the refrigerated shelves with meat and plant-based meat.
RetailFrance has major beef with faux steak—and it’s banning the use of 21 words to describe plant-based meat that way
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 29, 2024
Wendy's
RetailWendy’s insists its trial with ‘dynamic pricing’ is all about prices going down at times and it has ‘no plans’ for surge pricing like Uber or Lyft
By Sasha Rogelberg and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2024
A pin showing the Starbucks Workers United union logo
RetailStarbucks’ surprise pivot to work with its main union is a landmark labor moment
By Josh Eidelson and BloombergFebruary 28, 2024
Cars
RetailThe average price of a new car is over $47,000—but analysts see prices dropping all throughout the rest of the year
By Tom Krisher and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2024
Starbucks and union agree to restart contract talks as new CEO Laxman Narasimhan pivots away from tough stance of founder Howard Schultz
RetailStarbucks and union agree to restart contract talks as new CEO Laxman Narasimhan pivots away from tough stance of founder Howard Schultz
By Daniela Sirtori-Cortina, Josh Eidelson and BloombergFebruary 28, 2024
Macy’s is closing 150 namesake stores as sales slide: ‘It’s hard to think of Macy’s not being part of our city anymore’
RetailMacy’s is closing 150 namesake stores as sales slide: ‘It’s hard to think of Macy’s not being part of our city anymore’
By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2024
Young women are pranking their dads by saying they’re going to work on oil rigs. The responses are heartwarming: ‘Money can’t bring your life back.’
LifestyleYoung women are pranking their dads by saying they’re going to work on oil rigs. The responses are heartwarming: ‘Money can’t bring your life back.’
By Sunny NagpaulFebruary 27, 2024
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