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Orianna Rosa Royle

Japanese companies are paying older workers to sit by a window and do nothing—while Western CEOs demand super-AI productivity just to keep your job

https://fortune.com/2026/02/27/japan-old-workers-paid-to-do-nothing-madogiwazoku-ai-efficiency-layoffs/?itm_source=parsely-api

Preston Fore

Walmart exec says U.S. workforces needs to take inspiration from China where ‘5 year-olds are learning DeepSeek’

https://fortune.com/2026/02/27/walmart-chief-people-officer-donna-morris-china-artifical-intelligence-tech-training-deepseek-united-states-workforce-needs-upskilling/?itm_source=parsely-api

Robert Raben

'The Pitt': a masterclass display of DEI in action 

https://fortune.com/2026/02/26/the-pitt-hbo-series-is-masterclass-in-dei/?itm_source=parsely-api

Ed White

The Associated Press

China's government intervenes to show Michigan scientists were carrying worms, not biological materials

https://fortune.com/2026/02/26/chinas-government-intervenes-to-show-michigan-scientists-were-carrying-worms-not-biological-materials/?itm_source=parsely-api

Eleanor Pringle

Come 2030, the U.S. deficit will be worth 5.9% of GDP—more than spending on Social Security, and equal to major health programs

https://fortune.com/2026/02/26/budget-deficit-government-spending-cbo-report-spending-health/?itm_source=parsely-api

Gen Z Olympic champion Eileen Gu says she rewires her brain daily to be more successful—and multimillionaire founder Arianna Huffington says it really does work

https://fortune.com/2026/02/25/gen-z-olympic-champion-eileen-gu-neuroplasticity-success-advice/?itm_source=parsely-api

Danny Bakst

Current price of gold as of February 27, 2026

https://fortune.com/article/current-price-of-gold-02-27-2026/?itm_source=parsely-api

Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

An MIT roboticist who cofounded bankrupt robot vacuum maker iRobot says Elon Musk’s vision of humanoid robot assistants is ‘pure fantasy thinking’

https://fortune.com/2026/02/25/mit-roboticist-irobot-cofounder-roomba-robot-vacuum-elon-musk-tesla-optimus-pure-fantasy-thinking/?itm_source=parsely-api

Sydney Lake

Jeff Bezos says being lazy, not working hard, is the root of anxiety: ‘The stress goes away the second I take that first step’

https://fortune.com/2026/02/25/jeff-bezos-leadership-advice-handling-anxiety-stress-working-harder/?itm_source=parsely-api

Nick Lichtenberg

It’s more than George Clooney moving to France: America is becoming the ‘uncool’ country that people want to move away from

https://fortune.com/2026/02/27/american-dream-not-cool-anymore-george-clooney-chinamaxxing-k-pop-migration/?itm_source=parsely-api

Almost $20 trillion in revenue—and a record-breaking $1.87 trillion in profits. Introducing the 2025 Fortune 500, the definitive list of the biggest companies in America.

Fortune 500

Our ranking reflects the dominance of energy companies, the enduring profitability of Southeast Asia’s banks, shifting global supply chains, the steady rebound in tourism, and the rapid ascent of AI-driven businesses in the region.

Fortune Southeast Asia 500

Fortune China 500 List ranks the country's largest companies by revenue.

Fortune China 500

The European edition of the Fortune 500, ranking companies by revenue.

Fortune 500 Europe

The corporations on our annual list of the world's 500 largest companies combined to generate $41.7 trillion in revenue over the past year.

Fortune Global 500

Fortune Editors

During COVID, immigrants are getting the job done

/2020/12/02/during-covid-immigrants-are-getting-the-job-done/

S. Mitra Kalita

Why an immigrant mindset is such a valuable asset during COVID

/2020/12/02/covid-hiring-immigrants-mindset-uncertainty-job-hunting/

Lee Clifford

This new VR simulator helps you prepare for the most awkward office encounters

/2020/11/30/mursion-workplace-simulator-leadership-training-diversity-inclusion-vr-virtual-reality/

Beth Kowitt

Expect a hybrid model of working from home and the office to persist even after the pandemic.

The risk of ‘faux flexibility’ in the post-COVID workplace

/2020/11/16/performance-reviews-covid-wfh-coronavirus-working-from-home/

Jeremy Kahn

Photo of a diverse group of men and women cheering.

Employer review site Glassdoor adds diversity and inclusion ranking

/2020/09/30/employer-review-site-glassdoor-adds-diversity-and-inclusion-ranking/

Michal Lev-Ram

Want to know how to WFH better? There’s a class for that

/2020/09/22/work-from-home-class-coursera-gitlab/

Lance Lambert

From superstar cities to ghost towns: Two-thirds of workplaces in major hubs have yet to reopen

/2020/09/03/leaving-cities-workplaces-yet-to-reopen/

Gen Z is struggling to be productive working from home

/2020/08/01/gen-z-is-struggling-to-be-productive-working-from-home/