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Christian Ulbrich says working from the office is ‘core’. Just make sure it is a beautiful place to be as well

Office life isn’t just about executives worried about productivity. According to CEO of real-estate giant JLL, being around colleagues matters at every level.

By Kamal AhmedOctober 1, 2026

A Great Depression-era cost-cutting trick is back: 4-day school weeks have spread to 26 states as fuel prices surge

Companies are asking workers to put in six days a week. Meanwhile, more than 2,100 schools have moved to four.

By Muskaan ArshadOctober 1, 2026

McKinsey senior partner: Why AI’s easiest wins are misleading CEOs

CEOs tout contact centers and software coding as AI successes. But are they? That works was already standardized, for reasons nothing to do with AI.

By David PralongOctober 1, 2026

U.S. added 90,000 jobs last month, says ADP—including in manufacturing and construction, where trade bosses say six-figure jobs are sitting empty

“It’s a manufacturing hiring spree that is limited by worker sentiment and preferences about timing of work, not just working in those fields as well,” Nela Richardson told Fortune.

By Eleanor PringleOctober 1, 2026

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What Twin Peaks and Coyote vs. Acme teach us about the value of what companies abandon

The strange economics of what companies leave for dead turn trash into treasure.

By Stuart N. BrotmanOctober 1, 2026

Gen Z is the most likely generation to use AI for learning—but 57% say they struggle to apply what they learn

Chatbots can help new hires get up to speed, but a survey suggests the human side of learning at work still matters.

By Tatiana SatauaOctober 1, 2026

‘It’s crazy they invented it’: Nate Bargatze on the bright future of skilled trades, the urgency of live experience, and the coming of AI

“Before, when you had to Google something, it was like, it’s just article after article. And you’re like, ‘I’m not going to read these articles, dude.’”

By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 30, 2026

Why the media’s whisper campaign about a Goldman Sachs change at the top is misleading gossip, at best

Chasing a phantom Brutus, the media is missing Goldman’s real story of unprecedented success under David Solomon.

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianOctober 1, 2026

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Fortune AIQ Summit livestream

Fortune is convening executives and senior leaders to share how they are putting AI to work across their organizations.

By Fortune EditorsOctober 1, 2026

Ken Griffin’s $3 billion gift exemplifies Florida’s new mindset: from attracting innovation to creating it

Our ambition is to become the place where the next generation of great American companies is built.

By Michael SimasOctober 1, 2026

John Waldron is ‘one of the most non–Wall Street people’ you’ve ever met—but he’s in line to be the next CEO of Goldman Sachs

A top Wall Street analyst says John Waldron gives off the affect of an English Lit professor from the Midwest. His track record at Goldman tells a different story.

By Morgan ChittumOctober 1, 2026

The real story behind Red Lobster’s $20 Ultimate Endless Shrimp fiasco: How an American seafood icon lost its way

The disastrous promotional offer, which played a role in the chain’s bankruptcy, wasn’t a blunder but a conspiracy, a lawsuit alleges.

By Nick LichtenbergOctober 1, 2026

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A TSA officer, with one arm crossed over his body, looks into the camera.

Trump removes chairs for TSA agents, saying they ‘must meet fitness for duty requirements’

The White House has given the Office of Personnel Management more power to hire and fire federal workers on the basis of fitness.

By Sasha RogelbergOctober 1, 2026

‘We value the skill, but maybe not for my child’: The stigma against blue-collar jobs, laid bare

Matt Panella told Pro Accelerate he hears from high schoolers: “I want to get into the trades, but my parents don’t feel like it’s a viable career path.”

By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 30, 2026

Gen Z isn’t bad at workplace communication—your company is bad at explaining its rules

A text about being late can signal respect for a manager’s time to one worker and indifference to another. How to tell?

By Jeff LeBlanc and The ConversationSeptember 28, 2026

ADP: what 77 years of payroll taught us about AI

The next generation of HR technology will depend as much on human expertise and judgment as it does on automation.

By Joe DeSilvaSeptember 29, 2026