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Meet the African cocoa farmers who are letting their crops rot because the commodity price has fallen so much

Ghana and Ivory Coast are responsible for nearly 70% of the global cocoa bean supply, and many farmers putting their land for other uses.

By Edward Acquah, Ope Adetayo and The Associated PressMarch 9, 2026
The Persian Gulf’s ‘saltwater kingdoms’ rely so much on desalination that damage to the infrastructure could force evacuations
By Annika Hammerschlag and The Associated PressMarch 8, 2026
iran
Bypassing Hormuz: how technology, not territory, will win the new energy war
By Siddharth MisraMarch 6, 2026
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Trump admits the hyperscalers ‘need some PR help’ because the American taxpayer is on the hook for their data centers
By Josh Boak, Matthew Daly and The Associated PressMarch 6, 2026
heat
The last 3 years were the hottest ever recorded. Here’s why we may look back at them as some of the coolest we remember
By Michael Wysession and The ConversationMarch 6, 2026
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People wait outside a building
AIAI layoffs are coming. The problem may be compounded because nearly 75% of people don’t apply for unemployment benefits
By Jacqueline MunisMarch 9, 2026
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Middle EastU.S. intel assessment: Iran regime change was unlikely in either short or long war, sources say
By Michelle L. Price, Mary Clare Jalonick and The Associated PressMarch 9, 2026
CryptoStrategy buys $1.3 billion of Bitcoin using mostly common stock
By Melos Ambaye and BloombergMarch 9, 2026
Personal FinanceHow to invest in gold: 6 ways to buy this precious metal
By Joseph HostetlerMarch 9, 2026
Middle EastLike Trump, Iran’s new supreme leader is a real estate mogul, with a house on ‘Billionaires’ Row,’ a villa in Dubai, and upscale European hotels
By Jason MaMarch 9, 2026
Paris Hilton poses on the red carpet.
SuccessAfter losing her Malibu home, Paris Hilton is raising $1 million to get women-owned businesses back on their feet
By Gabriela Aoun Angueira and The Associated PressMarch 9, 2026
three men speak on conference stage
CryptoDubai’s signature Token2049 crypto event set to go forward even as other conferences hit pause amid growing conflict
By Carlos GarciaMarch 9, 2026
A plume of smoke rises from the port of Jebel Ali following a reported Iranian strike in Dubai on March 1, 2026.
Middle EastIran’s attacks on Amazon data centers in UAE, Bahrain signal a new kind of war as AI plays an increasingly strategic role, analysts say
By Jeremy KahnMarch 9, 2026
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Commentary$3.7 billion whisper: the explosive growth of quiet corporate activism
By Sona KhoslaMarch 6, 2026
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Middle EastBill Gates-backed firm gets permission to build sodium-cooled nuclear reactor in Wyoming
By Mead Gruver and The Associated PressMarch 5, 2026
A family sits against the backdrop of a dockyard off coast city of Fujairah, in the Strait of Hormuz in the northern Emirate on February 25, 2026. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP via Getty Images)
EnergyTrump pledged the ‘free flow of energy’ from the Middle East, and he has a week to show progress before prices really spike again
By Jordan BlumMarch 5, 2026
EnergyAir France will suspend flights to Havana after the U.S. Venezuela strike chokes Cuba’s oil lifeline
By The Associated PressMarch 4, 2026
exxon
LawExxon can sue California’s AG for defamation over recycling comments, judge rules
By Janie Hair and The Associated PressFebruary 26, 2026
Performers in Morph suits on a football field pre-match
Europe‘I sell millions of Halloween costumes to Americans. Mr. President, here’s my takeaway from the wild tariffs ride’
By Kamal AhmedFebruary 26, 2026
snow
North AmericaAfter the Snow Day, the Sick Day: One in 6 New York City teachers called out of work on Tuesday
By Jake Offenhartz, Mike Catalini and The Associated PressFebruary 24, 2026
boston
North America32 inches of snow were enough for the Boston Globe to call off print for the first time in 153 years
By Audrey McAvoy and The Associated PressFebruary 24, 2026
Photo of fragments of plastic on fingers
HealthScientists are pushing back on warnings that microplastics damage your health, saying people are just obese and calling some studies ‘a joke’
By Catherina GioinoFebruary 24, 2026
AISam Altman gets defensive about AI’s massive electricity usage: ‘It also takes a lot of energy to train a human’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezFebruary 24, 2026
Snow falls on the U.S. Supreme Court building.
