About 60% of the grades handed out in classes for the university’s undergraduate program are A’s, up from 40% a decade ago and less than a quarter 20 years ago.| Fortune
“We are heading in the wrong direction."| Fortune
The S&P 500 is up 10% this year, driven largely by tech companies that are spending heavily on AI.| Fortune
Zuckerberg is throwing pro-athlete-level salaries at top AI researchers. But for many, prestige, trust, and tribal loyalties matter more.| Fortune
Credit card debt is at an all-time high in the U.S. That will cost millennials and Gen Zers.| Fortune
Inflation is getting everyone.| Fortune
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"This would result in reduced credit limits, higher interest rates for new loans, and overall lower credit access," according to the Federal Reserve.| Fortune
The past few months have been marked by headache after headache for federal student loan borrowers.| Fortune
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“There was nothing political about it,” the Fed governor told CNBC. “Just serious economic discussion.”| Fortune
Premium is on track to overtake main cabin in 2026, a year ahead of schedule, per the third-quarter earnings call from America’s most profitable airline.| Fortune
A Moody’s Analytics report revealed America’s wealthiest individuals are buoying discretionary spending.| Fortune
“For me, many of the AI depictions never rose to the level of free speech,” Bernice A. King wrote on X. “They were foolishness.”| Fortune | FORTUNE
“George Santos was somewhat of a ‘rogue,’ but there are many rogues throughout our Country that aren’t forced to serve seven years in prison."| Fortune | FORTUNE
“My antenna goes up when things like that happen,” Jamie Dimon said of First Brands. “When you see one cockroach, there are probably more.”| Fortune | FORTUNE
Raymond James said it views Zions’ disclosure as a “one-off credit hiccup” and not a systemic credit issue.| Fortune | FORTUNE
The Series A values the Matt Huang–led Tempo at $5 billion and includes participation from Sequoia, Ribbit, and SV Angel.| Fortune | FORTUNE
Everyone thinks they’re sending the right signals—but Science of People founder Vanessa Van Edwards says your best intentions may never land unless you speak up.| Fortune | FORTUNE
“Consumers now are in a more precarious position than they’ve been since the last recession,” said Rikard Bandebo, VantageScore’s chief economist.| Fortune | FORTUNE
Stocks still ended the week with a tidy gain, but six days of volatility across assets shows a deeper anxiety taking hold: credit fragility.| Fortune | FORTUNE
Psychological barriers make it more difficult for women to plan their finances, experts said at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit.| Fortune | FORTUNE
Platinum is morphing into "the premium lifestyle card," CEO Steve Squeri says. The market sent shares up more than 7% on the strength of the status symbol.| Fortune
The gender split could be one reason men feel much more confident that “if they use AI, they'll still get all the benefits,” a Harvard Business School professor said.| Fortune
The 2025 edition of the KPMG CEO Outlook survey reveals business leaders full of uncertainty, but they know tariffs and AI are here to stay.| Fortune
Germany’s Deutsche Pfandbriefbank's unscheduled statement said it increased provisions on “persistent weakness of the real estate markets.”| Fortune Europe
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Founded in 1977, Oracle is a multinational technology company that builds and sells products and services that address enterprise technology environments. It provides database software, cloud computing technology, and development tools. It also provides hardware products and hardware-related software products. The company markets and sells its cloud, license, hardware, and support offerings directly to businesses, government agencies, and educational institutions.| Fortune
Dow makes and sells materials science solutions for packaging, infrastructure, mobility, and consumer applications. It is among the world’s largest chemical and plastics producers. Dow’s roots go back to the 1890s. The company was created in its current form after chemical companies Dow and DuPont merged in the 2010s to form DowDuPont; in 2019, the materials science division of the company was spun off from that entity to create Dow Inc.| Fortune
