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Mark Cuban bought a $25 million mansion sight unseen — and got it for 50% off. His secret? ‘The best guaranteed return on investment’

Cuban dropped millions on a mansion he’d never set foot in, but has zero regrets. The deal captures how billionaires think differently about money.

By Sydney LakeMarch 22, 2026

AI may be helping more people start their own businesses, but without many employees

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 22, 2026

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The K-shaped economy has left many six-figure earners ‘on thin ice’ as housing costs, lifestyle creep, and the job market put them at risk

By Emma BurleighMarch 22, 2026

Donald Trump, standing behind a podium, frowns and points a finger upward.

‘Almost exactly offsetting the boost’: Higher gasoline prices this year could wipe out tax refunds from Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act

By Sasha RogelbergMarch 22, 2026

Meet the CFO who turned Adobe’s finance department into an AI lab

By Sheryl EstradaMarch 22, 2026

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OpenAI plans to almost double its headcount this year, FT says

The maker of AI assistant ChatGPT will look to increase headcount to about 8,000 from about 4,500, according to the Financial Times.

By Liza Tetley and BloombergMarch 21, 2026

BTS begins comeback tour to reclaim status as one of the world’s biggest pop acts after completing Korea’s mandatory military service

The hourlong concert came after the group on Friday released its fifth album, “ARIRANG,” which sold nearly 4 million copies in its first day.

By Juwon Park, Kim Tong-Hyung, Hyung-Jin Kim and The Associated PressMarch 21, 2026

The U.S. has the world’s most advanced military, but the unforgiving economics of wars in Iran and Ukraine show quantity has a quality all its own

“The future of warfare is Ukraine producing 7 million drones per year right now,” former CIA director and retired Gen. David Patraeus said.

By Jason MaMarch 21, 2026

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Companies are now on the front lines of war. They need to act like it

Iranian drones hit U.S. data centers in the Gulf. For corporate security chiefs, it’s a wake-up call that can’t be ignored: your company is now a target.

By Jeremy BashMarch 21, 2026

Why Block’s COO is tracking ‘gross profit per employee’—and how AI is on track to double it to $2 million

Block’s Amrita Ahuja explains what is driving gross profit per employee to record levels inside the company.

By Sheryl EstradaMarch 21, 2026

The 19th century banking problem that AI hasn’t solved yet

Agentic AI needs a trust infrastructure. We’re a Chief Scientist and a Chief Legal Officer who discovered that the hardest problems lie between our jobs.

By Silvio Savarese and Sabastian NilesMarch 20, 2026

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Scott Bessent’s Treasury Department will start overseeing the $180 billion of student loans that are in default

The U.S. Education Department is handing off a portion of its student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department.

By Collin Binkley, Nick Lichtenberg and The Associated PressMarch 20, 2026

6 mistakes to avoid when buying gold or silver

Gold and silver have a very distinct and useful place in a well-diversified portfolio. If yours doesn’t include precious metals, you may now be interested.

By Joseph HostetlerMarch 20, 2026

Mark Cuban reads 1,000 emails a day—now he’s using a Mac Mini to fight the AI-generated flood threatening his clean inbox obsession

A flood of AI-generated emails forced the billionaire to turn to his own AI to manage his inbox.

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 20, 2026

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Musk misled Twitter investors before 2022 buyout, jury says

Mark Molumphy, a lawyer for the investors, said after the verdict he thinks the damages will amount to $2.6 billion.

By Isaiah Poritz, Jef Feeley and BloombergMarch 20, 2026

Should you invest in physical gold or a gold ETF?

Want to invest in gold but aren’t sure about the best way to do it? Ask one simple question to narrow your options.

By Joseph HostetlerMarch 20, 2026

300 years of wars show they are ‘always disaster times’ for holders of government debt because of inflation and financial repression

“They have even underperformed equities and real estates which are traditionally regarded as risky assets.”

By Jason MaMarch 20, 2026

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A man let ChatGPT sell his home. It beat every agent’s estimate by $100K—and closed in 5 days

The technology assisted with everything from marketing and pricing to suggesting which walls to repaint.

By Jake AngeloMarch 21, 2026

Gen Z can’t afford a house. Some parents are choosing to fund their down payments over their college funds

Nearly three-quarters of parents are considering helping their kids buy a home amid the most dire market for first-time homebuyers.

By Jake AngeloMarch 20, 2026

Current ARM mortgage rates report for March 20, 2026

Some homeowners might benefit from an adjustable-rate mortgage over the more common fixed-rate loans. Here’s what to know.

By Glen Luke FlanaganMarch 20, 2026

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Trump gives Iran 48 hours on Hormuz, threatens power plants

The comments from Trump marked a dramatic escalation his rhetoric about the strait, a day after he said he was thinking about “winding down” the military operation.

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and BloombergMarch 21, 2026

U.S. allows sale of stranded Iran oil to cap fuel-price rises

The measure follows similar moves for Russian oil on the water in a bid to ease an unprecedented fuel supply crunch caused by the war.

By Se Young Lee, Millie Munshi, Yongchang Chin and BloombergMarch 21, 2026

United Airlines plans for oil hitting $175 a barrel and staying above $100 next year as industry faces worst shock since COVID

CEO Scott Kirby pointed out jet fuel prices have more than doubled in the last three weeks, representing an additional $11 billion in annual costs if prices stay at that level.

