Business
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ESG may be fading—but moral leadership isn’t
In today’s CEO Daily: Leaders rethink moral leadership for the AI age. The big leadership story: Elon Musk loses his OpenAI case. The markets: Mixed as Trump delays a strike on Iran. Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Good morning. I first met Dov Seidman in 2007 when he published a book…
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AI in the workplace is stumbling. Fortune’s Workplace Innovation Summit will dive in to why
Good morning! As you’re reading this, I’m on my way to Atlanta for the second-annual Fortune Workplace Innovation Summit—and sifting through an inbox full of studies about AI’s effect on work. The findings are sobering. Despite record AI investment, 78% of organizations have seen AI projects fail or remain stuck in pilots, according to a…
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Trump’s new corporate playbook: Why the administration is taking equity stakes in companies like Intel
Good morning. Fortune editor-in-chief Alyson Shontell recently sat down with President Donald Trump for a wide-ranging conversation covering everything from tariffs to AI data centers to the war in Iran. The president also outlined the broader, top-down dealmaking mentality he’s bringing to the American economy. Over the past two years, on multiple occasions, the Trump…
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Trump’s leadership model has a succession problem
President Donald Trump offered a revealing answer about the limits of centralized leadership in a newly published, wide-ranging interview with Fortune editor-in-chief Alyson Shontell. Asked how the investment deals, diplomatic leverage, and corporate commitments he has championed could endure beyond his presidency, Trump acknowledged the model may not be transferable. “Can’t answer that question,” he…
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Inside Trump’s vision of America as a shareholder in U.S. companies: ‘I should have asked for more’
In today’s CEO Daily: President Donald Trump talks to Fortune about his dealmaking philosophy. The big leadership story: The energy CEO taking on the sector’s dual demands: more power and lower bills. The markets: Mixed globally as Trump threatens Iran. Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Good morning. My colleague Alyson Shontell…
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Gen Z is right about the job hunt—it really is worse than it was for millennials, with nearly 60% of fresh-faced grads frozen out of the workforce
Gen Z is slammed for complaining about how tough it is to work five days in-office, or even get a job in the first place—but their suspicions may be true. Research has confirmed, their older millennial critics had a far easier time locking down a gig to begin with. About 58% of students who graduated…
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Zillow CEO doubles down on remote-work model: ‘There is talent everywhere in this country’
While some business leaders are leaning hard on return-to-office mandates, Zillow’s CEO is taking the opposite approach and seeking talent wherever they are based. CEO Jeremy Wacksman, who has led the company since August 2024, said the decision to cultivate a remote-first workforce—an effort the company calls “CloudHQ”—has led to stronger demand for its jobs…
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Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank says micromanagement is ‘underestimated.’ Steve Jobs and Elon Musk would agree
Micromanaging gets a bad rap, but it’s a method some CEOs still embrace. Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank told Graham Bensinger in a YouTube interview published in September 2025 he believes in micromanagement “at certain levels.” “I think it’s totally underestimated,” said Plank, who founded Under Armour in 1996. “I think there’s too much loss…
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Cisco’s AI orders forecast just hit $9 billion—and the stock surged
Good morning. It took Cisco nearly 26 years to reclaim its March 2000 peak. It’s taken just five months to leave it in the dust. Shares of the networking giant in business for over 40 years surged more than 13% Thursday to an intraday record of $119.36, capping one of the most improbable turnaround stories…
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State Farm CEO is betting big on AI—and contemplating the company’s future in California
In today’s CEO Daily: Diane Brady interviews State Farm CEO John Farney on the tough economics of insurance. The big leadership story: What Cerebras’ mega debut means for more AI listings The markets: In the red as investors track developments out of Beijing. Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Good morning. State…