BlackRock held $11.6 trillion in assets under management at the end of 2024, making it far and away the world’s largest asset manager. BlackRock serves institutional and individual investors across more than 100 countries. Its largest business divisions include investment advisory services, technology services, stock lending distribution, and a variety of shareholder services. Founded in 1988, BlackRock is today known for its popular iShares ETF platform, Aladdin risk management technology,...| Fortune
3M is a multinational conglomerate that manufactures industrial, safety, and consumer products. The company sells its merchandise through e-commerce and traditional wholesalers, retailers, and distributors. Founded in 1902 as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co., 3M is best known for its iconic Scotch tape and Post-it brands.| Fortune
Acquisitions appear in many cases to be tenure insurance for CEOs.| Fortune
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Is a U.S. without data centers a country without GDP growth?| Fortune
"Please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop," Zelda Williams said.| Fortune
"The guy at the epicenter [is] basically starting to do what all ultimate bad actors do in the final inning," Morgan Stanley's Lisa Shalett tells Fortune.| Fortune
Apple's announcement of a sci-fi like brain computing interface shows that the company still has its eye on cutting edge innovation. But it also highlights the challenge weighing on the company's day-to-day business.| Fortune
What the larger-than-life performer learned on his amazing journey from poverty to pro wrestling to Hollywood.| Fortune
The Amazon founder, who is worth nearly $224 billion, is set to wed fiancée Lauren Sanchez this week.| Fortune
Microsoft has undergone a rebirth during Nadella’s leadership, recovering from failures in the mobile phone and Internet search market.| Fortune
For more than two decades, the influential Business Roundtable has explicitly put shareholders first. In an atmosphere of widening economic inequality and deepening distrust of business, the powerful group has redefined its mission.| Fortune
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Duolingo employees can also expect their AI use to be graded in their performance reviews.| Fortune
Despite the dismal results so far, top executives still expect great things from the technology in the future.| Fortune
Just 1 in 4 AI investments bring in the ROI they promise—but CEOs just can’t resist the technology.| Fortune
Shopify is going all-in on AI, with CEO Tobi Lütke telling staff that no new hires will be made unless they can prove AI can’t do the job.| Fortune
Jensen Huang also announced a partnership with IT consulting giant Accenture to boost corporate AI adoption.| Fortune
The promise of an AI-driven productivity boom is music to everyone’s ears—but it has been overestimated.| Fortune
Billionaire tech boss Marc Benioff isn’t the only one replacing customer service and sales roles with AI—Klarna and Microsoft have also slashed the departments.| Fortune
Amazon's trajectory from a rented garage to a $2.4 trillion enterprise is now business legend.| Fortune
The year was 1996, and Gates called his star employee into his office.| Fortune
Decart has closed a $100 million Series B, valuing the company at $3.1 billion, Fortune has exclusively learned.| Fortune
“There’s an overall sense of frustration with political elites, viewing them as out of touch, that cuts across ideological lines.”| Fortune
One former CEO says he received a death threat after wanting to hike the price, which hasn't changed since 1985.| Fortune
Walmart also reported lower quarterly revenue than Amazon for the first time ever.| Fortune
Ellison is a Republican donor and friends with Trump’s federal cost-cutter Elon Musk.| Fortune
The latest strategy for bosses pushing a return to office is pizza party FOMO, but that’s not what workers really respond to.| Fortune
Long Covid continues to take its toll on workers, yet many say their employers are failing to adequately address the challenges. “I was in a cycle of working until I collapsed, then coming back to work the moment I was able, only to crash again," says Meg, a California worker struggling with Long Covid.| Fortune Well
Thousands of employees failed to show up when Goldman's headquarters reopened in February.| Fortune
Experts say more personalized AI features can help zero in on someone’s preferences more than traditional filters—but may also intensify dating app burnout.| Fortune
The massive data center buildout is underway, requiring massive amounts of new power and, increasingly, more fossil fuels and gas plants.| Fortune
