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hormuz
With Hormuz under strain, a trade corridor built for resilience faces a real-world test

As Iran tensions threaten one of the world’s most critical shipping lanes, the India–Middle East–Europe Corridor is being tested as a real alternative.

By Angela Chitkara and Samantha SuttonApril 17, 2026
broker
The 3 forces quietly dismantling the business model that made enterprise software fabulously profitable
By Michael Jacobides and Stefano PuntoniApril 17, 2026
welti
Switzerland’s former ambassador to Iran: here’s how to end this war — and why Pakistan isn’t enough
By Philippe WeltiApril 17, 2026
health
Two physicians on ending the waiting-room era: bring care home
By Benjamin Kornitzer and Bill FristApril 16, 2026
Anita Beveridge-Raffo is Head of Retail and Consumer Goods at Palantir Technologies
Palantir exec: the biggest mistake retailers are making with AI? Trying to do it all with one agent
By Anita Beveridge-RaffoApril 16, 2026
wyle
‘The Pitt’ reveals why healthcare desperately needs a new front door
By Jeremy MorganApril 16, 2026
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Donald Trump points and speaks as Pete Hegseth looks on in the background.
EconomySomething is different about Trump’s $1 trillion war on Iran and its stress on the national debt, Harvard Kennedy scholar says
By Sasha RogelbergApril 17, 2026
Huel Shake Review (2026): Expert Approved
HealthHuel Shake Review (2026): Expert Approved
By Emily PharesApril 17, 2026
Half of Iran’s workforce faces unemployment risk as the U.S.-Israel war’s ‘hidden target’ was the labor market, economist says
EconomyHalf of Iran’s workforce faces unemployment risk as the U.S.-Israel war’s ‘hidden target’ was the labor market, economist says
By Jason MaApril 17, 2026
Exclusive: Adam Silver on winning the Edison Achievement Award: ‘Sports remind us that some of the most important forms of innovation are human’
Arts & EntertainmentExclusive: Adam Silver on winning the Edison Achievement Award: ‘Sports remind us that some of the most important forms of innovation are human’
By Catherina GioinoApril 17, 2026
The $39 trillion national debt could break the all-important U.S. bond market, sparking a ‘vicious’ emergency, former Treasury secretary warns 
EconomyThe $39 trillion national debt could break the all-important U.S. bond market, sparking a ‘vicious’ emergency, former Treasury secretary warns 
By Tristan BoveApril 17, 2026
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino smiles during a speech
CryptoTether extends $127.5 million in funding to crypto platform Drift as critics blast rival Circle for failing to freeze hacked funds
By Jack KubinecApril 17, 2026
Karen Carter
C-SuiteFortune 500 Power Moves: Which executives gained and lost power this week
By Fortune EditorsApril 17, 2026
trump
EnergyIran and White House say the Strait of Hormuz is ‘completely open.’ But it definitely isn’t—at least for now
By Jordan BlumApril 17, 2026
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venezuela
CommentaryThe world’s most — and least — miserable economies in 2025, ranked
By Steve H. HankeApril 16, 2026
  • messi
    CommentaryApollo and FC Barcelona just proved legacy markets are losing their grip on business
    By Mike SimasApril 2, 2026
fauber
CommentaryMoody’s CEO: AI has a trust problem – better models won’t fix it
By Rob FauberApril 16, 2026
bostrom
CommentaryTop New York surgeon: Americans have better data for choosing restaurants than surgeons. That has to change
By Mathias P. BostromApril 16, 2026
shetty
CommentaryWhen the shocks keep coming, farmer cooperatives are the only buffer that works
By Shobha ShettyApril 16, 2026
raikes
CommentaryJeff Raikes: AI is capturing cognition — and most companies are building a talent debt they don’t see yet
By Jeff RaikesApril 15, 2026
clinton
CommentaryI was a government official in the 1990s and watched the economy get turned upside-down. It’s happening again
By Maria FlynnApril 15, 2026
  • kroenke
    CommentaryWhy American billionaires are abandoning Wall Street for English soccer clubs
    By Andrés MartinezApril 2, 2026
dees
CommentaryA retired general’s warning: America can’t fight the AI arms race on tech it doesn’t control
By Robert F. DeesApril 15, 2026
