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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

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‘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

By Lee Keath, Julia Frankel, Sarah El Deeb and The Associated PressMarch 21, 2026

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Crypto Coinbase’s Oscars ad says you’re an NPC trapped in someone else’s financial system–and crypto is ‘Your Way Out’

By Eva RoytburgMarch 18, 2026

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Personal Finance Current price of silver as of Wednesday, March 18, 2026

By Joseph HostetlerMarch 18, 2026

Success Sri Lanka has just launched a 4-day week because of the Iran war—now, the nation is giving workers Wednesdays off in a desperate bid to conserve fuel

By Orianna Rosa RoyleMarch 18, 2026

Crypto Stripe-backed crypto startup Tempo releases AI payments protocol, launches blockchain

By Ben WeissMarch 18, 2026

Newsletters The ‘vibe coding’ threat to enterprise software is overblown, Workday’s CEO says—here’s his vision for what actually comes next

By Sheryl EstradaMarch 18, 2026

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Economy Economists are ‘loath’ to call a recession, but the odds just hit 49% for the next 12 months according to Moody’s top economist

By Eleanor PringleMarch 18, 2026

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Big Tech As Trump rages against his allies, Republicans are asking what the plan is to end the chaos in Iran

By Jim EdwardsMarch 18, 2026

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Newsletters From robotics to AI agents, Jensen Huang’s GTC keynote was full of signals that startups can’t afford to ignore

By Allie GarfinkleMarch 18, 2026

Personal Finance The top high-yield savings rates: Up to 5.00% on March 18, 2026

By Glen Luke FlanaganMarch 18, 2026

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Personal Finance $39 trillion national debt is ‘an embarrassing milestone,’ think tank says. ‘Clearly headed in the wrong direction’

By Nick LichtenbergMarch 18, 2026

Success Less than 10 out of 256 billionaires have kept their promise to give away their fortune—and a philanthropy CEO says Elon Musk is right about why: ‘It’s hard’

By Orianna Rosa RoyleMarch 18, 2026

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By Glen Luke FlanaganMarch 18, 2026

Personal Finance Current ARM mortgage rates report for March 18, 2026

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By Joseph HostetlerMarch 17, 2026

Personal Finance How to invest in silver: 6 ways to buy this precious metal

By Joseph HostetlerMarch 17, 2026

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By Joseph HostetlerMarch 17, 2026

Economy McDonald’s newest $3 value menu is sounding an alarm about America’s K-shaped economy

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 17, 2026

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Law A gaming CEO asked ChatGPT how to avoid paying a $250 million bonus. It didn’t work

By Catherina GioinoMarch 17, 2026

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Investing Stocks haven’t hit bottom yet, says the analyst who called a ‘rolling recession’ when everyone else saw a boom

By Nick LichtenbergMarch 17, 2026

AI Mark Zuckerberg is poised to finish what Jack Dorsey started: a ‘cascade’ of AI-related layoffs across the tech sector, top tech analyst says

By Eva RoytburgMarch 17, 2026

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Economy Scott Galloway wants the stock market to crash. Gen Z is already betting like it will

By Nick LichtenbergMarch 17, 2026

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Economy ‘100% completely unsustainable as a society.’ Billionaire advisor calls out widening inequality that leaves America’s poorest 80% ‘falling behind’

By Tristan BoveMarch 17, 2026

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AI Nvidia’s Jensen Huang thinks $1 trillion won’t be enough to meet AI demand—and he’s paying engineers in AI tokens worth half their salary to prove it

By Jake AngeloMarch 17, 2026

Bill Gurley sits onstage with his arms resting on his knees.

Investing Benchmark’s Bill Gurley: the AI bubble is about to burst—and a reset is coming

By Sasha RogelbergMarch 17, 2026

AI Nvidia just forecast $1 trillion in AI demand. So why isn’t Jensen Huang a target of AI backlash?

By Sharon GoldmanMarch 17, 2026

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Politics Won’t somebody think of the children? Advocacy group to spend $50 million to back Democrats pushing child care ahead of the midterms

By The Associated Press and Moriah BalingitMarch 17, 2026

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Economy ‘This is the way’: Elon Musk endorses Warren Buffett’s famed 5-minute plan to fix the national debt

By Jacqueline MunisMarch 17, 2026

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Success ServiceNow CEO says that new college graduate unemployment could reach 30% thanks to AI automation

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