Bryan Johnson is pumping "young blood" into his body despite the FDA's advise against it.| Fortune
When striving for gain involves an excessive desire for attention and approval, it's no longer in the realm of healthy narcissism.| Fortune Well
Tarana Burke, Ellen Pao, Gretchen Carlson, and others reflect on what has and hasn't changed.| Fortune
New research from SurveyMonkey shows that 68% of workers are concerned about microaggressions in the workplace| Fortune
Google is facing another attempt to dismantle its internet empire in a trial focused on its abusive tactics in digital advertising.| Fortune
Perplexity's AI web browser, Comet, is mighty impressive, but the company also made an audacious $34.5 billion unsolicited bid to buy Chrome off Google.| Fortune
The Department of Justice wants Google to be forced to sell Chrome. One industry rival valued it at upwards of $50 billion.| Fortune
Perplexity’s AI-enabled web browser, Comet, can send emails and schedule meetings as well as provide answers to questions.| Fortune
Mustafa Suleyman said using AI in Microsoft’s Edge browser is a “magical experience.”| Fortune
Industry leaders and researchers wonder whether corporations and investors can succeed where nonprofits struggled. Or will quality of care suffer in the name of making money?| Fortune
From dropout to multimillion-dollar nonprofit leader, Kirk claimed college was overrated—and many Gen Z share his skepticism.| Fortune
For decades, Google had an ironclad grip on internet search. Now OpenAI, the startup synonymous with AI, senses an opening.| Fortune
Shares of Alphabet were down more than 1% Thursday following the news.| Fortune
Months after the president-elect’s jail threat to Meta boss.| Fortune
Gusto, an HR and payroll software company, generated north of $500 million in revenue in its 2023 fiscal year. Upon closing its latest funding round in January 2023, the company was valued at $9.5 billion.| Fortune
RFK Jr.'s vaccine advisers declined to recommend COVID-19 shots, but| Fortune
He wanted to create an institution as renowned as The New York Times or Harvard—but with its founder gone, the future is murky.| Fortune
“That’s right outta ‘Goodfellas,’ that’s right out of a mafioso going into a bar saying, ‘Nice bar you have here, it’d be a shame if something happened to it.’”| Fortune
“People are harming themselves by doing this thing they think is going to make them look better to their colleagues,” said the lead study author.| Fortune Well
Here's how to identify—and deal with—rudeness, disrespect, and gaslighting at the office.| Fortune Well
When employees suffer, so, too, does business.| Fortune Well
It's never too late to find a new community.| Fortune Well
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“Based on past infrastructure build-outs and how they led to bubbles,” the Meta CEO said on the Access podcast, it’s quite possible “that something like that would happen here.”| Fortune
The former managing partner of venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz, weighs in on running OPM, federal layoffs, and AI.| Fortune
In a heated all-hands meeting, employees peppered Dara Khosrowshahi with questions and criticism about the changes.| Fortune
People affiliated with DOGE have met with representatives of various public blockchains to evaluate their technology, sources told Bloomberg.| Fortune
“Many such projects are associated with appalling human rights abuses against local communities at the hands of park rangers.”| Fortune
In a new blog post, Suleyman warned that AI may increasingly convince users it is thinking, feeling, and having subjective experiences.| Fortune
The billionaire said he “kind of came out of retirement just because the trajectory of AI is so exciting."| Fortune
Licensed professionals say AI, although it has some positives, cannot replace human therapists.| Fortune
The pandemic has caused both lumber demand to spike and lumber supply to fall. The perfect storm has lumber prices up 180%.| Fortune
Men are given constructive suggestions. Women are given constructive suggestions—and told to pipe down.| Fortune
Michael Fiddelke, CFO since 2019, became chief operating officer in February.| Fortune
In an essay, Altman discussed what he’s calling the "Intelligence Age."| Fortune
Almost half of employees earning under $75,000 joined the Great Resignation to get better pay.| Fortune
Jensen Huang is not on board with some of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s predictions about advanced AI.| Fortune