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Your grandparents are the reason the U.S. isn’t in a recession right now. That won’t last forever

Boomers—particularly wealthy older people—are “driving the train” when it comes to the economy right now, economists told Fortune.

By Eleanor PringleMarch 1, 2026
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Meet the Gen Z college students who turned Excel into a competitive esport—they’re competing in spreadsheet challenges and it’s helping them land jobs
By Preston ForeFebruary 28, 2026
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Something big is happening in AI, but panic is the wrong reaction
By Peter CappelliFebruary 28, 2026
The week the AI scare turned real and America realized maybe it isn’t ready for what’s coming
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 28, 2026
She joined Block to build AI. Weeks later, AI cost her job.
By Sheryl EstradaFebruary 28, 2026
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EconomyRay Dalio, Scott Bessent and House members from both sides of the aisle are rallying around a ‘3% solution’ to tame the out of control national debt
By Shawn TullyMarch 1, 2026
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CommentaryHere’s how to build something that lasts, from the founder of a $300 million bootstrapped company that’s been growing for 28 years straight
By Tim HeitmannMarch 1, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber at the Capitol on February 24, 2026 in Washington, D.C.
EnergyYour utility bills keep going up. Here’s everyone you can blame—AI data centers included
By Jordan BlumMarch 1, 2026
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Middle EastIsrael, U.S. stiff-arm U.N. during emergency Security Council meeting
By Edith M. Lederer, Farnoush Amiri and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2026
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PoliticsThomas Massie among few Republicans to criticize Trump over war powers: ‘This is not ‘America First”
By Lisa Mascaro and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2026
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Middle EastA month before Iran strikes, Trump told Iranian protesters help was on the way amid a government crackdown
By Aamer Madhani, Josh Boak and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2026
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PoliticsMarjorie Taylor Greene rips Iran strikes as Trump betraying America First: ‘It’s always a lie and it’s always America Last’
By Steven Sloan and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2026
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Middle EastRussia accuses America of ‘pre-planned and unprovoked act of armed aggression’ against Iran
By Claudia Ciobanu, Sam McNeil, Sam Metz and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2026
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Harry Kraemer
CommentaryI’m the former CEO of a $12 billion health care company and I serve on many boards. AI deserves a seat at the table
By Harry M. Jansen Kraemer Jr.September 27, 2025
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Future of WorkAccenture’s $865 million reinvention includes saying goodbye to people without the right AI skills
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 27, 2025
Howard Gefen
CommentaryAWS head of Energy & Utilities: AI is the grid’s turning point—and its salvation
By Howard GefenSeptember 27, 2025
AISam Altman thinks AI will surpass human intelligence by 2030. His rival AI billionaires say it’ll be even sooner
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezSeptember 26, 2025
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SuccessThis millennial nurse commutes 5,000 miles from Sweden to work at a California hospital. She works eight days in a row and rakes in over $100 an hour
By Preston ForeSeptember 26, 2025
Zeb Evans
CommentaryI’m the founder of a $4 billion software unicorn and I see data wars coming. Enterprise AI beware
By Zeb EvansSeptember 26, 2025
David Wong
CommentaryThese are the 4 non-negotiable pillars of professional agentic AI
By David WongSeptember 26, 2025
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SuccessGoodwill CEO says hiring managers are going behind their bosses’ backs and looking for workers with college degrees, not skills
By Orianna Rosa RoyleSeptember 26, 2025
AIWorkday got nearly 80% of its employees to use AI—and it took more than just one general training
By Paige McGlauflin and HR BrewSeptember 25, 2025
A young person with yellow hair and wired headphones walks in front of the Starbucks coffee shop, looking in.
North AmericaStarbucks chases Gen Z nostalgia, betting $1 billion on plan to bring back the ‘third place’
By Eva RoytburgSeptember 25, 2025
Future of WorkSuzy Welch uncovered the reason Gen Z seems unhireable: Their workplace values don’t match their Gen X and millennial bosses
By Sydney LakeSeptember 25, 2025
Future of WorkEx–Google CEO Eric Schmidt warns U.S. tech workers: Competing with China’s grueling 12-hour workdays means sacrificing work-life balance
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezSeptember 25, 2025
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Personal FinancePeter Thiel’s $5 billon tax-free account spurred a new 401(k) rule that now impacts high-earning Americans over 50
By Ashley LutzSeptember 25, 2025
Shadow economy
CommentaryThe shadow AI economy isn’t rebellion, it’s an $8.1 billion signal that Fortune 500 CEOs are measuring the wrong things
By Lexi ReeseSeptember 25, 2025
Derrick Hayes
Success‘Tyler Perry said something to me I’ll never forget’: Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks CEO learned a big lesson on when ‘to leave them in the sand’
By Emma BurleighSeptember 25, 2025
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CommentaryGen Z’s hiring nightmare is really about discrimination. ‘Youngism’ is worse than AI when it comes to eating entry-level jobs
By Jennifer MossSeptember 24, 2025
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Future of WorkNearly one in 5 Gen Zers is ‘very concerned’ that AI will take their job in the next 2 years, Deutsche Bank says. Boomers and Gen X aren’t bothered
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 24, 2025
Dominik Asam behind a microphone
SuccessCFO of $320 billion software firm: AI will help us ‘afford to have less people’ but if we do it wrong, it will be a ‘catastrophe’
By Preston ForeSeptember 24, 2025
Close up photo of Jerome Powell looking over his glasses.
EconomyJerome Powell says Gen Z without tech skills are getting crushed in the ’low-hire, low-fire’ job market—and colleges are failing them
By Eva RoytburgSeptember 23, 2025
Jim Farley
SuccessFord’s CEO: America is ignoring the ‘essential economy’ as AI eats entry-level white-collar jobs
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 23, 2025
NewslettersIs AI-generated ‘workslop’ to blame for a lack of productivity gains?
By Beatrice NolanSeptember 23, 2025
Matthew McConaughey
SuccessMatthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $14.5 million role and calls out the ‘comfort crisis’ plaguing Gen Z men
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 23, 2025
EconomyTop analysts say Trump’s tariffs will suppress wage growth as companies cut costs to pay for them
By Jim EdwardsSeptember 23, 2025
Success‘Shark Tank’ star Lori Greiner doesn’t believe in a 5 a.m. wake-up call: ‘Waking up early doesn’t give you more time. It simply shifts your schedule’
By Sydney LakeSeptember 23, 2025
SuccessThis Gen X tech founder has a message for Jamie Dimon, Andy Jassy, and any CEO demanding a return to the office: You’re not serious about AI
By Orianna Rosa RoyleSeptember 23, 2025
Alex Karp gives a peace sign
SuccessPalantir CEO says Gen Z can either have a social life at age 20 or be successful—but they can’t do both
By Preston ForeSeptember 23, 2025
Warren Buffett (left) on the back of a golf cart with Charlie Munger
Future of WorkBillionaire Warren Buffett made his first million by 32—now he’s telling Gen Z the key to getting rich isn’t just hard work, but the company you keep
By Preston ForeSeptember 23, 2025
Ben Minicucci
CommentaryWhy now is the time to innovate for smarter air traffic control
By Ben MinicucciSeptember 23, 2025
SuccessSelf-made millionaire behind $4 billion Skims says it all began with a cold call to Kris Jenner: ‘I have no delusions of who gets to run a business’
By Orianna Rosa RoyleSeptember 23, 2025
Mike Bloomberg
SuccessBillionaire Mike Bloomberg was fired after dedicating 15 years of his career to Salomon Brothers—the next morning, he founded his media empire
By Emma BurleighSeptember 23, 2025
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