There may be more market angst ahead this week as investors realize just how fragile the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran could prove to be. The United Arab Emirates said an unidentified drone strike had caused a fire near…
In the midst of a riveting NBA and NHL playoff season, we’re hearing about unsung heroes—a term to describe players who are not flashy, but who make quiet contributions essential to a team’s success. If there’s such a thing as…
Good morning. My colleague Alyson Shontell spoke with Donald Trump at the White House last week. (A small group of Fortune executives joined her in the Oval Office and did not take part in the interview.) This is a president…
President Trump can’t believe Jensen Huang doesn’t own his own plane. Hours before he departs for his highly anticipated China summit, the president has been arranging for the billionaire cofounder of Nvidia to join the who’s who of Fortune 500 CEOs preparing…
Just as American automakers started pulling back on EVs, the Iran war has sent gas prices skyrocketing, opening up a crucial opportunity for Chinese car companies to seize the moment. In December, Ford took one of the biggest write-downs in…
We live in an era of fast-moving, interconnected crises — from antimicrobial resistance and climate-related health threats to pandemics. Yet, many health systems remain ill-equipped to respond, while also struggling with aging populations, workforce constraints, and the growing pressure to adapt to…
For decades, Japanese government bonds offered minuscule returns, forcing investors there to look abroad, especially at U.S. financial markets. Japanese investors now collectively own about $1 trillion in Treasuries and are the largest foreign holders of U.S. debt. But that…
As the Federal Reserve considers how to respond to the latest inflationary spike, a former central banker has warned that the traditional monetary policy playbook doesn’t apply. In a Substack post last week, former Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker argued…
Stock futures dipped Sunday as investors were forced to confront the inconvenient reality that the Strait of Hormuz remains closed with oil markets edging closer to a cliff’s edge. Futures tied to the Dow Jones industrial average fell 174 points, or 0.35%.…
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is escalating its response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, after the World Health Organization labeled the outbreak a public health emergency. The agency plans to…