Business
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CEOs have forgotten the moderate playbook. The stakes for relearning it have never been higher
In today’s CEO Daily: Diane Brady reports on what CEOs are saying at the Aspen Ideas Festival. The big leadership story: ‘RAM-ageddon’ is here. The markets: Mixed globally, as the tenuous U.S.-Iran peace deal keeps investors on edge. Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Good morning. American competitiveness has long been a…
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One in 10 Gen Zers want their boss to be replaced by AI—they’re already being polite to ChatGPT just in case
Amid the frenzy that AI will result in mass job losses, there’s one role Gen Zers are secretly hoping the bots will replace: their boss. And 69% are already being polite to ChatGPT just in case. A 2025 study from essay writing service EduBirdie highlights that one in 10 Gen Z workers are pining for…
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Stop blaming Gen Z for resisting RTO: 71% say they want a hybrid balance—and now they’re quietly leading the office comeback
Gen Z has been getting a lot of flak for their alleged workplace habits. Older generations assumed these newer entrants to the workforce don’t see the value of in-person exchanges—and that they’d be the loudest holdouts when return-to-office mandates landed. Years of data prove them wrong. Gallup’s most recent generational study found 71% of Gen…
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CFOs are bullish on their own companies—even as they turn bearish on the economy
Good morning. CFOs can’t control the economy but they increasingly believe they can control the outcome for their own companies. That tension—what Deloitte calls a “paradox of promise versus pessimism”—is a defining theme in the firm’s North American Q2 2026 CFO Signals survey, Ed Hardy, U.S. financial services leader at Deloitte, told me. About a…
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Two former governors launch a bipartisan coalition to confront the coming AI jobs shock
In today’s CEO Daily: Inside the bipartisan effort to create an AI-ready workforce The big leadership story: Micron’s ‘paradigm shift’ The markets: Down globally, as the U.S. tech selloff seems poised to continue. Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Good morning. “We don’t want to wait for the ‘then what’ scenario,” former…
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Top CFOs warn AI success depends on training employees, not just buying technology
Good morning. Finance teams are being reshaped by AI, but there needs to be much more training on how to use it effectively. That was a central theme we discussed on Tuesday during Fortune’s Emerging CFO webinar in partnership with Workday, where Casey Caram, principal and human capital practice leader at Deloitte, and several Fortune…
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A 6 year study shows which CEOs are pushing RTO mandates: The ones with the biggest egos
In today’s CEO Daily: The one trait that really explains the Fortune 500’s return-to-office drive The big leadership story: What New York City’s progressive Congressional victories mean for business leaders The markets: Asia semiconductor shares come roaring back Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Good morning. Claire Zillman writing from London this morning.…
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How Home Depot is rebuilding retailing with AI
Over the past few years, Home Depot has been rebuilding its business with more artificial intelligence intended to make shopping easier and workers more efficient. But the home-improvement retailer’s tech-focused C-suite team leading these efforts has also been recently refurbished. Franziska “Fran” Bell became Home Depot’s chief technology officer in April, after most recently serving…
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Mamdani’s insurgents oust two Democratic congressmen in a sweep that rattles the party
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s slate of fiery progressives swept establishment-backed Democrats in the state’s congressional primaries on Tuesday, ousting two sitting congressmen in a resounding show of force for the democratic socialist leader of America’s largest city, who is fighting to reshape the Democratic Party in New York and beyond. U.S. Rep. Adriano…
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Nasdaq’s CFO says leaders must learn AI—not just their teams
Good morning. Companies are increasingly calling on CFOs to help steer AI strategy and deliver real value. Sarah Youngwood, EVP and CFO of Nasdaq, doesn’t view AI as a standalone initiative. Instead, she sees it as an embedded capability—one that is reshaping everything from market infrastructure to internal finance operations. Over the years, AI has…