By Jason MaMarch 21, 2026

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Kalshi locks in $22 billion valuation, gaining slight edge over its rival Polymarket

The startup has doubled its valuation in about two months.

By Carlos GarciaMarch 20, 2026

Trump’s memecoin does have a purpose: Access to the White House

Unlike other such coins, $TRUMP coins have an actual benefit.

By Fortune EditorsMarch 20, 2026

France is experiencing wave of crypto assault. One involved an influencer’s father doused with gasoline

A majority of so-called wrench attacks so far this year have occurred in France.

By Carlos GarciaMarch 19, 2026

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Success To unwind from his 12-hour shifts, this doctor splits his year between Kentucky and Venice—he pulls into his $438K apartment by boat

By Emma BurleighMarch 22, 2026

Middle East Israel says ‘war is not close to ending’ as its nuclear research center is targeted for first time, hours after Iranian enrichment site was hit

By Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman, Jill Lawless and The Associated PressMarch 21, 2026

Politics Trump says he will order ICE to airports for security amid government shutdown and vows to arrest ‘all illegal immigrants’

By Collin Binkley and The Associated PressMarch 21, 2026

Health It’s not just vaccines. Parents are refusing other routine preventive care for newborns—even protection from severe bleeding and blindness

By Laura Ungar and The Associated PressMarch 21, 2026

Politics Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who led agency after 9/11 and investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies at 81

By Eric Tucker and The Associated PressMarch 21, 2026

AI OpenAI cofounder says he hasn’t written a line of code in months and is in a ‘state of psychosis’ trying to figure out what’s possible

By Jason MaMarch 21, 2026

Middle East Iran launches missiles at U.K.-U.S. base 2,500 miles away in the Indian Ocean, indicating Tehran has weapons with much longer range than once thought

By Samy Magdy, Sam Mednick and The Associated PressMarch 21, 2026

Middle East A 19-year-old star wrestler and two other young men were hanged in Iran as regime continues with executions and crackdown on dissent during war

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Middle East Iran war cut off helium from Qatar, and shortages will start to bite in a few weeks, threatening chip supply chains that fuel the AI boom

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Politics TSA officers are quitting rather than working without pay during another shutdown as eviction notices, car repos, and empty fridges weigh

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Commentary The Strait of Hormuz is the fourth large supply shock this decade. Welcome to the new era of global disorder

By Jon HilsenrathMarch 21, 2026

Retail Costco CEO promises the $1.50 hot dog isn’t going away: ‘The price will not change as long as I’m around’

By Sydney LakeMarch 21, 2026

Success Covid gave us hybrid work. The Iran War might give us a four-day week—and this time, experts say it could stick

By Orianna Rosa RoyleMarch 21, 2026

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Commentary The entry-level job market is the worst it’s been in 37 years. Stop blaming Gen Z

By Janelle Jones and Nia LawMarch 21, 2026

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AI Women are avoiding the very technology that threatens them most, as expert warns of a ‘two-tiered AI economy’ approaching

By Jacqueline MunisMarch 21, 2026

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Energy Iran war is making the world a little less sweet as oil soars at the worst possible time for sugar

By Eva RoytburgMarch 21, 2026

US President Donald Trump, left, and Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, speak to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, March 20, 2026. US officials said the White House is sending more than 2,000 additional Marines to the Middle East as it weighs a plan to seize Iran's Kharg Island oil export hub, a ground operation that would carry huge risks for President Donald Trump.

Energy Three weeks into the Iran war that’s requested $200 billion, here’s what success for Trump might look like

By Jordan BlumMarch 21, 2026

Asia How the Strait of Hormuz poses an existential threat to Asia’s economies

By Nicholas GordonMarch 21, 2026

Economy Tariffs were already squeezing small businesses. Now the Iran conflict is pushing them to the brink as rising oil prices boost shipping costs

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 20, 2026

Politics Trump says U.S. considers ‘winding down’ Iran military effort

By Jeff Mason, Courtney Subramanian and BloombergMarch 20, 2026

Middle East It’s looking like Trump’s war created a private oil lane for China and other countries willing to play ball with Iran

By Jason MaMarch 20, 2026

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Retail The Middle East is one of the world’s fastest growing luxury markets—and the war in Iran may cut its sales in half, analysts say

By Sasha RogelbergMarch 20, 2026

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Commentary The U.S. just hit $39 trillion in debt. Here’s the constitutional fix that Congress won’t touch

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Success Job seekers aren’t imagining things: the number of candidates ghosted by employers just reached a three-year high thanks to AI

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Success AI boom is fueling demand for skilled trades—and demand for technicians, HVAC workers, and electricians is soaring, with six-figure salaries to match

By Preston ForeMarch 20, 2026

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Economy Economists agree: You’re not crazy for feeling like the rich get richer, and the poor are doing worse. Welcome to the ‘K-shaped economy’

By Sasha Rogelberg, Eva Roytburg and Nick LichtenbergMarch 20, 2026

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Middle East Iran threatens to attack tourist sites across the world as Israel and U.S. kill top leaders

By Jon Gambrell, Sam Mednick, David Rising and The Associated PressMarch 20, 2026

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AI The White House has a plan for AI regulation, and it starts with keeping states out of it

By The Associated Press and Seung Min KimMarch 20, 2026

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