The U.S. debt now equals $229,000 per household—and a hefty tax hike looms as the most probable outcome
An overlooked feature of the explosion in U.S. deficits and debt that’s belatedly grabbing the attention of voters, politicians and...
The world needs 8.5x higher GDP to give everyone a Swiss standard of living. As leaders gather in Davos, fear of growth holds this back
Spend time with senior executives today and you hear both confidence and concern. Most are not flying blind. They are...
Hotels allege predatory pricing, forced exclusivity in Trip.com antitrust probe
China’s hotels are welcoming record numbers of travelers, yet room rates are sinking—a paradox many operators blame on Trip.com Group...
CEOs at Davos are buying into the agentic AI hype
In today’s CEO Daily: Fortune Editor in Chief Alyson Shontell reports from Davos on CEOs’ top 2026 agenda items. The...
Gates Foundation, OpenAI unveil $50 million ‘Horizon1000’ initiative to boost healthcare in Africa through AI
In a major effort to close the global health equity gap, the Gates Foundation and OpenAI are partnering on “Horizon1000,”...
On Netflix’s earnings call, confident co-CEOs can’t quell investors’ fears about the Warner Bros. bid
When it comes to creating irresistible storylines, Netflix, the home of Stranger Things and The Crown, is second to none....
Trust has become the crisis CEOs can’t ignore at Davos, as new data show 70% of people turning more ‘insular’
Everywhere you turn in Davos this year, people are talking about trust. And there’s no one who knows trust better...
Selling America is a ‘dangerous bet,’ UBS CEO warns as markets panic
Investors are ‘selling America’ in spades Tuesday: The 10-year Treasury yield is at its highest point since August, the U.S....
Trump added $2.25 trillion to the national debt in his first year back in charge, watchdog says
Trump’s first year back in the White House closed with the U.S. national debt roughly $2.25 trillion higher than when...
Gen Z’s nostalgia for ‘2016 vibes’ reveals something deeper: a protest against the world and economy they inherited
Gen Z’s “2016 vibes” fixation is less about pastel Instagram filters and more about an economic and cultural shift: they...
Palantir CEO says AI ‘will destroy’ humanities jobs but there will be ‘more than enough jobs’ for people with vocational training
Some economists and experts say that critical thinking and creativity will be more important than ever in the age of...
History says there’s a 90% chance that Trump’s party will lose seats in the midterm elections. It also says there’s a 100% chance
Now that the 2026 midterm elections are less than a year away, public interest in where things stand is on...
Crypto market reels in face of tariff turmoil, Bitcoin falls below $90,000 as key legislation stalls
If you don’t like the price of Bitcoin, wait five minutes, and it will change. The major cryptocurrency’s volatility has...
Russia’s Lavrov argues that Trump has upended the ‘rule-based global order’ with his pursuit of Greenland
The bid by U.S. President Donald Trump to take over Greenland heralds a “deep crisis” for NATO and raises questions...
What Walmart’s CEO succession reveals about the smartest time to exit
There’s no such thing as a silver medal in a CEO succession race. In November, Walmart named U.S. chief John...
