Gas topped $4 daily in August for the first time. New U.S. strikes on Iran are sending oil prices even higher again
Brent crude jumped more than 3% after U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers near the Strait of Hormuz, a key…
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Nissan and Honda ink deal to boost competitiveness with ‘faster development cycles’ in vehicle software
Under the deal, Nissan, based in the port city of Yokohama, and Tokyo-based Honda will share standardized parts in…
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We’re living in the ‘G-shaped economy’—where boomers control $90 trillion, and everyone else waits
“The concentration of wealth among older generations suggests that consumer spending is increasingly being supported by…
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X’s AI tool Grok now allows users to buy or lend crypto with MoonPay integration
The new tool also lets users move beyond crypto, with services such as restaurant reservations and flight bookings.
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The end of the driver’s license: Uber exec calls car ownership ‘the most inefficient asset’ and says no one will need one in 15 to 20 years
Uber president and COO Andrew Macdonald predicts that in two decades, most people will get around by bike, scooter,…
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China’s AI-fueled IPO boom hits $54 billion this year, with chipmakers and Shein’s $1.7 billion IPO
Hong Kong and Shanghai captured 21% of global new-share proceeds as China’s AI companies abandoned Wall Street for home
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Nearly 1,000 people are missing in Nepal’s floods, and hundreds more are trapped in hydropower tunnels as flood knocks 10% of power capacity offline
The disaster damaged hydropower projects across Nepal, forcing officials to confront the growing risks of rebuilding in…
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The tropical nation of Palau has no traffic lights and just 18,000 people—and it’s now ground zero for a U.S.-China standoff
Small island states command strategic waters, ports and potential seabed minerals, giving them leverage in the contest…
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Cash-strapped colleges are draining their endowments to survive
Nearly 200 private colleges borrowed from restricted endowments last year as the enrollment crisis emptied their…
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‘Heaven help us’: One dead and 15 missing after flash flood in Grand Canyon—with more flooding forecast
Torrents of water wiped out footbridges, marking a major blow to an effort to modernize the pipeline that serves…
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Japan doubled defense spending to counter China. Now it wants AI, underwater attack drones and government-owned weapons factories
Japan now aims to transform its defense capacity and is also adapting to Ukraine's style of warfare with drones
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Current price of oil as of August 31, 2026
When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why.
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Workers are flooding this ex-McKinsey consultant with bad-boss horror stories. He says they reveal a growing trust problem for HR
A creator who posts bad-manager stories explains the documentation conversation that would keep employees engaged with…
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The Fed is watching AI token prices. Here’s why CFOs should, too
Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh flagged token prices as a window into AI's economics.
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Target’s missteps have alienated consumers and shaken investors. Executive Chair Brian Cornell should step down
Target’s annual meeting results should send a clear message to the Board that investors are hungry for fresh leadership…
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‘Just really shocking’: One of America’s top Social Security advisors is unsettled by how many people are withdrawing early
Martha Shedden says panic over the program’s finances is pushing clients into early claiming decisions they’ll regret.…
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How long should a CEO get to turn around a struggling company?
Nike’s Elliott Hill is approaching the end of his second year in the corner office.
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ADP CEO: the real conversation on jobs and AI is how do we prepare for what comes next?
The organizations that have a clear understanding of what the data tells us – that the workforce is shifting, not…
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Business has lost the trust of a generation. I hear about it at my dinner table
A colleague told me, half-terrified, that her son's becoming a full-blown socialist. Our kids have been taking notes on…
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I’m working with Venezuela to kill its inflation. Trump’s secret oil deal with Delcy Rodriguez is illegitimate — and unhelpful
If you have to wait 558 years to produce and sell a barrel of oil, that barrel is virtually worthless in today's…
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Stablecoins are crypto’s killer app—but no one can agree on who will use them
Airwallex is the latest giant company to plow into stablecoins—even as the business case for them is still emerging.
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Trump threatens to blow Kharg Island ‘to smithereens’ as U.S. and Iran trade fresh strikes in the Gulf, driving up the price of oil
Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning.
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Why a 1963 bank case should not decide the Paramount/Warner deal
In United States v. Philadelphia National Bank, the Supreme Court blocked two banks from merging at a time when the…
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Airwallex president Lucy Liu on the company’s plans to be ‘IPO-ready’
The company, which claims to have over $1 billion in annualized run rate revenue, once talked about having a U.S. IPO…
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GXO CEO: Better robot hands, not Olympic-level humanoids, are what businesses really need
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I’m the ‘dean of innovation’ and I know that nobody can agree what ‘innovation’ actually means
Your company doesn’t have an innovation problem, says Michigan Ross professor Jeff DeGraff. It Has a Language Problem.
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Temu spent up to $962 million on ads that helped finance an army of fake creators on Meta platforms, research claims
Among the top 100 influencers collaborating with Temu, about 73 are fake, ORL researcher Vendula Prokůpková says.
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‘Singles have become their own private investigators’: Daters are using LinkedIn to screen matches
LinkedIn isn’t a dating app, but a survey of U.S. workers found that about one in four consider using the platform for…
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‘We’re facing a double whammy’: America’s hottest tinned fish snack is shrinking by nearly half thanks to climate change and war in Iran
Sardine landings in Morocco, the world’s top supplier, have fallen nearly 46% as warming waters and war-driven fuel…
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31-year-old millionaire has zero sympathy for unemployed Gen Z’s ‘excuses’—he says ‘it is scarily easy’ to build a business and get rich right now
As AI kills entry-level jobs, multimillionaire Timothy Armoo has a blunt message for unemployed Gen Zers: Stop making…
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Women only accounted for 26% of hires in jobs with AI skills—and they could be missing out on a $100K salary difference
Women are up against a “triple penalty” when it comes to landing high-level lucrative AI roles, new LinkedIn data shows.
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Why the head of Taiwan’s stock exchange wants you to look past TSMC—and embrace the ‘technology island’
Taiwan overtook India to become the world’s fifth-largest stock market in May, and yet two-fifths of that value comes…
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This Gen Xer spent 28 years in a cubicle and never made more than $70,000. At 59, she made $500,000 in the creator economy
Some creators are finding their age can be an advantage as brands try to reach older consumers.
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Shein CEO’s wealth slumps $15 billion after whittled-down IPO
Shein is set to go public in Hong Kong on Tuesday at just over a quarter of the $100 billion it was worth in 2022.
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Warner Bros. axed ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ three years ago to take a tax write off. But it’s finally in theaters after a public outcry—and a box office hit
The Looney Tunes feature film that was given a new lease on life by Ketchup Entertainment and debuted with an estimated…
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Iran’s president admits ‘we have many problems’ and missiles ‘are of no use’ as the U.S. chokes its economy while weakening Tehran’s grip on Hormuz
“People are on the edge now; if I put more pressure on them, they might fall off the edge. We have to be careful that…
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