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Procter & Gamble’s CFO says pricing power isn’t a given anymore—here’s how the company plans to earn it
Good morning. For nearly two centuries, Procter & Gamble, home of Dawn dish soap, Tide detergent, Pampers diapers, and Gillette razors, has sold consumers the same basic promise: its products are worth a premium. The pitch has always been that better performance justifies a higher price. However, after years of cumulative inflation, consumers are more
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After the Trump shooting attempt, CEOs need a new security playbook
In today’s CEO Daily: Diane Brady on the lessons from this weekend’s shooting. The big leadership story: Incoming Apple CEO John Ternus is inheriting a messy China business. The markets: Edging up after Iran reportedly proposed a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Good morning.
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At Huntington Bancshares, the CFO is also the AI strategist
Good morning. For Zachary Wasserman, the role of CFO at Huntington Bancshares Inc. has expanded well beyond the balance sheet. He’s also an AI strategist. “I’m actually leading the AI effort for the company,” Wasserman told me. “It’s an area of a lot of personal passion for me.” That passion is translating into rapid change.
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Upfront’s Aditi Maliwal makes 3 bets a year and ignores the hype cycle
Aditi Maliwal doesn’t want to be “another checkbook.” “Ideas are a dime a dozen,” she told Fortune. “What I’m backing, especially at the earliest stages, is a person.” That thesis is part of why she does only two to three deals a year. Maliwal is a general partner at Upfront Ventures, a 30-year-old Los Angeles
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Upstart’s new millennial CEO, a Yale dropout, thinks AI can make every American 10% richer
In today’s CEO Daily: Diane Brady interviews incoming Upstart CEO Paul Gu. The big leadership story: Workers’ job anxiety is poisoning the workplace and undermining AI initiatives. The markets: Mostly down as uncertainty over Iran lingers. Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Good morning. How are millennial CEOs viewing AI opportunities? These
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AI security leaders gather in Washington as risks mount—and Mythos raises the stakes
Welcome to Eye on AI, with AI reporter Sharon Goldman. In this edition: Top Republican pushes party to shun $300 million AI lobby…AI model scams are scary good….Anthropic’s new AI model sets off global alarms. As Anthropic Mythos drove a fresh wave of headlines this week—highlighting both its advanced capabilities and how easily such systems
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Stephen and Ayesha Curry talk about the one habit that separates good business leaders from great ones
Good morning. I’m taking a detour from hard finance today to talk about how NBA great Stephen Curry and his wife, Ayesha Curry, are building a business empire and what these two superstars have learned about leadership along the way. I recently interviewed them about their latest venture as co-founders and brand ambassadors for Plezi
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Why Trump may hand taxpayers a majority stake in a failing airline: ‘Everything is a deal’
In today’s CEO Daily: Diane Brady on why the government wants to bail out Spirit. The big leadership story: More CEO churn The markets: Mostly down as oil prices inch higher. Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Good morning. Who wants to own an airline? Congratulations, U.S. taxpayer, it looks like you’re
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Exclusive: Omni raises $120 million to fix one of AI’s biggest enterprise data problems
For years, companies have poured money into data warehouses, dashboards, and business intelligence tools, only to discover the real problem wasn’t storage or visualization—it was translation. That disconnect is exactly what Omni was built to bridge, and investors are now betting big that the company has the formula. The company just raised a $120 million
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Capcom, Virgin Voyages bet on AI to reshape gaming and cruise travel
On the surface, Capcom and Virgin Voyages have very little in common. The former is a 46-year-old Japanese video game company firmly centered in the virtual world with popular franchises like “Street Fighter” and “Resident Evil.” The latter is a Florida-based cruise line whose business model is physical, centered on a fleet of four ships.