American giving hit $617 billion in 2025 — and the Paul Allen effect exposes who’s really driving it
U.S. charitable giving rose 3% in 2025, surpassing $600 billion for the first time. The $617 billion that Americans gave...
Trump turns on Big Oil donors who spent nearly $100 million to get him elected—now he wants the DOJ to investigate them for price gouging
Oil and gas chiefs may have quietly cracked a smile when Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election. Oil billionaire...
U.S. companies swallowed the oil shock. They’re not sure they can do it again
Chief financial officers (CFOs) across U.S. companies said they’ve been able to navigate the challenges of increased energy costs as...
How one chip stock reversed the global tech selloff, exposed AI’s ‘memory tax’ and made the case for an entire valuation regime change
Micron’s blowout quarter wasn’t just a beat. It was a restructuring of how Wall Street will price memory — and...
Paris court gives oil giant Total Energies half a year to tighten climate policies. Climate activists cry foul
A court in Paris ruled on Thursday that energy giant TotalEnergies must account for its customer’s greenhouse gas emissions, giving...
The Iran war is accelerating the EV transition faster than any climate policy ever did—but it’s still just not that much
When the U.S. launched strikes on Iran in late February, the immediate concern was oil prices. The Strait of Hormuz—through...
Europe’s AI wake-up call: cybersecurity threats, sovereignty fears, and a growing demand for ROI dominated VivaTech
Welcome to Eye on AI. Beatrice Nolan here. In today’s issue: All the news from Paris’ VivaTech conference. The stream...
TIAA’s CEO made $26,000 in her first job but still maxed out her 401(k). She has advice for Gen Z
For young workers watching their salaries get eaten up by rent, groceries, and student loans, setting aside money for retirement...
Softbank CEO dismisses Elon Musk’s extraterrestrial data center idea in favor of maximizing Earth-side construction now: ‘He who strikes first wins’
The billionaire founder of Softbank, who made a fortune backing companies with world-changing ideas like Alibaba, said Elon Musk’s orbital...
Current price of oil as of June 25, 2026
By 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time today, oil had reached $74.02 per barrel, measured using the Brent benchmark. That’s $1.66 less...
The hottest day in French history was so bad the Louvre and Eiffel Tower had to close early
France recorded its hottest day ever Tuesday as an early heat wave gripped Europe, prompting the Eiffel Tower and the...
Top CFOs warn AI success depends on training employees, not just buying technology
Good morning. Finance teams are being reshaped by AI, but there needs to be much more training on how to...
Exclusive: A former Apple engineer thinks AI infrastructure is built for the wrong future. Investors just gave him $80 million to fix it
For months, Kleiner Perkins partner Aditya Naganath had been mulling over his investing thesis that the next wave of AI...
As an immigrant turned entrepreneur and college president, here is why I celebrate our nation as it turns 250
Americans throw the best birthday parties. I know. I showed up to one uninvited and never left. I came to...
Lux Capital cofounder Josh Wolfe’s limited-odds, high-stakes 2027 predictions
We’re a little over halfway through 2026, and frankly, so far it’s been a weird year. I was thinking about...