fudd
CommentaryAzzi Fudd: how I learned to use NIL for transformation, not just transactions
By Azzi FuddApril 15, 2026
crowell
CommentaryRetirees are facing a $345,000 bill they never saw coming — and most aren’t prepared
By Andrew CrowellApril 14, 2026
AI agents are acting like employees, but company structures still treat them like software
CommentaryAI agents are acting like employees, but company structures still treat them like software
By Dan MountstephenApril 13, 2026
trump
CommentaryThe futility of Trump’s grandiose personal branding of public assets, from ballrooms and bills to ships and planes
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianApril 13, 2026
  • wyle
    CommentaryWhat HBO’s ‘The Pitt’ gets right—and wrong—about treating alcohol use disorder
    By Jonathan Hunt-GlassmanApril 2, 2026
mueller
CommentaryI grew up in a family of entrepreneurs. Here’s what I had to unlearn to build a $1 billion business
By Samuel MuellerApril 12, 2026
boomer
CommentaryAmerica is not ready for its own longevity crisis — and 2026 is the wake-up call
By Aimee DeCamillo and Diane TyApril 12, 2026
layoff
CommentaryThe middle manager cuts saving you millions today will cost you everything in 2028
By Kristien TurnerApril 12, 2026
vicente
CommentaryIngersoll Rand CEO: here’s how employee ownership helped drive more than 8x enterprise value growth
By Vicente ReynalApril 11, 2026
pandu
CommentaryDanantara CIO: Indonesia can anchor the AI and energy economy—if governance keeps pace
By Pandu SjahrirApril 11, 2026
hunt
CommentaryOpenAI’s TBPN deal shows how talent, media, and influence are collapsing into one
By Jonathan HuntApril 11, 2026
assis
CommentaryThe digital sovereignty dilemma is a false choice — here’s how enterprises can have both
By Ana Paula AssisApril 9, 2026
housing
CommentaryThe housing market has been frozen for 3 years. Here’s why this spring could finally change that
By Jessica LautzApril 8, 2026
curtin
CommentaryTE Connectivity CEO: the real promise of AI is long-term transformation, not short-term efficiency gains
By Terrence CurtinApril 7, 2026
philip
CommentaryI just became CEO of one of education’s Big 3. Here’s why AI will never replace a great teacher
By Philip MoyerApril 7, 2026
omar
CommentaryPearson CEO: the AI job apocalypse is a Silicon Valley story. The data tells a different one
By Omar AbboshApril 6, 2026
no kings
CommentaryAmerica’s CEOs have become reluctant guardians of democracy
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Stephen HenriquesApril 6, 2026
trump
CommentaryMillions of Americans paid billions in tariffs later ruled illegal — and they won’t see a dime back
By Robert HormatsApril 6, 2026
marketing
CommentaryThe corporate ‘storyteller’ is marketing’s newest messiah—and just as hollow as every buzzword before it
By Bruce StocklerApril 5, 2026
gecko
CommentaryThe billion-dollar bet that turned insurance into entertainment
By Stuart N. BrotmanApril 5, 2026
lexi
CommentaryI’m a VC who bets on AI. What keeps me up at night isn’t the idea of these companies failing—quite the opposite
By Lexi NovitskeApril 5, 2026
matt
CommentaryThe AI gold rush is real — but great companies don’t need to mine it
By Matt WitheilerApril 4, 2026
I helped build Uber and Discord and now my tools help fuel billion-dollar unicorns. But Silicon Valley is losing the AI race to itself
CommentaryI helped build Uber and Discord and now my tools help fuel billion-dollar unicorns. But Silicon Valley is losing the AI race to itself
By Sumeet VaidyaApril 3, 2026
LI
CommentaryAI adoption isn’t the hard part, it’s building employee agency
By Teuila Hanson and Mohak ShroffApril 3, 2026
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Economy
A world going broke: IMF says America's $39 trillion national debt is actually a global problem—and AI may be the only rescueplaceholder alt text
By Nick LichtenbergApril 16, 2026
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By Preston ForeApril 17, 2026
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Jeff Bezos pledged $10 billion for climate change. With the 2030 clock ticking, his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, is leading the charge to spend itplaceholder alt text
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