EnvironmentSupreme Court will hear Big Oil’s attempt to block lawsuits seeking to hold it liable for climate change
By Lindsay Whitehurst and The Associated PressFebruary 23, 2026
snow
LawNortheast Corridor gathers snow at 3 inches an hour as National Weather Service calls traffic ‘nearly impossible’
By Anthony Izaguirre, Claire Rush, Julie Walker, Adam Geller and The Associated PressFebruary 23, 2026
blizzard
North AmericaNew York City-area blizzard warning suddenly upgraded, 2 feet of snow possible
By The Associated PressFebruary 21, 2026
Real EstateFarmer turns down $15.7 million offer from data center developers: ‘It breaks my heart … the rest of every square inch is going to get built on’
By Jason MaFebruary 21, 2026
pangolin
EnvironmentHappy Pangolin Day: the prize for the shy scaly creature as world’s most trafficked mammal
By Gerald Imray and The Associated PressFebruary 21, 2026
EnvironmentNASA pushes for March lunar mission after fixing dangerous hydrogen leak, marking “a big step toward America’s return” to the moon
By Marcia Dunn and The Associated PressFebruary 20, 2026
North AmericaHawaiians cry fowl, grow murderous over scourge of feral chickens
By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and The Associated PressFebruary 19, 2026
EuropeIt’s no time to go quiet on sustainability. Just ask beauty giant L’Oréal
By Kamal AhmedFebruary 19, 2026
North AmericaSkiers paid $1,165 to join a guided tour that left 8 dead and 1 missing in a California avalanche
By Christopher Weber and The Associated PressFebruary 18, 2026
EnvironmentFlorida animal behaviorists’ “ridiculous idea” to administer eye drops save a Zimbabwean rhino with bleeding eyes
By Cody Jackson, David Fischer and The Associated PressFebruary 18, 2026
EnvironmentProcter & Gamble thinks it’s unlocked the future of the $25 billion laundry industry. Meet the Tide evo tile, a waterless detergent pod
By Matty Merritt and Morning BrewFebruary 18, 2026
NewslettersFortune Archives: Pivot to coal
By Indrani SenFebruary 15, 2026
PoliticsNewsom pleads with U.S. allies in Europe to see Trump as temporary
By Maria Paula Mijares Torres and BloombergFebruary 14, 2026
EnergySam Altman’s fusion startup Helion Energy hits 150 million degree plasma temperature—a milestone that could bring first grid power in 2028
By Jordan BlumFebruary 13, 2026
farley
BankingFord CEO Jim Farley knew the EV pain would be bad, but the ‘punch line’ is a $4.8 billion loss: ‘The customer has spoken’
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 12, 2026
drought
EnvironmentRural America’s $23.6 billion wipeout: the drought that wouldn’t quit
By Joel Lisonbee, William Baule and The ConversationFebruary 12, 2026
profusek
CommentaryIt isn’t partisan politics to admit that stakeholder capitalism went too far, too fast 
By Robert ProfusekFebruary 11, 2026
obama
EnvironmentTrump to stick it to Obama by reversing 2009 finding that climate change is real
By Matthew Daly, Seung Min Kim and The Associated PressFebruary 10, 2026
colorado
EnvironmentThe drought in the western U.S. is about a lot more than ski season
By Dorany Pineda, Seth Borenstein and The Associated PressFebruary 10, 2026
texas
PoliticsTexas ramps up effort to keep Mexican flesh-eating parasite away from its cattle ranches
By John Hanna, Eric Gay and The Associated PressFebruary 10, 2026
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Gen Z graduates who majored in ‘AI-proof’ careers like pharmacy, biology, and education are making less than $50,000 after graduationAn image of a popular article
By Emma BurleighMarch 6, 2026
Success
This AI founder who quit her 9-to-5 law job has a warning for anyone dreaming of doing the same: 'I'm working harder now than I ever did'An image of a popular article
By Emma BurleighMarch 8, 2026
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Anthropic just mapped out which jobs AI could potentially replace. A 'Great Recession for white-collar workers' is absolutely possibleAn image of a popular article
By Jake AngeloMarch 6, 2026
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